Utopia Ladies’ Sport Sweater No. 907

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Model No. 907

MATERIALS

5 balls Gray Cymar Utopia Yarn. 5 balls Pink Cymar Utopia Yarn. 1 pair Amber Knitting Needles, No. 5.

Note—This sweater is knitted with two threads of yarn, one Gray, one Pink.

DIRECTIONS

Back—Cast on 100 sts.

Increase 1 st. at neck end every other row until 16 sts. have been added on. Now add 6 sts. at neck end all at one time. Knit 8 rows or 4 ribs. * Decrease 1 st. at neck end of sweater. Knit 8 rows. Repeat from * until there are 25 ribs for shoulder or 5 inches.

68Bind off 30 sts. for armhole, knit for 10 ribs, on next row add on 30 sts. at the top end, knit 4 ribs, * increase 1 st. on next row, knit 4 ribs, repeat from * until there are 25 ribs across shoulder, knit 12 ribs even. This finishes one-half of sweater. Reverse directions for the other half of sweater.

Sleeves—Cast on 12 sts., add on 4 sts. at wrist end and 1 st. at top end every other row for 12 times, then stop increasing at the wrist, but continue to increase at top 10 times more. Sleeve should measure about 22 inches for length.

Knit 16 ribs even, decrease 1 st. at top every other row 12 times. Now start and decrease 1 st. at top and bind off 4 sts. at bottom every other row 12 times. Bind off remaining sts.

Cuffs—Pick up sts. with two threads of gray wool, 1 st. between each rib at wrist, knit about 4 inches, bind off, sew up sleeve, and turn back cuff.

Bands—With two threads of gray wool cast on 12 sts., knit 4 ribs and in next row make buttonhole as follows: K. 3 sts., bind off 6 sts., k. 3 sts., turn, k. 3 sts., cast on 6 sts., k. 3 sts. This makes the buttonhole. Make buttonholes about 4 inches apart. Knit band to fit sweater.

Omit buttonholes on left sidepiece.

Belt—With two threads of gray wool cast on 2 sts., increase 1 st. in beginning of each row until there are 18 sts. Knit even for 10 inches, decrease 1 st. in beginning of each row until 2 sts. remain, cast off.

Straps for Belt—With two threads of gray wool cast on 10 sts., knit even for 10 inches, bind off two pieces like this. Sew under points of belt and trim with a button.

Pockets—Two threads of gray wool, cast on 24 sts., knit a square piece, bind off, pick up stitches on top end, having ribs run the same as sweater, and knit 4 ribs.

Decrease 1 st. at each end of needle every other row until 1 st. remains, cast off, fasten point back with button.

Collar—With two threads of gray wool cast on 7 sts., increase 1 st. every other row at 1 end only until there are 30 sts. on needle. Knit even until collar fits across neck to the other side, then decrease 1 st. every other row until there are 7 sts left. Bind off, sew straight side to sweater.

Buttons—With one thread of gray and one of pink ch. 3 sts., turn, skip 1 st. 1 s. c. in next st.

* 1 s. c. in st., 2 s. c. in next st., repeat from * until work is large enough to cover mould, slip in mould and draw together. Leave enough thread to sew on with.