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Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles

SCALE: 6½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn
Natural—5 2-oz. Balls; Green—2 2oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 2 Needles cast on 99 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increas­ing to 114 sts. Work in pattern as given on chart A, repeating between arrows twice, being sure to twist yarns when changing colors. When piece measures 12½ in. from lower edge, cont. pattern, bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 8 times. Work even in pattern until  piece measures 6½ in. from under­arm. Bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 2 Needles increasing to 37 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 4½ in. from underarm (2 rows after last pattern stripe). Work over 33 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 22 sts for front of neck. On remaining 33 sts, work 2 rows even, then decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 7 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of gar­ment, pick up 75 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in rib­bing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 47 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3½  in. Change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increasing to 59 sts. Work in pattern as given on chart B until piece measures 18 in. from lower edge. Bind off 5 sts at begin­ning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times, then every 4th row 3 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 21 sts remain. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew shoulder and underarm seams. Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.