V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-100

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MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 10 skeins (2 oz. skeins) for size 38; 11 skeins for sizes 40 and 42; 12 skeins for size 44.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes	38	40	42	44
Chest	38"	40"	42"	44"
Length from top of shoulder	25"	25½"	25½"	26"
Length from underarm to lower edge	16½"	16½"	16½"	16½"
Length of sleeve, underarm seam	22"	22"	22½"	22½"
GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes	38	40	42	44
BACK … With No. 3 needles, cast on	104 sts	110 sts	116 sts	122 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 12 inches.
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	5 sts	5 sts	6 sts	7 sts
Dec. 1 st at end of each row, until there remain	88 sts	92 sts	96 sts	100 sts
Work straight, until piece measures, in all	24½"	25"	25"	25½"
To shape shoulders, bind off at beginning of next 4 rows	7 sts	8 sts	8 sts	8 sts
Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows	7 sts	7 sts	8 sts	9 sts
Bind off loosely for back of neck the remaining 32 sts.
FRONT … Work exactly as for Back, until armhole shaping is completed and there remain on needle	88 sts	92 sts	96 sts	100 sts
With right side toward you, knit	43 sts	45 sts	47 sts	49 sts
Bind off 2 sts (to start neck shaping); knit across remaining sts. Turn and work over the last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at neck edge every 3rd row 15 times.
Work over remaining	28 sts	30 sts	32 sts	34 sts
until armhole measures same as back armhole.
To shape shoulder, bind off at armhole edge every other row twice	7 sts	8 sts	8 sts	8 sts
Bind off at armhole edge, twice,	7 sts	7 sts	8 sts	9 sts
SLEEVES … With No. 3 needles, cast on	54 sts	54 sts	56 sts	58 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3½ inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st at both ends after the 1st inch and every 5th row thereafter, until there are	90 sts	90 sts	98 sts	98 sts
Work straight, until piece measures	22"	22"	22½"	22½"
To shape top, bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row, until 18 sts remain. Bind off.
NECKBAND … With No. 3 needles, cast on	148 sts	150 sts	150 sts	152 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Press Band to measure	24½"	25"	25"	25½"
Block pieces to measurements given. Sew underarm, shoulder and sleeve seams. Whip band to neckline, making seam at center front to insure band's lying flat. Sew in sleeves.

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