8 Hanks of Columbia Floss
2 Celluloid Needles No. 5
Cast on 75 stitches for the back and knit plain. Work 75 ribs (2 rows
form a rib) then increase 1 stitch at each end every other row until
there are 91 stitches on the needle. Now cast on 65 stitches at each end
for sleeves, work 30 ribs, slip the first 95 stitches off on an extra
needle, bind off the next 31 stitches for the neck and on the remaining
95 start the front.
Front: Work 6 ribs for the shoulder, now increase 3 stitches every other
row towards the neck until there are 110 stitches on the needle, work 23
ribs on this length, now bind off 65 stitches for the sleeves. Then
decrease 1 stitch every other row towards the armhole until 37 stitches
remain; work 75 ribs this length and bind off. Work 2nd front to
correspond. Use the yarn double for the collar and cuffs. Pick up 50
stitches at the end of the sleeves for the cuffs, and work 17 ribs, bind
off loosely. Sew up the underarm and sleeves. Pick up the stitches
around the bottom of the sweater, work 14 ribs, bind off. Pick up the
stitches in the right front, work 6 ribs and on the next row work
buttonholes as follows. Knit 4 stitches* bind off 3 stitches, knit 15
stitches, repeat from * until you have 7 buttonholes. On the next row
cast on 3 more stitches over the bound-off stitches, work 6 ribs more,
bind off. Work border on left front omitting buttonholes. For the collar
cast on 23 stitches, work 68 ribs, bind off, sew on to sweater leaving ½
the border extending beyond the collar each side.