This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters 
MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 9 balls (1 oz. balls) for sizes 36 and 38; 10 balls for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| Chest | 36" |
38" |
40" |
42" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
25" |
25½" |
25½" |
| Width across back or front between shoulders | 15" |
16" |
17" |
18" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge | 17" |
17" |
17" |
17" |
| Gauge: (Ribbed Pattern) 8 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch. | ||||
| PATTERN STITCH … (A multiple of 4 sts, plus 2) 1st row: K 2, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: P 2, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 3rd, 4th and 5th rows: Repeat 1st, 2nd and 1st rows. 6th row: K across. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern. | ||||
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| BACK … With No. 1 needles cast on | 142 sts |
150 sts |
158 sts |
166 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for | 3½" |
all sizes |
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| Change to No. 3 needles and work in pattern stitch for | 13½" |
all sizes |
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| To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 4 sts |
all sizes |
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| Dec. 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 126 sts |
134 sts |
142 sts |
150 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping | 8" |
8" |
8½" |
8½" |
| Bind off loosely in ribbing. | All sizes |
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| FRONT … Work exactly as for Back. | All sizes |
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| Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions. Sew up shoulder seams, leaving an opening large enough for head. Sew up underarm seams. Make a small hem (2 ribs) on wrong side around both armholes, and sew with loose stitch. Turn down 1 pattern at center back neck edge, graduating to nothing at shoulders, and sew. Turn down 2 patterns at center front and sew in same manner. |
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