The sweater that goes everywhere, does everything ... note that extra-smart turtle neck.
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART SHETLAND FLOSS (1 oz. balls). Size 12—9 balls of main color. Size 14—10 balls of main color. Size 16—11 balls of main color. Size 18—12 balls of main color.
Also 1 ball each of 2 contrasting colors to be referred to in directions as A and B—main color to be M.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 3.
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING: |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
| Bust | 31" |
33" |
35" |
37" |
| Across back or front at underarm | 15½" |
16½" |
17½" |
18½" |
| Shoulder to lower edge | 21" |
21½" |
22" |
22½" |
| Length of side seam | 14½" |
14½" |
15" |
15" |
| Across sleeve at upperarm | 11½" |
12" |
12" |
13" |
| Sleeve seam | 17½" |
18" |
18" |
18½" |
GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch. |
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| Sizes | 12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
FRONT … With No. 1 needles and main color, cast on |
108 sts |
116 sts |
124 sts |
128 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches, increasing 1 st at end of last row. Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all | 14½" |
14½" |
15" |
15" |
To Shape Armhole: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows |
4 sts |
6 sts |
7 sts |
7 sts |
Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain |
93 sts |
95 sts |
101 sts |
105 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures 1½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with a purl row. Now work pattern as follows: 1st row: With main color | k 7 |
k 8 |
k 11 |
k 13 |
drop main color. Attach a ball of A, * k 1 A (twist the 2 colors around each other once to prevent making a hole), drop A, pick up Main, k 12 Main, drop Main, pick up A. Repeat from * across, ending with Main |
k 7 |
k 8 |
k 11 |
k 13 |
| 2nd row: With main color | p 6 |
p 7 |
p 10 |
p 12 |
* p 3 A, p 10 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main |
p 6 |
p 7 |
p 10 |
p 12 |
| 3rd row: With main color | k 4 |
k 5 |
k 8 |
k 10 |
drop M. Attach a ball of B, * k 2 B, drop B, k 1 M, k 1 A, k 1 M, k 2 B, k 6 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main |
k 4 |
k 5 |
k 8 |
k 10 |
| 4th row: With main color | p 4 |
p 5 |
p 8 |
p 10 |
* p 3 B, p 1 M, p 3 B, p 6 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main |
p 4 |
p 5 |
p 8 |
p 10 |
Starting with 5th row follow chart to end of 11th row. 12th row: With main color p across. 13th row: With main color k across. 14th row: Same as 12th row. |
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| 15th to 25th rows incl: Repeat 1st to 11th rows incl. Then with main color work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping | 5" |
5½" |
5½" |
5½" |
| To shape neck, work across first | 29 sts |
30 sts |
33 sts |
34 sts |
Bind off loosely for front of neck the next |
35 sts |
35 sts |
35 sts |
37 sts |
and finish row. |
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| Turn and work over last set of sts only, until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping | 6½" |
7" |
7" |
7½" |
Bind off. Attach yarn at neck edge and work other side to correspond. |
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| BACK … Cast on and work exactly as for Front, omitting pattern and neck shaping, and continuing straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping | 6½" |
7" |
7" |
7½" |
| Bind off for shoulder | ||||
Bind off loosely for back of neck the next |
29 sts |
30 sts |
33 sts |
34 sts |
Bind off remaining sts for other shoulder. |
35 sts |
35 sts |
35 sts |
37 sts |
COLLAR … Sew up right shoulder. With right side facing, using main color and No. 1 needles, pick up all around neck edge |
116 sts |
116 sts |
116 sts |
128 sts |
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 1 inch. Change to No. 3 needles and continue in ribbing until collar measures 3 inches in all. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Sew up left shoulder (including Collar). |
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SLEEVES … With main color and No. 1 needles, cast on |
68 sts |
72 sts |
72 sts |
76 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches decreasing 8 sts evenly across last row. There remain | 60 sts |
64 sts |
64 sts |
68 sts |
Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st increasing 1 st at both ends when piece measures 4 inches in all and thereafter every |
10th row |
10th row |
10th row |
9th row |
| until there are on needle | 80 sts |
84 sts |
84 sts |
92 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures in all | 17½" |
18" |
18" |
18½" |
| To shape top, bind off 5 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next | 4 rows |
6 rows |
6 rows |
8 rows |
Dec 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until there remain |
38 sts |
38 sts |
38 sts |
42 sts |
Bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there remain |
26 sts |
26 sts |
26 sts |
34 sts |
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next | 4 rows |
4 rows |
4 rows |
6 rows |
Bind off remaining 10 sts. |
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Block to measurements given. Sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. |
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