Ladies’ Slip-over Sweater with Darning, No. 838

Size 38

Model No. 838

MATERIALS

7 skeins Sunset Utopia Shetland Floss. A few threads Green, Blue and Red for Darning Utopia Germantown. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 3. 1 pair of Steel Needles, No. 8. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 2.

DIRECTIONS

Cast on 86 sts., k. 1 row.

First Row—K. 3, p. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row k. 3.

Second Row—P. 3, k. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row p. 3.

Third Row—K. 3, p. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row k. 3.

Fourth Row—K. 1 row.

Fifth Row—P. 1 row.

Sixth Row—K. 1 row.

Seventh Row—P. 3, k. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row p. 3.

Eighth Row—K. 3, p. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row k. 3.

Ninth Row—P. 3, k. 3, repeat to end of row, ending row p. 3.

Tenth Row—K. 1 row.

Eleventh Row—P. 1 row.

Twelfth Row—K. 1 row.

Repeat these 12 rows alternately for 8 inches; this is waistline.

For Belt—With steel needles k. 2, p. 2, for 3 inches. With ivory needles k. in ridges for 4 inches. On separate needle k. 30 sts., bind off 26 sts. and on other 30 sts. k. in ridges, decrease 1 st. at front side every 4th row for 5 times, having 25 sts. on needle, k. in ridges for 11 inches, k. other side to correspond. K. the 25 sts. Cast on 30 sts. for back of neck. K. the other 25 43sts. on the same needle. K. back in ridges for 12 inches. With steel needles for belt cast on 20 sts. on each end of needle, then k. 2, purl 2, for 3 inches, bind off 20 sts. for side of belt, k. 80 sts. and bind off 20 sts. on other end, continue pattern (1–12 row) same as front for 8 inches. With crochet hook crochet 1 s. c. all around sweater, starting at belt line, crochet down sides and lower edge for front and back, the following pattern, 1 s. c., ch. 4, skip 1 st., 1 d. c. in next st., ch. 1, skip 1 st., 1 d. c., repeat all around for 3 rows, increasing 1 st. at each corner, crocheting 2 d. c. with 1 ch. between for 3 times, 4th row, 1 s. c. in every st.

Darning—Through the center of strap start 2½ inches below neck of back with French knot. With green pick up one thread of ridge, skip 1 ridge, pick up thread, continue down 2½ inches from belt line, finish with French knot, one row of blue at each side of green, then one row with red on outside of blue, making each row 2 ridges shorter and ending with French knot. At center of front darn same pattern, leaving 2 ridges from belt; 4 ridges apart repeat same pattern on each side, leaving 4 ridges from belt. Around lower part of sweater (front and back) darn over first row 1 s. c. with red, then 1 row with blue through holes, then 1 row with green, 1 row with blue, 1 row with red over s. c.