Chapter 8: Boy’s Slipover Sweater

(Without sleeves or collar—See Frontispiece and Figs. 39 and 40.)

=Quantity of Yarn Required.=

6 ounces of four-fold yarn.

=Rake.=

No. 2 (⅜ inch—¾ inch) makes a very good sweater.

No. 3 (⅜ inch—⅝ inch) makes a closer sweater.

=Stitches.=

Triple stitch for the bands at the bottom of sweater and double stitch for the body part, as described in Chapter 2.

DIRECTIONS.

Study Figs. 39 and 40 carefully and consult them as you follow the directions given here. The back and front of the sweater are knitted in one piece.

=To Knit the Back of the Sweater (Fig. 39.)=

1. Cast stitches on about 80 nails, 40 in each row, as described in