Girl's Pull Over Sweater Pattern #404

6 and (8) year old

REQUIREMENTS:
YARN: 10-ounces of 4-ply Knitting Worsted.
NEEDLES: 1-pr. #3 single pointed. 1-pr. #5 single pointed.
STITCH HOLDER

GAUGE: 6 sts to an inch.

PATTERN: ROW 1: Knit across row. ROW 2: Purl across row. ROW 3: Knit across row. ROW 4: Purl across row. ROW 5: K 5 (7) sts; * slip the next 2 sts on to a dble pt needle and hold in back of work, knit the next 2 sts, knit the 2 sts off the dble pt needle; k 6, repeat from * across row, ending with k 5 (7) sts. ROW 6: Purl across row. ROW 7: Knit across row. ROW 8: Purl across row. ROW 9: Knit across row. ROW 10: Purl across row. ROW 11: K 10 (12) sts; * slip the next 2 sts onto a dble pt needle and hold in back of work, knit the next 2 sts, knit the 2 sts off the dble pt needle; k 6, repeat from * across row, ending with k 10 (12) sts. ROW 12: Purl across row. Repeat these 12 rows for the pattern.

BACK: Using the #3 needles cast on 74 (80) sts, and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1½ (1¾) inches. Now change to the #5 needles and work in the above pattern until the piece measures 9 (9½) inches in all, or as long as you need up to the underarm. UNDERARM SHAPING: Bind off 4 (4) sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, (once at each side). Decrease 1 stitch at each side of the work every other row 6 (6) times Work even until the armhole measures 5½ (6) inches above the underarm. SHOULDERS: Bind off 5 (5) sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, bind off 6 (6) sts at the beginning of the next 4 rows. Bind off the remaining sts for the back of the neck.

FRONT: Work exactly as the back until the armhole measures 4 (4½) inches above the underarm bind off. NECK SHAPING AND SHOULDER: Work over 21 (22) sts; place the remaining sts onto a stitch holder. On the sts that are on the needle, decrease 1 stitch at the neck edge every other row 4 (5) times. When the armhole measures the same as the back. From the armhole edge bind off 5 sts once; 6 sts twice. Take 21 (22) sts from the armhole edge and place onto the needle. Tie yarn in at neck edge and work to correspond to other shoulder. Sts remaining on the st holder are for the center part of neck.

LONG SLEEVES: Using the #3 needles cast on 44 (44) sts and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 2¼ (2½) inches. Change to the #5 needles and working in the pattern for ½ inch. Increase 1 stitch at each side of the work. Working out the pattern, increase 1 stitch at each side of the work every inch until you have 62 sts on the needle. Work even until the piece measures 11 (12) inches in all, or as long as you need up to the underarm. UNDERARM SHAPING: Bind off 4 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Decrease 1 stitch at each side of the work every 3rd row, 8 times. Decrease 1 stitch at each side of the work every other row twice. Decrease 1 stitch at each side of the work every row 6 times. Bind off all sts. MAKE THE OTHER SLEEVE THE SAME WAY.

FINISHING: Sew one shoulder together. With the right side of the work facing you, pick up and knit 50 sts across the front of sweater; 24 sts across the back of sweater. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for ¾ inches. Bind off loosely. Sew 2nd shoulder. Sew seams at sides, sleeve seams, sew sleeves into armhole matching underarm seams.