Utopia Surplice Sweater—Round Collar Trimmed with Black Flat Buttons without Moulds, No. 823

Sizes 36–38

Model No. 823

MATERIALS

10 balls Maize 3658 Utopia Llama Wool. 2 skeins Black Utopia Shetland Floss. 1 Ivory Crochet Hook, No. 4.

DIRECTIONS

Back—Ch. 110 sts. (21 inches), turn, skip 2 sts., 1 s. c. in next st., * ch. 1, skip 1 st., 1 s. c. in next st., repeat from * to end of row, having 57 s. c. with ch. 1 between each s. c. in row (about 20 inches), turn, ch. 2.

Second Row—Skip 1 st., 1 s. c. in space made by ch. 1, * ch. 1, skip 1 s. c., 1 s. c. in space made by ch. 1, repeat from * to end of row, turn, ch. 2, repeat second row until there are 130 rows (22 inches) from start of back, ch. 100 sts. (about 19 inches) for one sleeve, do not break off yarn. With an extra ball of yarn ch. 100 sts. for other sleeve, join with a sl. st. to first st. made in last row, ch. 1, break off yarn. Start where yarn was left, turn, crochet following pattern from start of back, having 50 s. c. with ch. 1 between on the ch. sts. (about 17½ inches), ch. 1, crochet following pattern across back, having 56 s. c. with ch. 1 between each s. c. across back, ch. 1, repeat directions from * in start of back on the ch. sts., having 156 s. c. with ch. 1 between each s. c. in row, turn, ch. 2. Crochet following pattern until there are 34 rows (6 inches) from where sleeves started, having 156 s. c. with ch. 1 between each s. c. in row. Crochet following pattern on 68 s. c. over shoulder and sleeve, increasing 1 st. every other row towards neck for 22 rows, then increase 1 st. every 4th row until there are 40 rows (6½ inches) from where shoulder was started; this finishes sleeve. On the next 30 s. c. with ch. 1 between increase 1 st. towards front every 4th row and on side seam increase 1 st. every 6th row to waistline. On the following 32 s. c. with ch. 1 between increase 1 st. every 12th row at side seam until side seam has same length as back, work front line straight. On 16 s. c. with ch. 1 between (extension for front) at waistline increase 491 st. every 4th row on inside of extension of front for 20 rows, decrease also 1 st. every 4th row for 20 rows on lower edge, make buttonhole on top front side, then decrease on both sides 1 st. every other row until 1 st. is left. Crochet other side to correspond.

Collar—Start collar at buttonhole of right side, crochet 1 row 1 s. c. all around front and neck of collar up to waistline of left side. Crochet 1 s. c. in every st., skip 2 s. c. at beginning and end of row for 2 rows, skip 3 s. c. at beginning and end of row on the next 6 rows, skip 4 s. c. at beginning and end of row on the next 6 rows, skip 5 s. c. at beginning and end of row on the next 6 rows, skip 6 s. c. at beginning and end of row on the next 6 rows, then increase 2 sts. every row at different places around back of collar to give the extra fullness.

Cuffs—Crochet 50 s. c. around sleeve for 23 rows, break off yarn.

Belt—Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every 1 s. c., increase 1 st. every other row on both sides until there are 16 s. c. for 14 inches, then decrease 1 s. c. every other row until there are 3 s. c. left, break off yarn. Fasten to under-arm seam.

Trimmings—With black crochet 2 rows s. c. all around collar, extension of fronts, lower edge of sweater, belt and cuffs.

Buttons—Make 20 large buttons without moulds, crochet, ch. 3, skip 1 st., 12 s. c. in next st. First Row—2 d. c. in every st. Second Row—2 d. c. in every st. Third Row—1 s. c. in every st.

Next Size—Ch. 3, skip 1 st., 12 s. c. in next st. First Row—2 d. c. in every st. Second Row—2 d. c. in every st.

Next Size—Ch. 3, skip 1 st., 12 s. c. in next st. First Row—2 d. c. in every st. Second Row—1 s. c. in every st.

Next Size—Ch. 3, skip 1 st., 12 s. c. in next st., 2 d. c. in every st.

Next Size—Ch. 3, skip 1, 12 d. c. in every st.

Next Size—Ch. 3, skip 1 st., 12 s. c. in next st.

Sew 12 large buttons on bottom of sweater. 1 inch above, second size. 1 inch from this size the next smaller size.

On belt sew one large button in center and gradually 3 smaller sizes on each side. Sew 4 different sizes on cuffs. Sew 5 large buttons in back of collar, gradually reducing size down front of the collar to smallest size. Sew 2 buttons on each extension.