Directions for SKATING SET

Sweater, With Scarf Attached.

Materials for Sweater Set:

7 Hanks Black LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 2 Hanks Tango Orange LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 1 Hank Green LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 1 Hank Red LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 1 Pair Amber Knitting Needles No. 9; 1 Pair Amber Knitting Needles No. 6; 1 Crochet Hook No. 5.

Note: When joining colors where the work is purled and knitted, knit first four sts., also knit the four that were purled, taking up sts. at back of needle, continue doing this to end of row, knit four, purl four, as directed.

With bk. yarn and No. 6 knitting needles cast on 90 stitches, kt. four, purl four, for 10 inches.

The following is how the colors are arranged:

Black—Kt. 4, purl 4 for 15 rows.

Tango Orange: 4 rows.

Black: 1 row.

Green: 1 row.

Red: 4 rows.

Black: 1 row.

T. O.: 4 rows.

Black: 12 rows.

T. O.: 1 row.

Black: 4 rows.

T. O.: 1 row.

Black: 8 rows.

Work of kt. 4, purl 4, should now measure 10 inches; change to No. 9 needle and kt. in plain garter st. for 10 more inches (42 ribs) cast on 65 sts. on each side, for sleeves. Kt. on these 220 sts. for 6 inches (or 26 ribs); now kt. and slip 100 sts. onto a large safety pin, bind off 20 sts. for back of neck. Continue ktg. on the other 100 sts. for 3 ribs, then cast on 6 sts. at front of neck. Kt. on these 106 sts. for 6 more inches (or 26 ribs).

Bind off 65 sts. for sleeves, continue ktg. sts. left on needle, adding one st. every row, at front side only, until 56 sts. are on needle. Pass these onto large safety pin. Take sts. off safety pin on shoulder and kt. other front to correspond. When other 56 sts. are reached put all stitches on one needle (112 in all), kt. until front measures same as back and bind off.

For Cuffs: With bk. yarn pick up 50 sts. at end of sleeve. Kt. 7 ribs, then 1 rib T.O., 1 rib bk., 1 rib gr., 1 rib bk., 1 rib red, 1 rib bk., 1 rib T.O., 3 ribs bk., 4 ribs T.O., and bind off. Sew up sweater, both sides, and sleeves, turn cuff over on right side of sweater.

For Sleeves: With bk. yarn and crochet hook, chain 3 (always chain one to turn).

1st row: One s. c. in each st., taking up both loops. Increase 1 st. at end of each row, on one side only until 18 sts. are worked, then decrease at same side increases were made until but 13 sts. are left, work on these for 14 rows, then again decrease until 5 sts. are left. Break off yarn.

For border: 1 row bk., 1 row gr., 1 row red, 1 row T.O. Sew to each side of sweater at neck. Join the lower part of reveres neatly. Finish with crochet button.

For Scarf: With No. 9 needles and T.O., cast on 6 sts., increase 1 st. at end of each needle until 40 sts. are on needle, blending colors at each end of scarf, same as on sweater. Kt. on these 40 sts. for 18 inches. Now kt. 15 sts., bind off 10 sts., then kt. 15 more, to end of row. Turn, kt. 15 sts. cast on 10 sts., kt. other 15 to end of row. Kt. back and forth until scarf measures 50 inches from point to point. Bind off, finish with tassel of T.O., sew scarf to back of neck, shoulder to shoulder, slip one end through opening made, when scarf is to be worn snug to neck.

Dickey: Cast on 3 sts. Increase 1 st. at end of every row, until 36 sts. are on needle. Bind off. 4Attach to sweater with snaps. Dickey can be omitted if desired.

Sash: With crochet hook and tango orange chain 6, 1 st. in each st. until sash measures 58 inches; finish with tassel.

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