Student Leader Boat Neck Sweater Pattern | Sizes 8, 10, 12, 14

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Student Leader Boat Neck Sweater Pattern

Bands of Fair Isle patterns alternate on this easy-going boat neck sweater for the young man in your life

Directions are given for Size 8. Changes for Sizes 10, 12 and 14 are in parentheses.

COATS & CLARK'S "RED HEART" SUPER FINGERING, 3 Ply, Art. E. 239 (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins): 6 (6, 7, 8) skeins of No. 931 Wine and 1 (1, 2, 2) skeins of No. 1 White.

Knitting needles, 1 pair No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.

GAUGE:
Stockinette st—8 sts = 1 inch; 11 rows = 1 inch.
Pattern st—8 sts = 1 inch; 9 rows = 1 inch.

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:
Sizes
8
10
12
14
Body Chest Size (In Inches)
 
26
28
30
32
Actual Knitting Measurements
Chest
28
30
32
34
Width across back or front at underarm
 
14
15
16
17
Width across back or front above armhole shaping
 
11½
12
12½
13
Length from shoulder to lower edge
 
17
18
19
20
Length of side seam
11½
12
12½
13
Length of sleeve seam
13
14
15
17
Width across sleeve at upper arm
 
11
12
12½
13

NOTE: When changing colors, always twist the unused color around the other to pre­vent holes. Chart shows one half of each row. To complete row, omit center stitch, then follow row back to beginning. Pattern is worked in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row); except the 4th and 30th rows which are knit instead of purl.

BACK Starting at lower edge with Wine and No. 1 needles, cast on 112 (120, 128, 136) sts. Work in k 2, p 2 ribbing for 2 (2½, 3, 3½) inches, in­creasing 1 st on last row. Change to No. 3 needles and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K across. 2nd row: P across. Drop Wine, attach White. 3rd and 4th rows: With White, k across. 5th and 6th rows: With Wine, repeat first and 2nd rows. Starting with 7th row, follow chart until the 52nd row has been completed. Repeat first to 32nd rows incl once more. With Wine, k 2 rows.

Armhole Shaping: Change to No. 2 needles. Bind off 5 (6, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row 5 (6, 7, 8) times. Work even on 93 (97, 101, 105) sts until length from first row of armhole shaping is 5½ (6, 6½, 7) inches, ending with a p row.

Shoulder Shaping: Bind off 7 (7, 8, 8) sts at beg of next 6 (4, 4, 4) rows. Bind off — (8, 7, 9) sts at beg of next 2 rows.

Neck Facing: P next row for turning ridge. Continue in stockinette st on re­maining 51 (53, 55, 55) sts, increasing 1 st at both ends of next 7 rows. Bind off loosely.

FRONT Work same as Back.

SLEEVES … Starting at cuff with Wine and No. 1 needles, cast on 52 (56, 60, 60) sts. Work in k 2, p 2 ribbing for 2½ inches, increasing 10 (12, 10, 12) sts evenly spaced on last row. Change to No. 2 needles and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends of every 8th (8th, 8th, 9th) row until there are 88 (96, 100, 104) sts. Work even until total length is 13 (14, 15, 17) inches.

Top Shaping: Bind off 5 (6, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row until length is 2½ (3, 3½, 4) inches from first row of top shaping. Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining sts.

Block to measurements. Sew side, shoul­der and sleeve seams. Sew increased edges of front and back facings to­gether, turn to wrong side and sew in place. Sew in sleeves.


Student Leader Boat Neck Sweater Pattern Chart