Utopia Knitted Sweater with Short Jacket Effect and Japanese Sleeves, No. 818

Size 40

Model No. 818

MATERIALS

6 balls Robins Egg Utopia Cymar Yarn. 6 balls Shadow Lawn Utopia Cymar Yarn. 2 balls Coralline Utopia Cymar Yarn. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 6.

Work Sweater with 2 threads all through

DIRECTIONS

Back—With blue and green combined cast on 88 sts., k. in ridges for 9 inches. Cast on 30 sts. for sleeve, k. 1 row, cast on 30 sts. for other sleeve, k. in ridges for 8 inches. On separate needle k. 59 sts., bind off 30 sts. for neck and on other 59 sts. k. over shoulder, front and sleeves after the following directions, and the other to correspond, k. in ridges, increase 1 st. towards front every other row until there are 44 ridges from where shoulder was started, having 64 sts. on needle, bind off 30 58sts. for sleeve, k. in ridges, increase 1 st. every 8th row at side seam, having 75 sts on needle and 47 ridges. On separate needle k. 40 sts. and on the 35 sts. k. down front vest (11 inches), making buttonhole in 3d ridge from top and 14 ridges apart another buttonhole until there are 7 buttonholes.

Peplum—With blue and green cast on 80 sts. (13½ inches), k. 8 ridges. With coralline 1 ridge, repeat these stripes with 2 threads until there are 30 coralline and 31 blue and green combined stripes (48 inches). Pick up 250 sts. at top of peplum, k. 10 sts., repeat n. 25 times, k. 10 sts. for front, for back k. 10 sts., repeat n. 45 times, k. 10 sts. and for other front k. 10 sts., repeat n. 25 times, k. 10 sts., having 155 sts. on needle, bind off. With crochet hook crochet s. c. in every st. on top of peplum. Sew peplum to waistline of jacket so that 3 inches of back lap over peplum and half of front.

Sleeves—With blue and green cast on 100 sts., * k. 8 ridges, k. 1 coralline ridge, repeat from * until there are 5 blue and 5 coralline stripes, then decrease 1 st. every 3d row until there are 60 sts. on needle, having altogether 11 blue and 11 coralline stripes, bind off loosely. Sew on with coralline ch. st. neatly to the short sleeve, leaving 1 inch lap over. Sew seam together at sleeve up to 6½ inches. Sew straight part of one side to the bias. With coralline and crochet hook crochet 2 rows s. c. in every st. around opening of sleeve.

Collar—With blue and green cast on 66 sts., k. 4 ridges, k. 1 coralline ridge, k. 8 blue and green ridges, k. 1 coralline ridge, repeat these stripes until there are 4 blue and 5 coralline stripes, k. 3 blue ridges. Cast on 20 sts. on separate needle, k. 18 sts., bind off 30 sts. for neck and on other 18 sts. cast on 20 sts., k. 5 more blue ridges, k. 1 coralline ridge, decrease 1 st. every 6th row until there are 30 sts. on needle and 52 ridges, same stripes as before, from where shoulder was started. Decrease 1 st. every other row on inside of collar until there are 3 sts. left, having 9 blue and 9 coralline stripes from shoulder. Crochet with coralline 1 row s. c. in every st. all around outside of collar.

Straps—With blue and green cast on 125 sts., k. 4 ridges, bind off loosely. With coralline and crochet hook crochet 1 row s. c. in every st. all around on both sides. Make 2 straps, sew one to each side on under-arm seam 4 inches from waistline. Slant down to side of front.

Buttons—Make 19 buttons, sew 4 to each sleeve at bias seam, one on each strap end, and 7 down the front.