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Size 8 yr. — Scale: 7 ½ sts to 1 in.

1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles—14 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles—14 in.
Gold Medal Fingering Yarn (A Jack Frost Product)—6 1-oz. Skeins

BACK: With No. 3 Needles cast on 97 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 1 ½ in. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 12 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 3 times. Work even until piece measures 1 ½ in. from underarm, ending on right side. K 1 row on wrong side, * K 1 row, P 1 row for 5 rows. K 1 row on wrong side. Repeat from * until piece measures 5 in. from underarm. Continuing pattern, bind off 8 sts at beginning of each of next 6 rows. Change to No. 2 Needles and work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT: With No. 3 Needles cast on 54 sts. Keeping first 7 sts worked in garter st for buttonhole band to neck edge, work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, on remaining 47 sts; working first buttonhole on the 11th row and every 22nd row thereafter, as follows: K 2, bind off next 3 sts, K 2, work across row. On next row cast on 3 sts over the bound off sts. Last buttonhole is worked in neck band. When piece measures 1 ½ in. from lower edge, continuing buttonhole band, work remaining sts in stockinette st until piece measures 12 in. from lower edge. Keeping front edge even, bind off 7 sts at underarm edge once; decrease 1 st at underarm edge every other row 5 times, starting garter st ridge as given for back after the 3rd decrease at underarm. Work even in pattern until piece measures 3 ½ in. from underarm. Keeping armhole edge even, work over 7 sts, place on st-holder. Bind off 2 sts at neck edge every other row 4 times; decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 5 in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 8 sts at beginning of every other row 3 times. Work other side to correspond, omitting buttonholes.

Sew shoulder seams.

NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 97 sts from end to end of neckband, including sts which were placed on st-holder. Work as follows: (wrong side) K 7, K 1, P 1, over 73 sts, K 7. Row 2—K 7, P 1, K 1, over 73 sts, K 7. Repeat above 2 rows until 7 rows have been made in all. Work last buttonhole in 2nd row of neckband. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 3 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 18 sts across top of shoulder. Work back and forth in stockinette st, picking up 5 sts at end of each row until 78 sts have been picked up from end to end of armhole. Work 13 rows even. Decrease 1 st at each end of the next row and every 8th row thereafter until 11 decrease rows in all have been made. Work even until piece measures 12 ½ in. from underarm. Change to No. 2 Needles, decreasing to 52 sts at even intervals across row. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 ½ in. Bind off.

Sew underarm and sleeve seams.

Other great patterns from Sweaters for Boys and Girls, Jack Frost Volume 46:

Knitting Patterns

Girl's V Neck Pullover
Boy's Striped Pullover
Tennis Pullover
Boy's or Girl's Pullover
Striped Pullover I
Girl's Cardigan I
Boy's Pullover
Boy's Sport Shirt I
Boy's or Girl's Cardigan
Boy's Sport Shirt II
Girl's Cardigan II
Striped Yoke Pullover
Girl's Pullover I
Matching Cardigan
Girl's Pullover II
Girl's Classic Blouse
Fingering Yarn Pullover
Garter Stitch Yoke Pullover
Boy's Sport Shirt III
Striped Pullover II
Cable Stitch Sleeveless Pullover
Ribbed Sleeveless Pullover
Crew Neck Sleeveless Pullover
Sport Cardigan
Speed Knit Ribbed Blouse
Speed Knit Yoke Blouse
Speed Knit Smocked Blouse
Raglan Sleeve Windbreaker
Crew Neck Pullover I
Boy's Cardigan
Classic Pullover
Crew Neck Sport Sweater
Classic Cardigan
Crew Neck Pullover II
V Neck Sport Sweater
V Neck Sleeveless Pullover
Willow Yarn Cardigan
Willow Yarn Cable Cardigan I
Willow Yarn Cable Cardigan II
Boy's or Girl's Striped Pullover
Box Cardigan
Crew Neck Pullover III