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

Quantity of Yarn Required.

6 ounces of four-fold yarn.

Rake.

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

No. 3 (? inch—? 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 Chapter 2.

2. Knit 2½ inches of triple stitch. (See Chapter 2.)

3. Change from triple stitch to double stitch by winding rake and lifting the two lower threads over the upper thread and off the rake. (See section 2, Chapter 4.)

4. Knit 10½ inches double stitch. (See Chapter 2.)

5. Cast stitches off four nails at both end of knitting, A-A.

6. Knit 1¼ inches.

7. Cast stitches off two nails at each end of knitting, B-B.

8. Knit 1¼ inches.

9. Cast stitches off two more nails at each end, C-C.

10. Knit 2 inches.11. Cast stitches off twenty nails, ten nails in each row, directly in the center of the knitting to make the back of the neck. (See section 3, Chapter 4.)

The knitting is now in two parts and two balls of yarn must be used.

To Knit the Front of Sweater Refer to Fig. 40.

12. Knit the shoulders straight for 3 inches.

13. Then, to make the V neck, every time the yarn is wound toward the center, add one nail on each shoulder piece until the two parts of the knitting meet in the center at E.

14. Add two nails at C and B on both armholes.

15. Add four nails at A on both armholes.16. If the sweater is to be left open down the front for a few inches and laced with a cord, continue using the two balls of yarn, winding each from the side of the sweater to the center only and back to the side.

If the sweater is to be closed from the point E down, cut off one ball when the last winding brings it to the armhole at A. Continue knitting the full width of the front with the other ball.

17. Knit 10½ inches.

18. Change from the double stitch to triple stitch for the band by winding once across the rake and back to make three threads around each nail before lifting the lowest thread over the upper two and off.

19. Knit 2½ inches triple stitch, to correspond to the band at the bottom of the back of the sweater.

20. Cast knitting from the rake. (See section 5, Chapter 4.)

21. Take up the loose stitches at the beginning of the knitting at the lower edge of the back. (See section 6, Chapter 4.)

22. Sew up the under arm seams. (See section 7, Chapter 4.)

23. Crochet around the armholes and the neck with a single crochet stitch. If the neck has been left open down the front for a few inches, crochet around this opening, making loops for the cord lacing.

A man’s slipover sweater may be made in the same way by simply changing the measurements.