The “Coraline” Sweater—Made of Coral and Black Utopia Shetland Floss, No. 532

Model No. 532

MATERIALS

8 skeins of Coral Colored Yarn. 1½ skeins Black. 1 pair No. 7 Knitting Needles (Ivory). 10 medium size Button Moulds.

DIRECTIONS

With coral color cast on 85 sts., pl. k. 20 rds., dcr. 1 st. on e. end of n. e. 6th rd. 5 times, 20 rds. even (2 rows 1 rd.), inc. 1 st. e. other r. 3 times to form gusset under sl. Now cast on 45 sts. at e. end of n. for sls., pl. k. 19 rds., k. 86 sts., bind off 12 for neck, k. remaining 86 sts. and trans. to ex. n., pl. k. 4 rds. no inc., on fol. 15 rds. inc. 1 st. e. other r. toward fr. edge to form neck curve, bind off 45 sts. to fin. sl., inc. 1 st. e. other r. 3 times for gusset, no further inc. on fr. edge, pl. k. 20 rds., inc. 1 st. e. 6th r. on seam edge 5 times, pl. k. 20 rds. to end of garment, bind off, and copy opposite fr. correctly.

With blk. pick up 80 sts. on e. fr., pl. k. 5 rds. on e. side, leave spaces for 6 buttonholes on 3d rd. of right front, bind off, fin. edges with ch. and sl. st. cro.

Cuff—Pick up 40 sts. on sl. edge, w. 6 inches of k. 1, p. 1 patt., fin. with picot shell made by ch. 2, in 2d ch. w. 1 h. d. c., 2 d. c., 1 h. d. c. and fasten in same ch., ch. 2, fasten in e. 3d st. of cuff edge as e. shell is fin.

Collar—Cast on 75 sts., pl. k. 5 rds., k. 1, p. 1 patt. for 10 in., but pl. k. 5 sts. at e. end of n. on e. r. to make a small border on three sides, cro. picot scallop on lower edge, sew collar to position as far as the blk. border at fr. Both collar and cuffs should be of blk. y. Cro. seams together with ch. 62and sl. st., or sew if preferred. Cro. picot shell all around the lower edge of sweater, ch. 3 e. side of shell to form larger effect.

For Pockets—Cast on 20 sts. with blk. y., p. 1, k. 1 patt. for 5 in., 3 rds. pl. k., bind off, fin. with ch. and sl. st. edge, sew into convenient position, trim with pink button at e. end on top (buttons of coral col. in close s. c. st., bk., fr., knot center).

Sash—Cast on 25 sts. with blk., pl. k. 7 rds., 3 rds. coral, fol. patt. to have 3 blk. stripes and 2 pink. Now wk. 2 yds. pl. k. with cor., copy border, bind off, fin. with large blk. tassels, small tassels on blk. cord at collar, fin.