Boy’s Sweater No. 831

8 to 10 year size

Model No. 831

MATERIALS

3½ hanks Utopia Scotch Heather Knitting Yarn. ½ hank Green Utopia Scotch Knitting Yarn. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 6. 2 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 3.

DIRECTIONS

Back—With gray cast on 100 sts., k. 4 ridges or 8 rows. Next row—K. 1 st., throw thread over needle, slip 1 st., k. 2 sts. together, throw thread over needle, slip 1 st., k. 2 sts. together, repeat this pattern (Percale st.) to end of row. Continue Percale st. throughout sweater for 20 inches. On separate needle k. 38 sts., bind off 24 sts. for neck, on other 38 sts. k. over shoulder and front; increase 1 st. at front of neck every other row until 17 sts. have been added, the last 10 sts. k. in ridges for border. On left front make first buttonhole in 4th ridge and 5 inches apart another buttonhole, having 5 buttonholes altogether. Work other front to correspond, without buttonholes. K. side seam same length as back, including 4 ridges.

Sleeve—Cast on 60 sts., k. pattern for 4 inches, decrease 1 st. at each end of needle every 6th row until there are 59 sts. on needle, k. pattern for 12 inches. With No. 3 needle k. 2, p. 2 for 2 inches. K. 12 ridges (2½ inches), with green k. 4 ridges, bind off, turn over for cuff.

Collar—Cast on 3 sts., k. in ridges, increase 1 st. at one side every other row until there are 20 sts. on needle, k. in ridges for 9 inches, decrease 1 st. every other row same as other end until there are 3 sts. left, bind off. With green and 3 needles, No. 3, pick up 20 sts. on slant side on first needle, 45 sts. on 2d needle and 20 sts. on 3d needle, k. 1 row, next row increase first and last st. every other row on the 3 needles until there are 4 ridges, bind off. Sew neatly to sweater.

Pockets—Cast on 23 sts., k. same pattern for 5 inches, k. 4 ridges, with green k. 4 ridges, bind off.

Sew sleeve in coat to seam at under-arm. Sew on 5 buttons.

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