Materials:
=3 Hanks LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 1 Pair Knitting Needles, No. 4.=
Directions:
=Back=: Cast on 66 sts., k. 3, p. 3 for 8 inches. Then garter (or rib)
sts. until sweater measures 14 inches from bottom. Add 55 sts. at each
end for sleeves. Knit until sleeve measures 4 inches. This finishes
back.
=Front=: Knit 80 sts., bind off the next 16 sts. for neck, slip the 80
sts. just knitted on a spare needle, and on the remaining 80 sts. knit
one front after the following directions: Knit 4 ribs or 8 rows, then
add 1 st. at the neck end every other row until there are as many ribs
on front of sleeve as on the back. Bind off 55 sts. that were added for
sleeve, knit 2 inches more, still increasing at front. Slip these sts.
on a spare needle, take the first 80 sts. from needle, and knit the
same.
Now take all the sts. on needle, knit as long as back down to the
purling. On last row decrease to 66 sts., then k. 3, p. 3 for 8 inches,
bind off.
=Collar=: Cast on 50 sts. with white yarn, knit in garter st. for 1
inch, change to color yarn and knit 3 ribs, change to white yarn, knit 3
inches, then all colored until collar is 6 inches long. Knit 17 sts.,
bind off 16 sts., and on the remaining 17 sts. knit after the following
directions: Knit 4 ribs, then decrease 1 st. at neck end every other row
until 4 sts. are left. Bind off. Make the other side the same. Sew on
sweater.
=Cuffs=: Pick up sts. on end of sleeve, k. 3, p. 3 for 3 inches, bind
off.
[Illustration:
=Child’s Open Sweater=
]
Directions for
CHILD’S OPEN SWEATER