Barclay Tartan Pullover Pattern

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Barclay Tartan Pullover Pattern

SIZES 12-14-16

MATERIALS:
Chadwick's Red Heart Sock and Sweater Yarn, 3 Ply, Art. E.255, Shrink and Stretch Resist, 5 skeins (1 oz. pull-out skeins) of Black and 1 skein of Oxford for Sizes 12 and 14; 6 skeins of Black and 2 skeins of Oxford for Size 16; 1 skein each of Yellow and White for all sizes.
Milwards “Phantom” Aluminum Knitting Pins or Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
Milwards “Phantom” Aluminum Double-pointed Sock Needles or Clark's O.N.T Plastic Double-pointed Sock Needles, 1 set No. 1 (2½ mm. size).
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2.

GAUGE:
Stockinette st—7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.
Pattern st—8 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:

Sizes  
12
14
16
Bust
32”
34”
36”
Width across back or front at underarm
16”
17”
18”
Width across back or front above armhole shaping
12½”
13¼”
14”
Length from shoulder to lower edge
18½”
19½”
20½”
Length of side seam
11½”
12”
12½”
Length of sleeve seam
4½”
4½”
5”
Width across sleeve at upperarm
12½”
13”
13½”
BACK … Starting at lower edge with Black and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on
112 sts
120 sts
128 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for
3”
3”
3½”
decreasing 1 st on last row.
Change to No. 3 knitting pins and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all
11½”
12”
12½”
To Shape Armholes: Bind off 7 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain
87 sts
93 sts
97 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping
7”
7½”
8”
To Shape Shoulders: Bind off
9 sts
7 sts
10 sts
at the beginning of next 6 rows. On Size 14 only, bind off 8 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Place on a stitch holder to be worked later for back of neck the remaining
33 sts
35 sts
37 sts
FRONT … Starting at lower edge with Black and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on
128 sts
136 sts
144 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for
3”
3”
3½”
decreasing 1 st on last row.

NOTE: Vertical stripes are omitted on chart, to be worked later in colors indicated by arrows on chart. When carrying unused yarn across, twist it around every other st, being careful not to pull yarn up too tightly.
Change to No. 3 knitting pins and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: On Sizes 14 and 16 only, with Black, knit
—
2 sts
1 st
on Size 16 only, p 1, k 4; on all sizes, attach a ball of Oxford, knit
3 sts
5 sts
5 sts
p 1, k 5, drop Oxford, * with Black, k 4, p 1, k 4, drop Black, with Oxford, k 5, p 1, k 5. Repeat from * 4 more times, drop Oxford, with Black, k 4, p 1, k 4, drop Black, with Oxford, k 5, p 1, knit
3 sts
5 sts
5 sts
on Sizes 14 and 16 only, with Black, knit
—
2 sts
4 sts
on Size 16 only, p 1, k 1.
2nd row: On Size 16 only, with Black, p 1, k 1; on Sizes 14 and 16 only, purl
—
2 sts
4 sts
On all sizes with Oxford, purl
3 sts
5 sts
5 sts
k 1, p 5, drop Oxford, * with Black p 4, k 1, p 4, drop Black, with Ox­ford, p 5, k 1, p 5. Repeat from * 4 more times, drop Oxford, with Black, p 4, k 1, p 4, drop Black, with Ox­ford, p 5, k 1, purl
3 sts
5 sts
5 sts
drop Oxford, on Sizes 14 and 16 only, with Black, purl
—
2 sts
4 sts
on Size 16 only, k 1, p 1.
Starting with the 3rd row on chart for Ladies Pullover below, work in pattern following chart across. Chart shows one half of each row. To com­plete row, omit center st and follow chart back to beginning, working knit and purl sts as established. Continue to follow chart until top of chart is reached. Then repeat from A to B until piece measures in all
11½”
12”
12½”
To Shape Armholes: Bind off 8 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Keep­ing continuity of pattern, dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain
99 sts
105 sts
111 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending with wrong side facing
4¾”
5¼”
5½”
To Shape Neck: Work across
60 sts
64 sts
68 sts
place the last
21 sts
23 sts
25 sts
just worked on to a stitch holder to be worked later. Work across the last
39 sts
41 sts
43 sts
only, decreasing 1 st at neck edge on next row and every other row there­after until there remain
32 sts
34 sts
36 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending at armhole edge
7”
7½”
8”
To Shape Shoulder: Bind off
8 sts
8 sts
9 sts
at the beginning of next row
4 times
3 times
4 times
On Size 14 only, work one more row, then bind off 10 sts.

Attach yarn where sts were divided and work other side to correspond, re­versing shapings.
SLEEVES … Starting at lower edge with Black and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on
90 sts
94 sts
98 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1 inch.      
Change to No. 3 knitting pins and work in stockinette st until piece meas­ures in all
4½”
4½”
5”

To Shape Top: Bind off 7 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until 36 sts remain. Bind off 2 sts at the beginning of each row until 20 sts remain. Bind off.
Sew shoulder seams.
NECKBAND … With right side facing, Black and double-pointed needles, pick up and k around entire neck edge, including sts on stitch holders
100 sts
104 sts
108 sts

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

VERTICAL STRIPES … With crochet hook and 2 strands of colors indicated by arrows on chart, make a row of chain st in each of the purled rib sts.

Block to measurements. Sew up side and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Darn in all ends securely on wrong side.
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