Chapter XXXVIII: Two More Sweaters

CHILD’S KNITTED SWEATER[R]

Size 6 to 8 years

7 balls colored Shetland floss, 1 ball white. 1 pair
knitting needles No. 7.

_Body._ With colored floss cast on 72 stitches (16
inches), knit 6 ribs (12 rows), drop floss temporarily;
with white knit 1 rib and fasten off; pick up colored
floss and knit 5 ribs; join white and knit 1 rib,
fasten off; with colored floss knit 50 ribs. Work
should now measure about 16 inches from beginning.
Cast on 50 stitches at each side for sleeves and knit
22 ribs. On next row knit 77 stitches and slip on to
a spare needle, bind off 18 stitches for neck, knit
remaining 77 stitches and knit back. Increase one
stitch at neck every other rib 12 times, bind off the
50 sleeve stitches and on the remaining 39 stitches
knit 15 ribs even, ending the last row at front
opening; slip these stitches on to the spare needle and
knit the other front to correspond, ending the last row
at underarm. Knit stitches from both fronts (78) on to
one needle and knit even for 35 rows, then work border
as on back; bind off loosely on wrong side.

_Cuff._ Working with colored floss from wrong side pick
up 35 stitches around wrist and knit 4 ribs, with white
knit 1 rib, with colored floss knit 5 ribs, with white
1 rib, with colored floss 2 ribs; bind off loosely on
wrong side. Sew up sleeves and underarm seams, turn
back cuff.

_Collar._ With colored floss cast on 56 stitches and
knit 2 ribs, with white knit 1 rib, with colored floss
knit 5 ribs, with white knit 1 rib, with colored floss
knit 22 ribs. Next row knit 18 stitches and slip on
to a spare needle, bind off 20 stitches for neck;
on remaining 18 stitches knit left side of collar,
increase one stitch at neck every other rib 11 times,
working border as in back after 13th rib from neck;
bind off on wrong side and knit other side of collar to
correspond.

_Sash._ With colored floss cast on 15 stitches and knit
6 ribs, with white knit 1 rib, with colored floss knit
5 ribs, with white knit 1 rib, with colored floss knit
34 inches and then work border as at other end. Cut
white floss in strands 4 inches long; knot 2 strands in
each stitch and tie all together one inch from end of
sash, to form a tassel. Attach sash to underarm seams
with pearl buttons. Lace front with a ribbon tie.

LADY’S KNITTED SWEATER[S]

27 balls colored Germantown, 1 ball white. 1 pair
knitting needles No. 5.

This sweater is knitted crosswise in plain stitch.
(Garter stitch.) The stars mean to repeat the
directions between them.

_Back._ Cast on 120 stitches (24 inches), *knit 5 ribs
even; in 6th rib decrease 1 stitch at each side; repeat
from *4 times, then decrease every 10th rib each side
6 times; knit 10 ribs even, or until piece measures 20
inches at side. Bind off 6 stitches at each side for
armholes, then decrease one stitch every other rib 6
times—12 stitches, in all, decreased for each armhole.
The 74 stitches now left on needle should not measure
more than 15 inches; knit 18 ribs even. *In next row
leave 5 stitches at end of needle, turn and knit to
within 5 stitches at other end, turn, thus working
back and forth, each time leaving 5 stitches more than
before at end of needle on both sides until only 34
stitches are worked over, then knit 2 ribs over the
entire 74 stitches on needle and bind off.

_Front._ Cast on 80 stitches and knit 10 ribs even;
keep front edge straight and decrease at other side one
stitch every 6th rib 6 times, then decrease at same
side every 10th rib 6 times. Work even until front
is as long as back at underarm seam (68 stitches on
row, which should measure 13½ inches). Bind off 10
stitches at sloped side for armhole, then decrease
at same side one stitch every rib in each of the
following 10 ribs. From now on keep edge straight at
armhole and decrease one stitch at neck in each of the
following 20 ribs. *In next rib bind off 6 stitches at
armhole for shoulder and decrease one stitch at neck
as before; repeat from 3 times and fasten off. Mark
out on the finished front the places for buttons (on
2d, 20th and 38th rib from neck) and on second front
make buttonholes in corresponding places, as follows:
beginning from front edge knit 5 stitches, bind off 4
stitches, knit to end of row; on next row cast on 4
stitches opposite those bound off. Sew up shoulder seam
over 24 stitches.

_Sleeves._ Cast on firmly 18 stitches and knit 1 row,
then cast on 3 stitches at beginning of each needle
until there are 78 stitches in row (30 stitches added
at each side). Knit 8 ribs even, then decrease one
stitch at each side every 5th rib 14 times. There
will then be 50 stitches on row, which should measure
10 inches across. Knit even until sleeve measures 16
inches at underarm seam. Now increase one stitch in
center of row every 3d rib 3 times; knit 2 ribs even
and bind off on wrong side. Sew up underarm seams and
place buttons as shown in illustration.

_Pockets._ Cast on 30 stitches and knit even for 20
ribs; in following row knit 10 stitches, bind off 10
stitches, knit to end of row; next row cast on 10
stitches opposite those bound off; knit 4 ribs even
and then bind off the 10 center stitches for second
opening; next row cast on 10 stitches at center as
before; knit 12 ribs even. Decrease by knitting 2d and
3d stitches together in beginning of every row (thus
narrowing at both sides) until there are 10 stitches
left; knit 8 ribs even, then decrease again at each
side until only 1 stitch is left; fasten off. Using
white yarn and a crochet hook, make a slip stitch in
each stitch on edge of strap, as shown in illustration.
Slip the tab through the strap opening and fasten point
down with a button.

_Collar._ With colored Germantown cast on 66 stitches
and knit 2 ribs; in next row knit 6 stitches, turn and
knit back to edge (outer edge of collar), turn, knit
12 stitches, turn and work back to edge; continue in
this way, each time knitting 6 more stitches off needle
at one side and at other side always knitting back
to edge, until all the 66 stitches are again worked
in a row. Knit straight for 65 ribs, or until collar
measures 13 inches at inner edge; knit to within 6
stitches of end of row at inner edge, turn and knit
back to outer edge, turn, knit to within 12 stitches
of inner edge, turn and work back to outer edge;
continue in this way until only 6 stitches are knitted
from outer edge, work back and then knit 2 ribs on the
entire 66 stitches. Join white, knit 10 ribs even and
bind off on wrong side. Pick up the 66 stitches cast
on at beginning of collar and make second border like
first, having both borders bound off on same side.

_Belt._ With colored Germantown cast on 22 stitches
and knit straight for 31 inches; on next rib make 2
buttonholes of 4 stitches each, 3 stitches from each
end; knit 4 ribs even and bind off on wrong side.