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Best Pal Cardigan Pattern #1279
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This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #189, America at Work and Play 
9 o'clock wonder ... the all-day cardigan a busy girl wants. Lovely waffle-front knit, long smart sleeves to keep you warm.
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART SWEATER WOOL (1 oz. balls). Size 14—14 balls. Size 16—15 balls. Size 18—16 balls. Size 20—17 balls.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 4 and 1 pair No. 6.
7 buttons.
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING: |
14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
| Bust | 33" |
35" |
37" |
39" |
| Width across back at underarm | 17" |
17½" |
18" |
19½" |
| Width across each front at underarm | 8" |
9" |
9¾" |
10" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 22" |
22½" |
23" |
23½" |
| Side seam | 15" |
15½" |
15½" |
16" |
| Sleeve seam | 18" |
18" |
18½" |
18½" |
| Across sleeve at upperarm | 13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch. |
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| Sizes | 14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
| BACK … With No. 4 needles cast on | 92 tss |
92 sts |
96 sts |
104 sts |
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches, increasing on last row |
2 sts |
4 sts |
2 sts |
4 sts |
| Change to No. 6 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all | 15" |
15½" |
15½" |
16" |
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 5 sts |
5 sts |
5 sts |
7 sts |
Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain |
72 sts |
74 sts |
76 sts |
80 sts |
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping |
7" |
7" |
7½" |
7½" |
| Bind off for shoulder | 22 sts |
23 sts |
24 sts |
25 sts |
| Bind off loosely for back of neck | 28 sts |
28 sts |
28 sts |
30 sts |
Bind off for other shoulder the remaining |
22 sts |
23 sts |
24 sts |
25 sts |
LEFT FRONT … With No. 4 needles cast on |
44 sts |
48 sts |
52 sts |
52 sts |
1st row: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across to last 6 sts, k 6 (front border). 2nd row: K 6 (front border), * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows alternately, until ribbing measures 3 inches, increasing on last row |
2 sts |
3 sts |
4 sts |
4 sts |
| Change to No. 6 needles and work as follows. starting at underarm edge: 1st row: | p 1, k 8 |
k 4 |
p 1, k 8 |
p 1, k 8 |
then * p 2, k 8. Repeat from * across to last 7 sts, p 1, k 6. |
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2nd row: K 8, * p 6, k 4. Repeat from * across to last |
2 sts |
3 sts |
2 sts |
2 sts |
| then | k 2 |
p 3 |
k 2 |
k 2 |
| 3rd row: | k 1 |
k 2, p 2, k 2 |
k 1 |
k 1 |
| then * p 2, k 4, p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across, ending with k 7. | ||||
4th row: K 6, p 2, * k 2, p 2, k 2, p 4. Repeat from * across to last |
2 sts |
3 sts |
2 sts |
2 sts |
| then | p 2 |
k 2, p 1 |
p 2 |
p 2 |
| 5th row: | k 3 |
p 2, k 6 |
k 3 |
k 3 |
then * p 4, k 6. Repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k 9. |
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6th row: K 6, p 4, * k 2, p 8. Repeat from * across to last |
6 sts |
9 sts |
6 sts |
6 sts |
| then | k 2, p 4 |
p 8, k 1 |
k 2, p 4 |
k 2, p 4 |
| 7th row: Same as 5th row. 8th row: Same as 4th row. 9th row: Same as 3rd row. 10th row: Same as 2nd row. These 10 rows constitute pattern. Work in pattern until piece measures in all | 15" |
15½" |
15½" |
16" |
To Shape Armhole: Starting at underarm edge bind off once |
3 sts |
5 sts |
6 sts |
6 sts |
Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row until there remain |
39 sts |
40 sts |
42 sts |
43 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures 5½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending at front edge. To shape neck, starting at front edge, bind off | 17 sts |
17 sts |
18 sts |
18 sts |
| Work straight in pattern over remaining | 22 sts |
23 sts |
24 sts |
25 sts |
until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping |
7" |
7" |
7½" |
7½" |
Bind off. |
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RIGHT FRONT … Work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 2 sts in from front edge when piece measures |
1½" |
2" |
2" |
1" |
| and measuring from 1st buttonhole every | 3¼" |
3¼" |
3¼" |
3½" |
thereafter until 6 buttonholes in all are made—to make a buttonhole, on 1 row bind off 2 sts and on next row cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. |
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| SLEEVES … With No. 4 needles cast on | 60 sts |
60 sts |
64 sts |
64 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3½ inches, decreasing 4 sts evenly across last row. There remain | 56 sts |
56 sts |
60 sts |
60 sts |
Change to No. 6 needles and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends when piece measures 4½ inches in all and thereafter every |
10th row |
9th row |
9th row |
8th row |
| until there are on needle | 72 sts |
74 sts |
78 sts |
80 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures in all | 18" |
18" |
18½" |
18½" |
To shape top, bind off at beginning of next 2 rows |
5 sts |
6 sts |
6 sts |
7 sts |
Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain |
40 sts |
40 sts |
42 sts |
42 ss |
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row until there remain | 16 sts |
16 sts |
18 sts |
18 sts |
Bind off. |
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Block pieces to measurements given. Sew shoulder seams. |
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| NECKBAND … With right side facing and No. 4 needles, pick up along entire neckline | 84 sts |
84 sts |
88 sts |
88 sts |
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, making a buttonhole in line with previous buttonholes when band measures ½ inch. Continue until band measures ¾ inch. Bind off loosely in ribbing. |
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Sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in. Sew on buttons. |
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