Ladies’ Utopia Shetland Floss Knitted Sweater with Peplum, No. 808

Model No. 808

MATERIALS

12 skeins Rose 3605 Utopia Shetland Floss Wool. 11 skeins Quaker 3742 Utopia Shetland Floss Wool. 1 pair Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 6. 1 pair Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 4. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 1.

DIRECTIONS

Back—With rose and gray (2 threads) cast on 120 sts. on No. 6 needle (23 inches), k. 52 ridges (12 inches) up to waistline. K. 10 sts., repeat n. 50 times. K. 10 sts., having 70 sts. on needle, k. in ridges 8 inches. Cast on 65 sts. for sleeve (12 inches), k. 1 row, cast on 65 55sts. for other sleeve, having 202 sts. on needle, k. 28 ridges. On spare needle k. 89 sts., bind off loosely 24 sts. for back of neck and on other 89 sts. k. over shoulder, front and sleeves after the following directions and the other to correspond: K. in ridges, increase 1st st. towards front every other row until there are 31 ridges from where shoulder was started and 31 sts. are added, 122 sts. on needle; bind off 65 sts. loosely for sleeve and on 57 sts. k. in ridges for 8 inches same length as back, making buttonhole in 2d ridge and 12 ridges hereafter until there are 5 buttonholes on front. K. 12 sts., increase in next 35 sts. for peplum. K. 10 sts., having 108 sts. on needle. K. 52 ridges (12 inches) same length as back seam, bind off.

Cuffs—With rose and No. 4 needle pick up on right side 61 sts., k. 7 ridges, decrease on one side of needle alternately 1 st. every 4th row. After the 7 ridges with rose, k. 3 gray ridges, k. 4 rose ridges, k. 3 gray ridges, k. 4 rose ridges until cuff measures 6 inches or 57 sts. on needle, bind off loosely. Sew 3 buttons on side of cuff.

Collar—With rose and No. 4 needle cast on 99 sts., k. 7 ridges with rose, * k. 3 gray ridges and 4 rose ridges, repeat from * 3 times. K. 15 rose ridges, 46 ridges from start (8 inches), k. 37 sts. on a spare needle, bind off 25 sts. On other 37 sts. k. 6 ridges, decrease 1st st. towards inside of collar every 4th row until there are 40 ridges from where shoulder was started, bind off 3 sts.

Belt—With rose cast on No. 4 needle 25 sts., k. 8 ridges, change to gray, k. 3 ridges, k. 4 rose ridges, 3 gray ridges until there are 4 gray stripes, k. in ridges with rose 54 inches, other side to correspond. With crochet hook No. 1 crochet 1 s. c. in every st. on both sides of belt.

Tassel—With gray wool and crochet hook No. 1 ch. 3 sts., 10 s. c. in next st., 2 s. c. in next st., 1 s. c. in each st. until there are 13 rows, decrease every other st., stuff with cotton.

Ball Tassel—With rose ch. 3 sts., 8 s. c. in next st., 2 s. c. in each st., * 1 s. c. in next st., 2 s. c. in next st., repeat from * until desired size. Stuff with cotton. * * 1 s. c. in st., skip 1 st., repeat from * * until closed. Make 2 tassels and sew one to each end of sash.

Tabs—With rose and No. 4 needle cast on 25 sts., k. 7 ridges rose and 3 gray ridges, decrease on every other row on both sides of needle until there are 12 ridges, bind off.

Buttons—Make 13 buttons, one-half rose, one-half gray.