Man’s Utopia Knitted Coat Sweater with Cuffs and Pockets No. 1009

Sizes 36–38

Model No. 1009

MATERIALS

6½ hanks Brown Utopia Scotch Knitting Worsted. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 4. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 2. 1 pair of Steel Knitting Needles, No. 12.

DIRECTIONS

This sweater is k. in ribs of k. 1, p. 1, which is the pattern to be k. throughout sweater. The band is k. separate and sewed on to coat.

Back—Cast on 126 sts., k. following pattern for 27 inches. On separate needle slip 38 sts., bind off the next 50 sts. for neck, and on the other 38 sts. k. 1 front after the following directions and the other to correspond, increase 1 st. towards front every other row until there are 64 sts. on needle, then k. 2 rows, increase 8 sts. for armhole, k. following pattern for 19 inches until front seam is same length as side seam on back.

Sleeves—Cast on 110 sts., k. following pattern for 4 inches, decrease 1 st. every 8th row at each end of needle until there are 82 sts. on needle, k. pattern until sleeve measures 18 inches.

Cuffs—With steel needles k. 2, p. 2 for 5 inches, bind off loosely. Sew up sleeves.

Pockets—Cast on 32 sts., k. following pattern for 4 inches, k. 14 ridges (2 inches) lap over.

Band—With knitting needles No. 2 cast on 13 sts., k. in ridges until band is long enough to go up right front around neck and where straight part of left front starts make first buttonhole, and 3½ inches apart another buttonhole until there are 6 buttonholes. K. in ridges until band is long enough for left front, bind off, sew band to coat, sew on buttons.

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