Man's Sweater Pattern #33 | Size 38-40

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This free pattern originally published in: 
Doreen Knitting #103, Sweaters Scandinavian Designs

Requirements:

YARN: Knitting Worsted: Main Color — 18 oz. Design Color: 6 oz. white.
NEEDLES: 1-pr. each No. 2 and No. 5 single pointed. 1-set No. 2 double pointed.
CHART

GAUGE: 5 ½-sts to an inch. 6 ¼ rows to an inch.

BACK: Using the #2 needles and the main color, cast on 107 sts. Work in ribbing of knit 1, purl 1, for 3 ½ inches. Now change to the #5 needles and follow the diagram. Decreases at the underarm are made by binding off the number of sts shown. In binding off always slip the first st. SHOULDERS: Bind off 29 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Place the remaining sts onto a stitch holder for the back of neck.

FRONT: Make the front the same as the back until you come to the shaping of the neck. Work over 32 sts and leave on the needle; place the next 27 sts onto a stitch holder to be held for the center of the neck; and the remaining 32 sts onto a 2nd st holder for shoulder. Now continue on the first 32 sts, making decreases as shown. Then work until the shoulder is completed. Bind off the remaining 29 sts. Place the sts of the 2nd st holder onto the needle and work the 2nd shoulder as shown in the chart.

SLEEVES: Using the #2 needles and the main color, cast on 48 sts and work in ribbing of knit 1, purl 1, for 3 inches. Increasing to 57 sts on the last row of ribbing. Now follow the diagram, making the increases as shown at each side of the sleeve. Make the decreases for the top of the sleeve by binding off at the beginning of each row the number of sts as shown. Then bind off the remaining sts.

FINISHING: Sew the shoulder and side seams. Sew sleeve seams and sew into armhole.

NECKBAND: Using the #2 dble pointed needles, pick up and knit 92 sts around the neck edge. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for ¾ inches. Now bind off loosely, knitting the knit sts, purling the purl sts.


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