Success Girl Sweater Pattern #1291

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Success Girl Sweater Pattern

The sweater most-likely-to-succeed anywhere … simple, charming and ideal for office work. Light weight wool for under suits

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY WOOL (¾ oz. balls). Size 12—9 balls. Sizes 14 and 16—10 balls. Size 18—11 balls.
Clark's O.N.T, Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 3.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

12
14
16
18
Bust
31"
33"
35"
37"
Width across back or front at underarm
15½"
16½"
17½"
18½"

Length from shoulder to lower edge

20"
20½"
21"
21½"
Side seam
13½"
13½"
14"
14"

Sleeve seam

3½"
4"
4"
4½"
Across sleeve at upperarm
12"
12½"
12½"
13½"

GAUGE: (Ribbing) 10 rows make 1 inch; (Pattern) 12 rows make 1¼ inches.

Sizes
12
14
16
18
FRONT … With No. 1 needles cast on
125 sts
131 sts
143 sts
149 sts
1st row: * P 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. Repeat these 2 rows alternately until piece measures 3 inches. Change to No. 3 needles and continue in ribbing until piece measures in all
13½"
13½"
14"
14"

To Shape Armholes: Bind off at begin­ning of next 2 rows

5 sts
5 sts
8 sts
8 sts

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

101 sts
107 sts
107 sts
113 sts
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with 2nd row of ribbing,
2"
2½"
2½"
3"

Change to No. 1 needles and work pat­tern yoke as follows: 1st row: (Right side) * P 1, inc 1 st in next st — to inc in p st, p and k in same st — inc 1 st in next st — to inc in k st, k in the front and in the back of the st — p 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, (O, p 1) 3 times; k 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. 3rd row: * P 2, (k 1, drop O off needle) 3 times; p 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 4th and 5th rows: Same as 2nd and 3rd rows. 6th row: * K 2, p 3 tog, k 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. 7th row: * P 2, k 1, p 1, inc 1 st in each of next 2 sts. Repeat from * across end­ing with p 2. 8th row: * K 2, p 1, k 2, (O, p 1) 3 times. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. 9th row: * P 2, k 1, p 2, (k 1, drop O off needle) 3 times. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 10th and 11th rows: Same as 8th and 9th rows. 12th row: * K 2, p 1, k 2, p 3 tog. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. These 12 rows constitute pat­tern. Repeat pattern once more.

To shape neck, work in pattern across
32 sts
35 sts
35 sts
38 sts

Bind off 37 sts for front of neck, work in pattern across remaining

32 sts
35 sts
35 sts
38 sts

Turn and work in pattern over last set of sts only until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with 6th row of pattern,

6½"
7"
7"
7½"

Bind off. Attach yarn at opposite side of neck edge and work to correspond.

BACK … Cast on and work as for Front, omitting neck shaping. When piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with 6th row of pattern,
6½"
7"
7"
7½"
bind off for shoulder
32 sts
35 sts
35 sts
38 sts

Insert a marker on needle, bind off next 37 sts for back of neck, insert another marker and bind off remaining sts for other shoulder.

BACK NECKBAND … With right side facing and No. 1 needles, pick up across back of neck between markers
49 sts
49 sts
53 sts
53 sts

Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

FRONT NECKBAND . . . With right side facing and No. 1 needles, pick up 81 sts around front of neck. Work as for Back Neckband.

SLEEVES … With No. 1 needles cast on
95 sts
101 sts
101 sts
107 sts
1st row: * P 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. Repeat these 2 rows alternately for 1 inch. Change to No. 3 needles and con­tinue in ribbing until piece measures
3½"
4"
4"
4½"

To shape top, bind off 6 sts at begin­ning of next 2 rows. Then bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there remain

67 sts
69 sts
69 sts
83 sts

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

59 sts
59 sts
59 sts
65 sts

Change to No. 1 needles and work in pattern as on Front Yoke until 6th row is completed. 7th row: P 3 tog, work in pattern across row to last 3 sts, p 3 tog. Work next 5 rows of pattern. 13th row: Dec as on 7th row. Work next 5 rows of pattern. 19th row: Bind off 4 sts, work in pattern across row to last 4 sts, p 4. 20th row: Bind off 4 sts; work in pattern across row. Work next 4 rows of pattern. 25th and 26th rows: Repeat 19th and 20th rows. Work next 4 rows of pattern. Work 2 rows in ribbing of p 2, k 1. Bind off remaining

35 sts
35 sts
35 sts
41 sts

Block to measurements given. Sew shoul­der, underarm and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves.