MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 7 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 36; 8 balls for size 38; 9 balls for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| Chest | 36" |
38" |
40" |
42" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
25" |
26" |
26" |
| Width across back or front at shoulders | 13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge | 16" |
16" |
16½" |
16½" |
| Gauge: (Stockinette Stitch) 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch. | ||||
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| FRONT … With No. 1 needles cast on | 140 sts |
150 sts |
160 sts |
170 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for | 3½" |
3½" |
4" |
4" |
| Dec. evenly across next row | 14 sts |
16 sts |
20 sts |
22 sts |
| Change to No. 4 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) over remaining | 126 sts |
134 sts |
140 sts |
148 sts |
| Until piece measures, in all | 15" |
15" |
15½" |
15½" |
| To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 7 sts |
7 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
| Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows | 2 sts |
3 sts |
3 sts |
4 sts |
| Dec. 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 78 sts |
82 sts |
86 sts |
90 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures, in all | 19¾" |
19¾" |
20¼" |
20¼" |
| Next row: Work across | 32 sts |
34 sts |
35 sts |
37 sts |
| Bind off for neck shaping next | 14 sts |
14 sts |
16 sts |
16 sts |
| Work across remaining | 32 sts |
34 sts |
35 sts |
37 sts |
| Now work over the last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at neck edge every other row | 3 times |
all sizes |
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| Then dec. 1 st at neck edge every other row until there remain | 18 sts |
20 sts |
20 sts |
22 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping | 9½" |
9½" |
10" |
10" |
| To shape shoulders: Bind off at armhole edge, every other row, twice | 9 sts |
10 sts |
10 sts |
11 sts |
| Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond. | All sizes |
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| BACK … Work as for Front, omitting neck shaping, until armhole measures same as Front armhole. | All sizes |
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| To shape shoulders: Bind off at beginning of each row | 9 sts |
10 sts |
10 sts |
11 sts |
| until there remain | 42 sts |
42 sts |
46 sts |
46 sts |
| Bind off loosely for back of neck. | All sizes |
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| Sew up right shoulder. | All sizes |
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| NECK BAND … With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up along entire neck edge | 160 sts |
160 sts |
164 sts |
164 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1 inch. Bind off in ribbing. | All sizes |
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| Sew up left shoulder, including neck band. | All sizes |
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| ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up along entire armhole | 180 sts |
180 sts |
184 sts |
184 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1 inch. Bind off in ribbing. | All sizes |
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| Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions. Sew up underarm seams, including bands. |
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