V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-100

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V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-100

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 10 skeins (2 oz. skeins) for size 38; 11 skeins for sizes 40 and 42; 12 skeins for size 44.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes
38
40
42
44
Chest
38"
40"
42"
44"
Length from top of shoulder
25"
25½"
25½"
26"
Length from underarm to lower edge
16½"
16½"
16½"
16½"
Length of sleeve, underarm seam
22"
22"
22½"
22½"
GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
38
40
42
44
BACK … With No. 3 needles, cast on
104 sts
110 sts
116 sts
122 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 12 inches.
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
5 sts
5 sts
6 sts
7 sts
Dec. 1 st at end of each row, until there remain
88 sts
92 sts
96 sts
100 sts
Work straight, until piece measures, in all
24½"
25"
25"
25½"
To shape shoulders, bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
8 sts
Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows
7 sts
7 sts
8 sts
9 sts
Bind off loosely for back of neck the remaining 32 sts.
FRONT … Work exactly as for Back, until armhole shaping is completed and there remain on needle
88 sts
92 sts
96 sts
100 sts
With right side toward you, knit
43 sts
45 sts
47 sts
49 sts
Bind off 2 sts (to start neck shaping); knit across re­maining sts. Turn and work over the last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at neck edge every 3rd row 15 times.
Work over remaining
28 sts
30 sts
32 sts
34 sts
until armhole measures same as back armhole.
To shape shoulder, bind off at armhole edge every other row twice
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
8 sts
Bind off at armhole edge, twice,
7 sts
7 sts
8 sts
9 sts
SLEEVES … With No. 3 needles, cast on
54 sts
54 sts
56 sts
58 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3½ inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st at both ends after the 1st inch and every 5th row thereafter, until there are
90 sts
90 sts
98 sts
98 sts
Work straight, until piece measures
22"
22"
22½"
22½"
To shape top, bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row, until 18 sts remain. Bind off.
NECKBAND … With No. 3 needles, cast on
148 sts
150 sts
150 sts
152 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Press Band to measure
24½"
25"
25"
25½"
   Block pieces to measurements given. Sew underarm, shoulder and sleeve seams. Whip band to neckline, making seam at center front to insure band's lying flat. Sew in sleeves.
V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-100