This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #198, Knit For Victory 
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, (1 oz. balls).
Size 38—19 balls. Size 42—21 balls.
Size 40—20 balls. Size 44—22 balls.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 and 1 pair No. 5.
| MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING: | 38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| Chest | 38" |
40" |
42" |
44" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
25" |
25½" |
25½" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge | 16½" |
16½" |
16½" |
16½" |
| Length of sleeve seam | 24" |
24" |
24½" |
24½" |
| 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 6 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 10½ inches. | ||||
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off 5 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 88 sts |
94 sts |
100 sts |
104 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures in all (ending with a p row) | 25" |
25" |
25½" |
25½" |
| Next row: Knit | 22 sts |
24 sts |
25 sts |
26 sts |
| Slip these last sts onto a stitch holder for right shoulder and k (for neck) next | 44 sts |
46 sts |
50 sts |
52 sts |
| Slip onto second stitch holder for left shoulder remaining | 22 sts |
24 sts |
25 sts |
26 sts |
| Work over neck sts only as follows: Next row: Purl | 44 sts |
46 sts |
50 sts |
52 sts |
| Continue in stockinette st, decreasing 1 st at both ends of each row, until there remain | 32 sts |
34 sts |
38 sts |
40 sts |
| Bind off loosely. This completes back neck facing. | ||||
| For front neck facing, with No. 5 needles, cast on loosely | 32 sts |
34 sts |
38 sts |
40 sts |
| Work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends of each row, until there are | 44 sts |
46 sts |
50 sts |
52 sts |
| On next k row, continue across sts of left shoulder. There are on needle | 66 sts |
70 sts |
75 sts |
78 sts |
| Following row: Purl | 66 sts |
70 sts |
75 sts |
78 sts |
| Then continue across sts of right shoulder. | ||||
| There are on needle | 88 sts |
94 sts |
100 sts |
104 sts |
| Work straight for | 7½" |
7½" |
8" |
8" |
| Inc 1 st at end of each row, until there are | 94 sts |
100 sts |
106 sts |
112 sts |
| Cast on 5 sts at end of next 2 rows. There are on needle | 104 sts |
110 sts |
116 sts |
122 sts |
| This completes armhole shaping. Work remainder of Front to correspond with Back. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | ||||
| SLEEVES … With right side facing and No. 5 needles, pick up along armhole edge | 88 sts |
88 sts |
92 sts |
92 sts |
| Work in stockinette st for | 3" |
3" |
3½" |
3½" |
| Dec 1 st at both ends of next row and every 6th row thereafter until there remain | 52 sts |
52 sts |
56 sts |
56 sts |
| Work straight until sleeve measures in all | 20" |
20" |
20½" |
20½" |
| Change to No. 3 needles and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 inches. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | ||||
| Block to measurements given. Sew underarm and sleeve seams in one continuous seam. Turn under front and back facings and whip loosely in place. Reinforce ends of crew neck with tape, if desired. | ||||
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