DaffodilSweaterwithVestinColorKnitting

OriginallypublishedinNeedlecraftMagazine,August1925

Thismodelfitsafigure36to42inchesbustmeasure. Measurements:Lengthfromshouldertoloweredge,twenty one inches; length from neck to end of sleeve, nineteen inches;widtharoundbandatloweredge,fortyfourinches. With Shetland floss cast on 60 stitches for the left front, usingNilegreen,oranycolordesired. 1.Knit1,purl1,repeattotheendoftherow. 2.Purl1,knit1,repeattotheendoftherow. Repeat these two rows for 3 inches (in the model 28 rows wereworked). BodyPattern: 1.Knit6,purl6,repeattotheendoftherow. Repeatthisrow5times. 7.Purl6,knit6,repeattotheendoftherow. Repeatthisrow5times. These two rows constitute the pattern of the body of sweater. Repeat the last 12 rows 3 times, when the work should measure10inchesfromthecastonstitches. 49.Knit1andpurl1inthe1ststitch,thusincreasingastitch, workinthepatterntotheendoftherow. Workonerowwithoutincreasing. Repeat these two rows, keeping the pattern straight, 11 times more, when 12 stitches will have been added at one sideforthearmholecurve. 73.Caston45stitchesforthesleeve.(Therewillnowbe117stitchesontheneedle.)Knit1,purl1,repeat6times,knit 1,purl6,thenknit6andpurl6asusualtotheendoftherow. 74.Workinthebodypatternfor102stitches,knit1,*purl1,knit1,repeatfrom*totheendoftherow. Continuetoworkthe15edgestitchesofthesleeveinthismossstitchofknit1,purl1,alternately,andtherestofthe sweaterinthebodypatternfor58rows,whichwillbringtheworktotheshoulder.Placethestitchesonasafetypinora spareneedleandcaston60stitchesfortherightfront. Workexactlyasdescribedfortheleftfrontuntiltheunderarmcurveisreached. 49.Workinthepatternandincrease1stitchinthelaststitchoftherow. 50.Workwithoutincreasing,keepingthepatternstraight. Repeatthesetworows11times. 73.Workinthepatternandcaston45stitchesattheendoftherowforthesecondsleeve. 74.Work15stitchesinthemossstitchpatternofknit1andpurl1alternately,endingwithknit1,andtherestofthe stitchesinthebodypattern. Work58morerowswiththe15edgestitchesinmossstitch,andtherestoftheworkinthebodypattern.Attheendof thelastrowcaston36stitchesforthebackoftheneckandcontinuetoknitthestitchesleftfromthefirstpiece,knitting inthebodypatternuntilthelast15stitchesarereached,whichmustbeknittedinmossstitch. Thereshouldbe270stitchesontheneedle. Nextrow.Work15stitchesinmossstitch,work240stitchesinthebodypattern,work15stitchesinmossstitch. Repeatthisrowuntil60rowshavebeenworkedfortheback. Nextrow.Bindoff45sleevestitches,workinthebodypatterntowithin15stitchesoftheendoftherow,knitthesein mossstitch.

