Directions for POPCORN ST. SWEATER

Materials:

10 Sk. Lion Brand Shetland Floss.

1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10.

1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 5.

Directions:

Popcorn Stitch: Cast on an uneven number of stitches and knit one row.

Second Row—Purl.

Third Row—Knit the first st., * knit 2 together; repeat from star across row.

Fourth Row—* Knit 1, knit a st. on the thread between the sts.; repeat from star across row; repeat from 2nd row to 4th row for popcorn st.

Back: Cast on 149 sts. on No. 10 needles and knit popcorn st. for 8 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and decrease to 89 sts. by knitting the first 4 sts., then 2 sts. together until the last 4 sts. Now knit popcorn st. until sweater from bottom measures 18 inches. Add 65 sts. on at each end for sleeves and knit for 6 inches more. This finishes back.

Front: Knit 99 sts., and the next 21 sts. bind off for neck. Slip the 99 sts. just knitted on a spare needle and on the remaining 99 sts. knit one front after the following directions: Knit one inch, then increase 1 st. on each row of purling at neck end until sleeve is finished. Work the same amount of rows on front of sleeve as there are on back. Bind off 65 sts. that were added on for sleeve and knit on the remaining sts. until front is as long as back down to ruffle. Slip these sts. on a spare needle and take the other sts. from spare needle and work the same as front just finished. Now take all sts. on needle and increase back to the 149 sts. Change to No. 10 needles and knit for 8 inches bind off.

Collar: With same color floss as sweater is knitted cast on 15 sts. Knit plain until piece fits around neck of sweater bind off. With contrasting color pick up sts. on long end of collar and knit for 2 inches bind off. With contrasting color pick up sts. on end of collar and knit until piece is long enough to fit down to the ruffle. Make the other side the same; bind off. Sew on sweater and fasten down at each end to sweater.

Cuffs: With No. 5 needles pick up sts. on end of sleeve and increase one st. in every other st. on first row only. Change to No. 10 needles and knit popcorn st. for 5 inches; bind off.

Misses’ Filet Slip-on (See Diagram No. 109)

Diagram No. 109