Classic Pullover

Size 10 to 12 yr. — Scale: 7 ½ sts to 1 in.

1 Pr. Standard No. 1 Needles—14 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles—14 in.
Gold Medal Fingering Yarn (A Jack Frost Product)—6 1-oz. Skeins

BACK: With No. 1 Needles cast on 100 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 ½ in. Change to No. 3 Needles, increasing to 110 sts at even intervals across row. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 1 ½ in. from lower edge. Bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of the next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 6 times. Work even until piece measures 5 ½ in. from underarm. Bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of the next 8 rows. Change to No. 1 Needles increasing to 39 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work same as back until piece measures 4 in. from bound off sts at underarm. Work over 30 sts, place on st-holder. Bind off next 26 sts for front of neck. On remaining 30 sts, decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 6 times. Work even until piece measures 5 ½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 6 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 3 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 71 sts from shoulder to shoulder. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off. Sew shoulder seams.

SLEEVES: With No. 3 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 26 sts across top of shoulder. Work back and forth in stockinette st, picking up 5 sts at end of each row until 86 sts have been picked up from end to end of armhole. Work 5 rows even. Decrease 1 st at each end every 6th row 6 times, then every 8th row to 60 sts. Work even until piece measures 15 in. or desired length to cuff. Change to No. 1 Needles decreasing to 52 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Bind off.

Sew underarm and sleeve seams.