“Quaker Girl” Sweater of Gray Utopia Alpaca Yarn and White Thibet Yarn, No. 558

Size 36

Model No. 558

MATERIALS

8 balls Gray Alpaca Yarn of 1½ oz. size. 4 balls White Yarn. 1 pair No. 7 Ivory Knitting Needles. 1 pair No. 4 Amber Knitting Needles. 1 dozen White Buttons, any preferred style.

DIRECTIONS

With gray y. on No. 7 ns. cast on 76 sts. for back, pl. k. 1 r.; 2d r. k. 1, p. 1 to end of r.; 3d r. pl. k.; fol. patt. of 2d and 3d rs. through entire wk. of this sweater. Both sides of wk. make pretty patt., but the rough or barley-corn st. is the one for right side here. Wk. 8 rds. gray, attach wh. Thibet y., wk. 6 rds. of patt. (2 rs. form rd.), 1 r. pl. k., 1 r. k. 1, p. 1, 33 rds. gray to w. l. Now inc. 1 st. e. 8 rs. to sl. on e. end of n. 5 times, add 50 sts. on e. end of n. for sls., wk. 17 rds. to shoulder, k. off 85 sts., bind off 12 sts., k. remaining 85, fol. patt., wk. back to bind off, transfer 1st 85 sts. to extra n. or blanket pin, now wk. 4 rds. no inc. on 85 sts., inc. 1 st. e. other r. at fr. ed. for neck curve 12 times, 2 rds. no inc., then on right fr. inc. 1 st. e. 4th r. to w. l., for revere ed., after 16 rds. from shoulder, bind off 50 sts. to complete sl. From w. l. to wh. border, inc. 1 st. e. 6th r. on under-arm seam. Now 6 rds. of wh., 8 rds. gray, bind off, copy on left fr. correctly to end of neck curve, then k. double ed. on 1st 4 sts.; for d. ed., sl. 1 st., k. 1, sl. 1, k. 1, then follow patt., keeping ed. straight to end of garment. Cro. seams together on wrong side of wk. with sl. st., finish all edges by tipping of ch. and sl. st.

For Cuff—With fine k. ns. and gr. y. pick up 36 sts. on sl. edge, from right side of wk., pl. k. 1 r., fol. patt. for 5 rds., attach wh. y., wk. 4 rds., dcr. 2 sts. e. end of n. e. other r. to pt., tip closely with ch. and sl. st., repeat directions for opposite cuff.

For Collar—On fine ns. with wh. y. cast on 64 sts., pl. k. 1 r., fol. patt. and wk. 20 rds. straight along, back and forth, k. off 26 sts., bind off 13 sts., k. remaining 26 sts., dcr. 1 st. e. other r. at neck to pt. of 2 sts. Copy on opposite end of collar tip around neck edge with sl. st. to prevent spreading, and outside ed. with ch. and sl. st., 2 rs. around the 3 ed. or sides with gray y.

63For Revere—On fine ns. with wh. y. cast on 36 sts., wk. 2 rds., fol. patt., no inc., dcr. 1 st. e. other r. to pt., sl. st. bias ed., tip with gr. ch. and sl. st. all around. Fit collar easily to neck curve and revere just from under collar pt. along diagonal side of fr. to w. l., sew firmly to position, wk. may be arranged to have revere on either side of sweater.

For Pocket—With gray cast on 20 sts. on fine ns., wk. 15 rds. of patt., attach wh. y., wk. 3 rds., dcr. 2 sts. e. other r. on e. end of n. to pt., tip as before, copy for 2d pocket, sew button to e. pt., place in position on e. fr. about 2 inches above wh. border.

For Two Back Belts—Cast on 10 sts., wk. 30 rds. on lower belt, 35 rds. on upper belt, tip all around 4 sides with gray, gather back at w. l. to fit smaller strip, which is to be sewed to w. l. and upper belt to meet it at seams, and raised to 1½ inches above it in center back. For fr. belt cast on 12 sts., wk. 40 rds. of patt., also wh., tip with gr., place square ends to meet the 2 belts at seams on one side and fasten with wh. buttons and cro. loops to other ends. Close fr. diagonally to w. l. with but. and loops, and to ed. as required.