Ladies’ Utopia Shawl Sweater No. 806

Sizes 40–42

See Illustration, Page 69

Model No. 806

MATERIALS

4 balls Robins Egg Utopia Cymar Yarn. 4 balls Shadow Lawn Utopia Cymar Yarn. 1 ball Golden Brown Llama Wool. For Daisies take Yellow and Dark Brown. For Leaves, Dark Green. 1 pair Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 6. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 3.

Model No. 806

DIRECTIONS

With two threads, blue and green, cast on 50 sts. (9½ inches), k. 2 ridges.

First Row—K.

Second Row—P.

Third Row—K.

Fourth Row—P.

Repeat these four rows until there are 7 inches for pockets; k. in ridges 12 inches, increase first st. on side seam every 10th row until there are 65 sts. on needle; k. in ridges 9 inches up to shoulder; k. other front up to shoulder to correspond. Cast on 20 sts. for 69back of neck, k. 65 sts. of other front on same needle, having 150 sts. on needle for back; k. in ridges 6 inches, decrease side seam every fourth row until there are 105 sts. on needle; k. in ridges 5 more inches, bind off loosely. With golden brown and crochet hook No. 3 turn up the 7 inches for pockets, crochet together with 1 s. c. in every st.; with s. c. crochet 2 rows all around front, sleeves, side seam up to waistline and back.

Belt—With blue and green cast on 12 sts., k. in ridges 63 inches. Crochet with golden brown s. c. all around in every st.

Daisies—With yellow ch. 6 sts., join with a sl. st. to form a ring, * ch. 9 sts., turn, skip 1 st., 1 s. c., 1 h. d. c., 4 d. c., 1 h. d. c., 1 s. c. on the 9 ch. sts., 1 s. c. in ring, repeat from * 7 times, break off wool. Fill center with French knots, dark brown.

Leaves—With dark green wool ch. 14 sts., turn, skip 1 st., 1 s. c. in each of 2 ch. sts., 1 h. d. c. in next st., 1 d. c. in each of 7 sts., 1 h. d. c. in st., 1 s. c. in each of 2 sts., * ch. 1, repeat from *. Make 5 leaves with ch. sts. between.