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Nextrow.Bindoff45sleevestitches,workinthebodypatterntotheendoftherow. Continuetoworkinthebodypattern,buttakethelasttwostitchesofeveryrowtogetherfor24rows,thusdecreasing 12stitchesateachsidefortheunderarmcurve. Work48morerowsinthepattern. Thenwork3inchesofmossstitchtomatchthebottomofthefronts,andbindoffloosely. Thiscompletesthebodyportion. Thevestisknittednext;thisisdoneinstockingstitch,alltheevenrowsbeingpurled,andtheoddrowsknittedplain. Theborderisinmossstitch. Caston54stitches. 1.Knit1,purl1,repeattotheendoftherow. 2.Purl1,knit1,repeattotheendoftherow. Repeatthesetworowsfor3inches. Joinwhiteandknitonerowwiththis. 2.Purl54withwhite. 3.Knit7stitchesgreen,*1white,1green,1white,5green; repeatfrom*andattheendoftherowtherewillbeonly4 greentoknit. 4.Purl5green,*1white,7green,repeatfrom*andatthe endoftherowpurl1white. 5.Knit1green,1white,*5green,1white,1green,1white, repeatfrom*andattheendoftherowknit4green. 6.Purl3green,1white,repeattotheendoftherowandpurl thelast2green. 7. Three green, * 1 white, 1 green, 1 white, 5 green, repeat from*andattheendoftherowknit1white,2green. 8.Onegreen,*1white,7green,repeatfrom*andattheend oftherowpurl1white,4green. 9. Three green, * 1 white, 1 green, 1 white, 5 green, repeat from*andattheendoftherowknit1white,2green. 10.Sameas6throw. 11.Sameas5throw. 12.Sameas4throw. Repeatfrom5throwoncemore. 21.Knitallthestitcheswithwhite. 22.Purlallthestitcheswithwhite. Breakoffthewhitethread.Thefloralpatternnowbegins. The darkgreen thread is used first; this will always be referredtoas"dark"todistinguishitfromthelightergreen. 23. Twentyfive stitches green, 2 dark, 1 green, 1 dark, 2 green,3dark,6green,2dark,12green. 24.Twelvegreen,2dark,6green,3dark,2green,1dark,1 green,2dark,25green. Repeatthelasttworowstwice. 29.Sameas23drow.Thegoldthreadisnowadded. 30.Twelvegreen,2dark,7green,2dark,3green,3dark,11green,1gold,13green. 31.Twelvegreen,3gold,10green,3dark,4green,1dark,7green,2dark,12green. Itwillbeseenthattheoddnumberedrowsaretheknitrowsandtheevenonesthepurlrows.Theworkercanfollow fromthechart.

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The89throwcompletesthecolorknitting.Cutthethreadsofthecolorsonthewrongsideanddarntheminorelseknit them in while completing the panel. The remainder of this is worked in stockingstitch in the green until it measures seventeenandonehalfinchesfromthecastonstitches.Bindofflooselyonthewrongside. Forthestripwhichtrimstheneckandpanelcaston7stitches. 1.Knit1,*purl1,knit1,repeatfrom*. Repeatthisrowuntilthestripislongenoughtotrimthefrontedgeoftheleftfront,abovethemossstitch,goaround theneck,andreturntotheloweredgeoftherightfrontabovethemossstitch. Forthetabswhichtrimthesweatercaston5stitchesandknitinthesamemossstitchpatternasthestripjustworked. Increase1stitchattheendofeveryrowuntilthereare13stitchesontheneedle.Thendecrease1stitchattheendof everyrowbytakingthelasttwostitchestogetheruntilthereare7stitchesontheneedle. Knit12rowsinmossstitchuponthese7stitchesandbindoff. Make3moretabsinthisway. Thebuttonsarecoveredwithcrochetthus:Make5chain,turn,miss1,work1doubleineachofthefirst3stitches,work 3inthelaststitch,workupontheoppositesideofthefoundationchainfor3doublesandthenwork3inthelaststitch. Donotturnbutworkroundandrounduponthelittlecirclethusformedfortwoorthreemorerounds,breakthethread, putthecoveroverthemoldandfastenneatlyonthewrongside. Tomakeupthesweaterproperlyallpiecesshouldbecarefullypressedunderadampclothwithafairlyhotiron. Sewthefrontpaneltothetwofronts,beginningattheloweredge. Seamthesidesandsleeves.Jointhestriptothesidesofthepanelandaroundtheneck.Sewtwotabstothebaseofthe stripinfront,sewingthenarrowendtothebottomofthestrip,andfasteningthelowerwideportiontothepanelseam withabuttonasshown.Trimthebacktomatch. Workaroundofdoublesaroundtheloweredgeofeachsleeve. Makeagirdlewiththreethreadsofthegreenworkedinacrochetchain.Threadthisthroughtheknittingandunderthe fourtabsatthefrontandback,andleavethegirdletopassoverthefrontpanelandfastenattheleftside.Trimeach endwithacrochetballmadethus;Make4chain,joininaring. 1.Twodcineachst. 2.Twodcin1st,1dcinthenext,repeattotheendoftheround. Work 6 rounds without increasing, break off the thread, stuff the crochet with cotton or wool, draw up the end and fastentotheendofthegirdle.

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