Directions for SWEATER
Reading edition
Materials:
4 Hanks White LION BRAND Knitting Worsted; 1 Pair Bone Knitting Needles, No. 4; 1 Pair Steel Knitting Needles, No. 12.
Directions:
Back: Cast on 86 sts.
Knit 10 ridges.
Repeat 4 rows of pattern from cap.
K. pattern for 17 inches, slip 26 sts. on knitting needle, bind off 34 sts. for back of neck, and on other 26 sts. knit one front after the following directions, and the other to correspond:
Knit the pattern for 1 inch, then increase 1 st. towards front every other row until 4 sts. have been added, cast on 14 sts. at front; there are 44 sts. on needle; the first 10 sts. down front of sweater are to be knit plain. This will not be referred to again. Make buttonhole in fifth row and 4 inches apart hereafter. K. following pattern until front is same length as back, including the 10 ridges, bind off loosely, sew up side seams, leaving about 11 inches for armhole.
Sleeve: Cast on 78 sts., k. following pattern for 3 inches, then k. 3 sts. together at each end of needle every tenth row until there are 56 sts. on needle, knit until sleeve is required length, change to steel needles, knit 2 sts. together at intervals until there are 46 sts. on needle, knit in rib of k. 1, p. 1 for 3½ inches for cuff, bind off loosely, sew up sleeve and cuff.
Collar: With steel needles pick up 100 sts. around neck of sweater, knit in rib of k. 1, p. 1 for 3½ inches, making buttonhole in fifth row, bind off loosely. Finish fronts of sweater with ribbon, make buttonholes, sew on buttons, sew sleeves seam to seam in sweater.
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