_as seen in color on our front cover_
[Illustration: uncaptioned]
SIZES:
Ladies’ Small, Medium, Large
Men’s Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD DAWN “SAYELLE”[1] or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED
3 (4, 4); 4, 4, 5—4 oz. skeins Fisherman
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT
IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 9 sts = 2 inches (pattern st, blocked). Directions are given for
ladies’ small size. Changes for medium and large are given in
parentheses. Men’s small, medium and large sizes are given in Bold Face
Type.
Width across back at underarm: 15 (17, 19); 19, 21, 23 inches. Width
across each front at underarm without front band: 7 (9, 9); 11, 11, 13
inches.
BACK: Cast on 68 (77, 86); 86, 95, 104 sts. 1st ROW (right side): P 2, K
1, P 2, * K 4, P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 2nd ROW: K 2, P
1, K 2, * P 4, K 2, P 1, K 2, repeat from * across row. 3rd ROW: P 2, K
1, P 2, * skip 1 st, K in front of next st but do not drop from needle,
K skipped st, drop both sts from needle, skip next st, K in back of next
st but do not drop from needle, K skipped st, drop both sts from needle,
P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 4th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. Repeat
last 4 rows for pattern until back measures 19 inches, or length desired
to underarm ending with 4th row of pattern. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5
sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every other row 3 (4, 5);
5, 6, 7 times—52 (59, 66); 66, 73, 80 sts. Continue in pattern until
armholes measure 7 (7½, 8); 8½, 9, 9½ inches above beg of armhole
shaping, ending on wrong side. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 7 (7, 8); 8, 9,
10 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 24 (31, 34); 34, 37, 40
sts for back of neck.
LEFT FRONT: Cast on 32 (41, 41); 50, 50, 59 sts. Work in pattern same as
back until same length as back to underarm, ending with same row as
back. SHAPE ARMHOLE AND NECK: Work armhole same as back; AT SAME TIME
dec 1 st at neck edge every row as follows: Ladies’ medium 4 times;
Men’s small size 10 times; Men’s medium size twice, Men’s large size 12
times; then for all sizes dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 10 (14,
15); 14, 19, 15 times; 14 (14, 16); 16, 18, 20 sts remain. Work even
until armhole measures same as back. SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 7 (7, 8);
8, 9, 10 sts at armhole edge twice.
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front, reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. BIAS BAND:
Make 2. Cast on 1 st. Work in garter st (K each row), inc 1 st at beg of
each row until 12 sts are on needle. NEXT ROW: Continuing in garter st,
dec 1 st at beg of row. NEXT ROW: Inc 1 st at beg of row. Repeat these 2
rows for 48 (50, 52); 54, 56, 58 inches, or to measure from center back
of lower edge to center back of neck. Dec 1 st at beg of each row until
all sts are dec. ARMHOLE BANDS: Work same as sweater bands for 16 (17,
18); 19, 20, 21 inches. Join short ends of sweater bands tog. With seams
at center back of neck and at center back of lower edge, sew band around
edge. Fold to wrong side, and sew in place. Sew armhole bands in
position in same manner.
[Illustration: CHART FOR KNITTED VEST
CHART FOR LEFT FRONT]
_illustrated on page 13_