Utopia yarn book

Ladies’ Sport Sweater No. 857

Reading edition

Size 38

Illustration from Utopia yarn book: Being a practical treatise on knitting and crocheting

Model No. 857

MATERIALS

7 balls Utopia Alpaca Yarn, 1 ball Blue Utopia Alpaca Yarn, Crochet Hook No. 3.

DIRECTIONS

Back chain 120, turn, work 41 m. over the ch., having 2 ch. between each m. and 4 d. c. for each block; work 3 rows of m.

Fourth Row—8 m., 4 d. c., 11 m., 4 d. c., 11 m., 4 d. c., 8 m., ch. 5, turn.

Fifth Row—6 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 7 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 7 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 6 m., ch. 5, turn.

Model No. 857

Sixth Row—5 m., 22 d. c., 5 m., 22 d. c., 5 m., 22 d. c., 5 m., ch. 5, turn.

Seventh Row—5 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 5 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 5 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 5 m., ch. 5, turn.

Eighth Row—6 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 7 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 7 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 6 m., ch. 5, turn.

Ninth Row—Same as seventh row.

Tenth Row—Same as sixth row.

Eleventh Row—Same as fifth row.

Then work 27 rows of m., 41 m. to each row. Work 8 more rows of m. with a finer needle for belt, to narrow waistline. Work 14 rows of m. with No. 3 hook, then decrease 1 m. at each side for 5 times, having 31 m. to row, work 8 rows with 31 m. to row.

First Row—Starts shoulder, work 15 m., skip 1 m. for V shape at center of back, work 15 m. for other shoulder, work down front and other side to correspond.

Second Row—Work 14 m., ch. 5, turn.

Third Row—11 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., skip 1 m. at neck.

Fourth Row—1 m., 4 d. c., 11 m.

Fifth Row—8 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 2 m.

Sixth Row—3 m., 4 d. c., 9 m.

Seventh Row—7 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m.

Eighth Row—4 m., 4 d. c., 8 m.

Ninth Row—7 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m.

Tenth Row—3 m., 10 d. c., 7 m.

Eleventh Row—8 m., 4 d. c., 4 m.

Twelfth Row—5 m., 7 d. c., 6 m.

Thirteenth Row—6 m., 13 d. c., 3 m.

Fourteenth Row—3 m., 16 d. c., 5 m.

Fifteenth Row—7 m., 7 d. c., 4 m.

Sixteenth Row—Increase 1 m. at neck, then work 6 more m., making 7 m., 4 d. c., 6 m.

Seventeenth Row—6 m., 4 d. c., 3 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., ch. 2, 1 d. c. in last d. c.

Eighteenth Row—Ch. 5, 1 m. over m., 16 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 3 m.

Nineteenth Row—2 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c.

Twentieth Row—1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 5 m.

Twenty-first Row—5 m., 4 d. c., 2 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., ch. 2, 1 d. c. in last d. c.

Twenty-second Row—2 m., 16 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., 5 m.

Twenty-third Row—Increase 1 m. at arm, 8 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., increase 1 m. at neck.

Twenty-fourth Row—Work all m., increase 1 m. at arm, having 19 m., work other front the same, ch. 14, fasten to other side of front.

First Row—Across front, 12 m., 4 d. c., 6 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 6 m., 4 d. c., 12 m.

Second Row—Ch. 5, 1 d. c. in first d. c., 12 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 3 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 12 m.

Third Row—9 m., 4 d. c., 5 m., 10 d. c., 2 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 10 d. c., 5 m., 4 d. c., 9 m.

Fourth Row—8 m., 7 d. c., 4 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 7 d. c., 4 m., 7 d. c., 8 m.

Fifth Row—10 m., 7 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., 2 m., 13 d. c., 1 m., 13 d. c., 2 m., 4 d. c., 3 m., 7 d. c., 10 m.

Sixth Row—11 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 2 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 2 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 11 m.

Seventh Row—12 m., 10 d. c., 3 m., 13 d. c., 1 m., 13 d. c., 3 m., 10 d. c., 12 m.

32Eighth Row—12 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 3 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 12 m.

Ninth Row—15 m., 10 d. c., 2 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 10 d. c., 15 m.

Tenth Row—16 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 2 m., 10 d. c., 16 m.

Eleventh Row—16 m., 4 d. c., 3 m., 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 3 m., 4 d. c., 16 m.

Twelfth Row—17 m., 4 d. c., 9 m., 4 d. c., 17 m.

Thirteenth Row—18 m., 4 d. c., 7 m., 4 d. c., 18 m.

Fourteenth Row—Same as 13th row, work 6 rows of m., having 45 m. to each row, then work 8 rows for belt with fine needle same as back, then work 27 rows of m., having 45 m. to each row. Then work pattern of pockets same as back.

First Row—Start with 2 m., * 7 d. c., 1 m., 7 d. c., 7 m., repeat from * 3 times, ending row with 2 m.

Second Row—1 m., * 22 d. c., 5 m., repeat from * 3 times, ending row 1 m.

Third Row—1 m., * 10 d. c., 1 m., 10 d. c., 5 m., repeat from * 3 times, ending row 1 m.

Fourth Row—2 m., * 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 1 m., 4 d. c., 7 m., repeat from * 3 times, ending row 2 m.

Fifth Row—Same as third row.

Sixth Row—Same as second row.

Seventh Row—Same as first row.

Eighth Row—5 m., * 4 d. c., 11 m., repeat from * 3 times, ending with 5 m. Then work 3 rows of m., turn up at 5th row below the pattern for pockets, with blue join the lower and top part together, work 2 s. c. sts. in each mesh with 1 ch. between over the d. c. at both sides of the middle m. between the pattern, 2 blue stripes between each pocket, having 7 pockets around the sweater, with blue work 2 s. c. in each m. with 1 ch. between at top of pockets. With blue work 2 s. c. in each m. around neck and armhole.