Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 6 balls.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size).
Measurements: Bust—34 inches. Length from top of shoulder—22 inches. Length of sleeve, underarm seam—6½ inches.
Gauge: 13 sts make 2 inches; 12 rows make 1 inch.
Front. Starting at bottom, with No. 2 needles cast on 115 sts and k 1 row. Then work as follows: 2nd row: P 3, * k 13, p 3. Repeat from * across. 3rd row: K across. Repeat these last 2 rows once. 6th row: P 3, * O, p 1, (k 2, p 1) 4 times, O, p 3. Repeat from * across. 7th row: K 3, * k 2, (p 2, k 1) 4 times, k 4. Repeat from * across. 8th row: P 3, * k 1, O, p 1, (k 2, p 1) 4 times, O, k 1, p 3. Repeat from * across. 9th row: K 3, * k 3, (p 2, k 1) 4 times, k 5. Repeat from * across. 10th row: P 3, * k 2, O, p 1, (k 2, p 1) 4 times, O, k 2, p 3. Repeat from * across. 11th row: K 3, * k 4, (p 2, k 1) 4 times, k 6. Repeat from * across. 12th row: P 3, * k 3, O, p 1, (k 2, p 1) 4 times, O, k 3, p 3. Repeat from * across. 13th row: K 3, * k 5, (p 2, k 1) 4 times, k 7. Repeat from * across. 14th row: P 3, * k 4, p 1, (k 2, p 1) 4 times, k 4, p 3. Repeat from * across. 15th row: K 3, * k 4, (slip 1, k 2 tog., p.s.s.o.) 4 times, k 8. Repeat from * across. These last 14 rows constitute the pattern. Repeat pattern 3 more times. Change to No. 1 needles and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 1 inch. Change to No. 2 needles and repeat pattern 11 more times. Then on next row, work across 1st 35 sts, bind off 45 sts (thus starting neck shaping), work over remaining 35 sts. Hereafter work over these last 35 sts only until 2 patterns have been completed. Bind off. Attach thread at neck edge and work opposite side to correspond.
Neck Band. With right side of work toward you and No. 1 needles pick up 106 sts around neck edge and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 1 inch. Bind off loosely.
Back. Work as for Front, omitting neck shaping. Bind off.
Neck Band. With right side of work toward you, with No. 1 needles pick up 45 sts across the 3 center patterns at neck edge and work in ribbing for 1 inch. Bind off loosely.
Sleeves. Starting at bottom, with No. 1 needles cast on 90 sts. Work in ribbing for 1 inch, increasing 9 sts at equal distances apart on last row (99 sts). Change to No. 2 needles and work in pattern as for Front until there are 6 patterns in all. Bind off.
Sew up underarm seams to within 7½ inches of shoulders. Sew up shoulder seams. Sew up sleeves seams and sew sleeves in.
