Size 3 yr. — Scale: 7 ½ sts to 1 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles—14 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles—14 in.
1 Size 3 Steel Crochet Hook
Gold Medal Fingering Yarn (A Jack Frost Product)—4 1-oz. Skeins
BACK: With No. 3 Needles cast on 82 sts. P 1 row, K 1 row for 6 rows. K 1 row on wrong side for turning ridge. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 8 in. from turning ridge. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 4 ½ in. from underarm. Bind off 10 sts at beginning of each of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining sts.
FRONT: Work same as back until piece measures ½ in. from underarm. Work over 35 sts. Place on st-holder. On remaining 35 sts, work even until piece measures 3 in. from underarm. Keeping armhole edge even, bind off 9 sts at neck edge once, then 2 sts every other row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 4 ½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 10 sts every other row twice. Work other side to correspond.
Sew shoulder and underarm seams. Work 1 row of s c around front opening, working 3 loops for buttonholes on left side.
SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 46 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 ½ in. Change to No. 3 Needles and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at each end on the 10th and every 6th row thereafter to 66 sts. Work even until piece measures 10 ½ in. from lower edge, or desired length to underarm. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 3 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 18 sts remain. Bind off. Sew sleeve seams.
Sew sleeves in place.
POCKETS: With No. 3 Needles cast on 20 sts. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 3 in. Bind off.
Work 1 row of s c around entire pocket. Sew to left side as illustrated.
COLLAR: With No. 3 Needles, on wrong side of garment, pick up 66 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at each end every other row 12 times. Bind off 10 sts at beginning of each of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining sts.
Work 1 row of s c around entire collar, working 3 sts in each corner st.
Other great patterns from Sweaters for Boys and Girls, Jack Frost Volume 46:
Knitting Patterns
Girl's V Neck Pullover
Boy's Striped Pullover
Tennis Pullover
Boy's or Girl's Pullover
Striped Pullover I
Girl's Cardigan I
Boy's Pullover
Boy's Sport Shirt I
Boy's or Girl's Cardigan
Boy's Sport Shirt II
Girl's Cardigan II
Striped Yoke Pullover
Girl's Pullover I
Matching Cardigan
Girl's Pullover II
Girl's Classic Blouse
Fingering Yarn Pullover
Garter Stitch Yoke Pullover
Boy's Sport Shirt III
Striped Pullover II
Cable Stitch Sleeveless Pullover
Ribbed Sleeveless Pullover
Crew Neck Sleeveless Pullover
Sport Cardigan
Speed Knit Ribbed Blouse
Speed Knit Yoke Blouse
Speed Knit Smocked Blouse
Raglan Sleeve Windbreaker
Crew Neck Pullover I
Boy's Cardigan
Classic Pullover
Crew Neck Sport Sweater
Classic Cardigan
Crew Neck Pullover II
V Neck Sport Sweater
V Neck Sleeveless Pullover
Willow Yarn Cardigan
Willow Yarn Cable Cardigan I
Willow Yarn Cable Cardigan II
Boy's or Girl's Striped Pullover
Box Cardigan
Crew Neck Pullover III