Joan Pullover Pattern #568

Size 10 Years

Materials: Chadwick's Red Heart Germantown Zephyr, 8 balls, (1 oz. balls) for main color, and 1 ball each of 3 contrasting colors, referred to in directions as A, B, and C.
Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).
2 buttons.

Gauge: 11 sts make 2 inches; 15 rows make 2 inches.

Back. Starting at bottom with No. 5 needles, and main color cast on 85 sts and work in moss st (on one row k 1, p 1; and on next row p over k, k over p) for 8 rows. Then work 2 rows in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row), attach color A, and continuing in stockinette st, * k 1 with color A, k 3 with main color. Repeat from * across. 12th row: P 1 A, * p 1 main, p 1 A. Repeat from * across. 13th row: K 2 main, * k 1 A, k 3 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color A. Continue in stockinette st with main color for 3 rows. Attach color B. 17th row: K 2 with main, k 3 with color B, * k 4 main, k 3 B. Repeat from * across. 18th row: P 4 main, * p 2 B, p 2 main, p 2 B, p 8 main. Repeat from * across. 19th row: * K 5 main, k 4 B, k 5 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color B. Attach color C. 20th row: P 2 with color C, * p 4 main, p 2 C, p 4 main, p 4 C. Repeat from * across. 21st row: * K 3 C, k 2 main, k 1 C, k 2 main, k 1 C, k 2 main, k 3 C. Repeat from * across. 22nd row: P 3 C, * p 2 main, p 1 C, p 2 main, p 1 C, p 2 main, p 6 C. Repeat from * across. 23rd row: * K 2 C, k 4 main, k 2 C, k 4 main, k 2 C. Repeat from * across. Break off color C. Attach color B. 24th row: P 5 main, * p 4 B, p 10 main. Repeat from * across. 25th row: K 4 main, * k 2 B, k 2 main, k 2 B, k 4 main. Repeat from * across. 26th row: P 2 main, * p 3 B, p 4 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color B. Continue in stockinette st with main color for 3 rows. Attach color A. 30th row: P 1 main, * p 1 A, p 3 main. Repeat from * across. 31st row: * K 1 main, k 1 A. Repeat from * across. 32nd row: P 3 main, * p 1 A, p 3 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color A. Continue in stockinette st with main color until piece measures 12 inches.

To Shape Armholes: Bind off 4 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows. Then dec. 1 st at end of each row until 66 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 5½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping. To shape shoulders, bind off 7 sts at beginning of each row until 24 sts remain. Bind off.

Front. Work exactly as for Back until there are 66 sts on needle. On next row k 1st 30 sts, then work in moss st across next 6 sts, k remaining 30 sts. Following row: P 30, (k 1, p 1) 3 times, turn (thus starting center front opening). Work the next 6 rows in stockinette st, keeping 6 sts at front opening in moss st. Then, on next row and every 6th row thereafter, make a buttonhole. (To make a buttonhole, starting at front opening, work 3 sts in moss st, bind off 2 sts, k 1; then, on next row, cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off) until 2 buttonholes are made. On next row, bind off 12 sts at neck edge once and 1 st at neck edge every other row 3 times. Work straight until piece measures 5½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping. To shape shoulder, bind off 7 sts at armhole edge 3 times. Attach yarn to base of front opening, cast on 6 sts and work opposite side to correspond, omitting buttonholes.

Sleeves. Starting at wrist with No. 4 needles, cast on 38 sts of main color and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 4 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and k across, making 8 increases at equal distances apart (46 sts). Continue in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends every inch until there are 62 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 13½ inches. To shape top of sleeve, bind off 4 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Then dec. 1 st at end of each row until 26 sts remain. Bind off.

Collar. With main color, cast on 75 sts and work in moss st for 6 rows, decreasing 1 st in last row. Hereafter, work in stockinette st, keeping the 1st and last 5 sts in moss st, working center 64 sts as follows: Attach color A. 7th row: * K 1 main, k 1 A, k 2 main. Repeat from * across. 8th row: * P 1 main, p 1 A. Repeat from * across. 9th row: * K 3 main, k 1 A. Repeat from * across. Break off color A. Continue in stockinette st with main color for 3 rows. Attach color B. 13th row: K 2 B, * k 4 main, k 3 B. Repeat from * across. 14th row: * P 1 main, p 2 B, p 2 main, p 2 B, p 7 main. Repeat from * across. 15th row: * K 2 main, k 4 B, k 8 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color B. Attach color C. 16th row: * P 3 main, p 2 C, p 4 main, p 4 C, p 1 main. Repeat from * across. 17th row: * K 2 main, k 1 C, k 2 main, k 1 C, k 2 main, k 6 C. Repeat from * across. 18th row: * P 2 main, p 1 C, p 2 main, p 1 C, p 2 main, p 6 C. Repeat from * across. 19th row: * K 3 main, k 2 C, k 4 main, k 4 C, k 1 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color C. Attach color B. 20th row: * P 2 main, p 4 B, p 8 main. Repeat from * across. 21st row: * K 1 main, k 2 B, k 2 main, k 2 B, k 7 main. Repeat from * across. 22nd row: * P 2 B, p 4 main, p 1 B. Repeat from * across. Break off color B. Continue in stockinette st with main color for 3 rows. Attach color A. 26th row: * P 2 main, p 1 A, p 1 main. Repeat from * across. 27th row: * K 1 A, k 1 main. Repeat from * across. 28th row: * P 1 A, p 3 main. Repeat from * across. Break off color A. 29th row: Work in pattern with main color. Bind off. Sew up underarm and shoulder seams. Sew up sleeve seams and sew sleeves in. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes. Sew base of center front opening in place. Sew collar around neck edge, so that 3 sts of front edges extend beyond collar.