Child’s Sweater with Round Neck, No. 751

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Model No. 751

MATERIALS

No. 4 Needles, Ivory. 3 skeins Utopia Shetland Floss. Cuffs on No. 3 Needles, Ivory.

DIRECTIONS

Back—Cast on 66 sts., k. for 11 inches.

Sleeves—Cast on 6 sts. on each end for 5 times, making 126 sts. in all. K. 20 ribs.

For Shoulder—K. 51 sts. on slip on safety pin. K. 24 sts. for back of neck and slip these sts. on safety pin, knit the remaining 51 sts. for 8 ribs. Take the 51 sts. off safety 87pin and knit 8 ribs. Then cast on 24 sts. for front and knit all sts. on one needle. Knit 20 ribs, then bind off 6 sts. at the beginning of every needle for 5 times, having 66 sts. for front. Knit to correspond with back and bind off loosely on wrong side.

For Cuffs—With one size smaller needle pick up 42 sts. and knit 3, seam 3 for 3 inches. Bind off loosely on right side.

For Neck—With large needles pick up 36 sts. on back. Knit 1 row, then make a row of holes as follows: K. 1, * thread over, k. 2 together, repeat from * across row. K. 1 row and bind off loosely on wrong side.

K. other half of neck to correspond and sew together on the shoulder. Sew up under arm seams.

Make a cord and finish with a ball or tassel.