This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #198, Knit For Victory 
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED (1 oz. balls).
Size 32—9 balls. Size 34—10 balls. Size 36—10 balls. Size 38—11 balls.
Size 40—12 balls. Size 42—13 balls. Size 44—14 balls. Size 46—15 balls.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 and 1 pair No. 5.
| MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING: | 32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Chest | 32" |
34" |
36" |
38" |
40" |
42" |
44" |
46" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 21" |
21½" |
22" |
23" |
24" |
25" |
25½" |
25½" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge (including arm band) | 13" |
13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
15" |
15½" |
15½" |
| Width across back or front at shoulders (including arm bands) | 12½" |
13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
15" |
15½" |
16" |
| GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch. | ||||||||
| Sizes | 32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| BACK … With No. 3 needles cast on loosely | 96 sts |
100 sts |
108 sts |
112 sts |
116 sts |
124 sts |
128 sts |
136 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 4 inches, decreasing evenly across last row of ribbing to | 88 sts |
94 sts |
100 sts |
104 sts |
110 sts |
116 sts |
122 sts |
128 sts |
| Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all | 12½" |
12½" |
13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
15" |
15" |
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off at the beginning of the next 2 rows | 8 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
10 sts |
10 sts |
11 sts |
11 sts |
| Bind off at the beginning of the following 2 rows | 3 sts |
3 sts |
4 sts |
4 sts |
4 sts |
5 sts |
5 sts |
5 sts |
| Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 60 sts |
64 sts |
66 sts |
68 sts |
72 sts |
76 sts |
78 sts |
82 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping | 8½" |
9" |
9" |
9½" |
10" |
10½" |
10½" |
10½" |
| Bind off at the beginning of the next 4 rows | 8 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
10 sts |
11 sts |
11 sts |
12 sts |
| Bind off for back of neck the remaining | 28 sts |
28 sts |
30 sts |
32 sts |
32 sts |
32 sts |
34 sts |
34 sts |
| FRONT … Work same as Back until there remain | 72 sts |
78 sts |
82 sts |
86 sts |
90 sts |
96 sts |
100 sts |
106 sts |
| Bind off at the beginning of next row | 3 sts |
3 sts |
4 sts |
4 sts |
4 sts |
5 sts |
5 sts |
5 sts |
| Work across until there are on right-hand needle | 31 sts |
34 sts |
35 sts |
37 sts |
39 sts |
41 sts |
43 sts |
46 sts |
| then k 2 tog. | ||||||||
| Turn and work over the last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at both ends of every other row | 3 times |
4 times |
4 times |
5 times |
5 times |
5 times |
6 times |
7 times |
| Work armhole edge straight but continue to dec at front edge every 4th row until there remain | 16 sts |
18 sts |
18 sts |
18 sts |
20 sts |
22 sts |
22 sts |
24 sts |
| Work straight until armhole measures same length as Back armhole, then bind off at armhole edge every other row twice | 8 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
10 sts |
11 sts |
11 sts |
12 sts |
| Attach yarn to sts of other shoulder and work to correspond. | ||||||||
| BACK NECKBAND … With right side facing, using No. 3 needles, pick up across back of neck | 34 sts |
34 sts |
34 sts |
38 sts |
38 sts |
38 sts |
38 sts |
38 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 6 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | ||||||||
| FRONT NECKBAND … With right side facing, using No. 3 needles, pick up from left shoulder to center front | 50 sts |
54 sts |
54 sts |
58 sts |
58 sts |
62 sts |
62 sts |
62 sts |
| Insert a marker on needle, pick up same number of sts from center front to right shoulder. There are on needle | 100 sts |
108 sts |
108 sts |
116 sts |
122 sts |
122 sts |
122 sts |
122 sts |
| 1st row: P 2, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * across to marker, slip marker, p 2, ** k 2, p 2. Repeat from ** across remaining sts. 2nd row: (Right Side) Work in ribbing to 2 sts before marker, k 2 tog., slip marker, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., continue in ribbing to end of row. 3rd row: Work in ribbing as established, purling the st before and the st after the marker. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows once, then the 2nd row once more. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | ||||||||
| ARM BANDS … Sew shoulder seams. With right side facing, using No. 3 needles, pick up along armhole edge | 102 sts |
106 sts |
106 sts |
110 sts |
114 sts |
120 sts |
120 sts |
120 sts |
| Work same as Back Neckband. | ||||||||
| Block to measurements given. Sew underarm seams. | ||||||||
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