Victory Girl Sweater Pattern #1278

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This free pattern originally published in: 
Spool Cotton #189, America at Work and Play
Victory Girl Sweater Pattern

The sweater that goes everywhere, does everything ... note that extra-smart turtle neck.

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK'S RED HEART SHETLAND FLOSS (1 oz. balls). Size 12—9 balls of main color. Size 14—10 balls of main color. Size 16—11 balls of main color. Size 18—12 balls of main color.
Also 1 ball each of 2 contrasting colors to be referred to in directions as A and B—main color to be M.
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"
Across back or front at underarm
15½"
16½"
17½"
18½"
Shoulder to lower edge
21"
21½"
22"
22½"
Length of side seam
14½"
14½"
15"
15"
Across sleeve at upperarm
11½"
12"
12"
13"
Sleeve seam
17½"
18"
18"
18½"

GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
12
14
16
18

FRONT … With No. 1 needles and main color, cast on
108 sts
116 sts
124 sts
128 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches, increasing 1 st at end of last row. Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece meas­ures in all
14½"
14½"
15"
15"

To Shape Armhole: Bind off at begin­ning of next 2 rows
4 sts
6 sts
7 sts
7 sts

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

93 sts
95 sts
101 sts
105 sts
Work straight until piece measures 1½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with a purl row. Now work pat­tern as follows: 1st row: With main color
k 7
k 8
k 11
k 13

drop main color. Attach a ball of A, * k 1 A (twist the 2 colors around each other once to prevent making a hole), drop A, pick up Main, k 12 Main, drop Main, pick up A. Repeat from * across, ending with Main
k 7
k 8
k 11
k 13
2nd row: With main color
p 6
p 7
p 10
p 12

* p 3 A, p 10 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main
p 6
p 7
p 10
p 12
3rd row: With main color
k 4
k 5
k 8
k 10

drop M. Attach a ball of B, * k 2 B, drop B, k 1 M, k 1 A, k 1 M, k 2 B, k 6 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main

k 4
k 5
k 8
k 10
4th row: With main color
p 4
p 5
p 8
p 10

* p 3 B, p 1 M, p 3 B, p 6 M. Repeat from * across, ending with Main   

p 4
p 5
p 8
p 10

Starting with 5th row follow chart to end of 11th row. 12th row: With main color p across. 13th row: With main color k across. 14th row: Same as 12th row.
15th to 25th rows incl: Repeat 1st to 11th rows incl. Then with main color work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
5"
5½"
5½"
5½"
To shape neck, work across first
29 sts
30 sts
33 sts
34 sts

Bind off loosely for front of neck the next

35 sts
35 sts
35 sts
37 sts

and finish row.
Turn and work over last set of sts only, until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
6½"
7"
7"
7½"

Bind off. Attach yarn at neck edge and work other side to correspond.
BACK … Cast on and work exactly as for Front, omitting pattern and neck shaping, and continuing straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
6½"
7"
7"
7½"
Bind off for shoulder

Bind off loosely for back of neck the next

29 sts
30 sts
33 sts
34 sts

Bind off remaining sts for other shoulder.
35 sts
35 sts
35 sts
37 sts

COLLAR … Sew up right shoulder. With right side facing, using main color and No. 1 needles, pick up all around neck edge
116 sts
116 sts
116 sts
128 sts

Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 1 inch. Change to No. 3 needles and continue in ribbing until collar measures 3 inches in all. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Sew up left shoulder (including Collar).

SLEEVES … With main color and No. 1 needles, cast on
68 sts
72 sts
72 sts
76 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches decreasing 8 sts evenly across last row. There remain
60 sts
64 sts
64 sts
68 sts

Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st increasing 1 st at both ends when piece measures 4 inches in all and thereafter every
10th row
10th row
10th row
9th row
until there are on needle
80 sts
84 sts
84 sts
92 sts
Work straight until piece measures in all
17½"
18"
18"
18½"
To shape top, bind off 5 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off 2 sts at begin­ning of next
4 rows
6 rows
6 rows
8 rows

Dec 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until there remain
38 sts
38 sts
38 sts
42 sts

Bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there remain
26 sts
26 sts
26 sts
34 sts
Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next
4 rows
4 rows
4 rows
6 rows

Bind off remaining 10 sts.

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