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Size 1 year
Sizes 3 and 5 years in parentheses

MATERIAL:
3 (4-5) skeins light weight Knitting Worsted (2 oz. skein), or
3 (4-5) balls Sportyarn Half Nylon and Half Wool (2 oz. ball)
1 pair knitting needles each No. 3 and No. 5
1 jacket zipper 12 (14-16) inch. long

GAUGE: 6 sts. = 1 inch

PATTERN:
1st row: * K2, P2, repeat from * across row, end K2, P1.
Repeat this row for entire sweater.

BACK:
Cast on 64 (68-72) sts. with No. 3 needles and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 1½ inch. Incr. 3 sts. (all sizes) at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 5 needles and pattern. With 67 (71-75) sts. work even until the entire piece measures 8 (9-10) inch. or any des. length to underarm. Bind off for armhole at the beg. of the next 2 rows 3 (4-4) sts., at the beg. of the next 2 rows 2 sts. (57 (59-63) sts. left). Work even for 5 (5½-5¾) inch. from the first binding off. Bind off for shoulders at the beg. of the next 6 (6-4) rows 6 (6-10) sts., rem. 21 (23-23) sts. bind off for neck.

FRONT:
Cast on 31 (35-37) sts. with No. 3 needles and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 1½ inch., keeping the 3 (3-5) center front sts. in seed st. for border throughout the entire front. Incr. 3 (3-3) sts. at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 5 needles and pattern. With 34 (38-40) sts. work even until the entire piece measures like back to underarm. Bind off at the beg. of the next row at underarm edge 3 (4-4) sts. and at the beg. of the next row at same edge 2 sts. (29 (32-34) sts. left). Work even for 3½ (4-4¼) inch. from the first binding off. Bind off for neck 7 (10-10) sts. at center edge and then always 2 sts. at neck edge until 18 (18-20) sts. are left over. Work as high as back and bind off for shoulder at armhole edge 6 (6-10) sts. 3 (3-2) times. Work the other front to correspond.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 32 (36-40) sts. with No. 3 needles and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 1½ inch. Incr. 3 (3-3) sts. at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 5 needles and pattern. Incr. 1 st. at the beg. and at the end of every 6th row until 45 (49-51) sts. are on needle. Work even until the entire sleeve measures 8½ (9½-10½) inch. of any des. length to underarm. Bind off at the beg. of the next 2 rows 3 (4-4) sts. Decr. 1 st. at the beg. of each row until cap measures 2 (2½-2¾) inch. Decr. 1 st. at the beg. and end of every 4th row 2 (2-3) times. Bind off 2 sts. at the beg. of the next 6 rows. Bind off rem. sts. Work the other sleeve to correspond.

FINISHING:
Sew up side, shoulder and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Collar: Wrong side facing you with No. 3 needles pick up and K53 (57-59) sts. around the neck and work in pattern for 2 (2½-2½) inch., keeping the first and last 3 sts. on needle in seed st. for border. Work 3 rows seed st. and bind off loosely K as K and P as P. Sew zipper in place and block to size.