Utopia yarn book

Panel-Front Sleeveless Slip-on No. 703

Reading edition

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

Model No. 703

MATERIALS

6 balls Utopia Worsted and Silk Mixture. 1 pair No. 5½ Needles. 1 pair No. 4 Needles. Crochet Hook.

DIRECTIONS

On No. 5½ needles cast on 80 sts., k. plain for 10 ribs, then k. across line and purl back. Continue for 6 ins. Decrease 4 sts. by knitting first 2 sts. together and last 2 sts. together, also twice in center of line. K and p. for 4½ ins. more. K. 12 sts. on both ends of needles each time (instead of purling) to form border. When there are 2 41ribs bind off 6 sts. on each end. Continue to k. and p. as before, but always k. the first and last 6 sts. very loosely. Work until there are 22 ribs in the border. K. 22 sts. and put on pin. Bind off 20 sts. for the neck. K. 22 sts. K. and p. these 22 sts., always knitting border at armhole only. When there are 20 ribs in border add 1 st. at neck end once. K. and p. for 4 more border ribs, cast on 6 sts., k. these with other 6 sts. for 3 ribs, then k. and p. without making border. Continue until work measures same as back. Put on pin. Return to other side and make to correspond. Put these sts. on pin and make panel as follows: On No. 5½ needles cast on 33 sts., k. the first row, p. the second, on the third row k. the first st., k. 2 together across row, fourth row k. first st., knit a st. on the thread between the sts., repeat across the row. Repeat these 4 rows 22 times, or until work measures 12 ins. With sts. still on needle and at bottom of sweater add sts. from pins on both sides. K. plain for 9 ribs and bind off. Stitch in panel with top 8½ ins. from shoulder. Then pick up sts. around neck with No. 4 needles, 2 sides at a time. K. 2 ribs and bind off and seam.

Belt—On No. 4 needles cast on 16 sts., k. 25 ins. and make 2 buttonholes as follows: K. 3 sts., bind off 3 sts., k. 4 sts., bind off 3 sts., k. 3 sts., turn, k. 3 sts., cast on 3 sts., k. 4 sts., cast on 3 sts., k. 3 sts., k. 2 ribs and bind off. Attach other end of belt to sweater at panel and waistline; finish with 2 crocheted covered buttons.