Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5313

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Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5313

Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles

SCALE: 6½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn
Main Color—5 2-oz. Balls; Contrasting Color—1 2-oz. Ball

BACK: With No. 2 Needles and main color, cast on 99 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increasing to 112 sts. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 12 in. from lower edge. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 2 Needles increasing to 39 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until all sts have been bound off at underarm. P 1 row then work in pattern as on chart being sure to twist yarns when changing colors. When piece measures 5 in. from underarm and pattern has been completed, work over 28 sts, place on st-holder. Bind off next 36 sts for front of neck. On remaining 28 sts, work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 7 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of gar­ment, pick up 75 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in rib­bing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 75 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 1 in. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 79 sts. Work in stockinette st until piece measures 4½ in. from lower edge. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times, then every 4th row 2 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 21 sts remain. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew shoulder and underarm seams. Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.


Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5313 Chart