Sleeveless V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-104
Pattern book / publication: Spool Cotton #172, Knit For Defense
Original source category: Mens Vest Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/mens-vest-patterns/spool172/sleeveless-v-neck-pullover-pattern
Original source category: Mens Vest Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/mens-vest-patterns/spool172/sleeveless-v-neck-pullover-pattern
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 6 skeins (2 oz. skeins) for size 38; 7 skeins for sizes 40 and 42; 8 skeins for size 44.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).
| Sizes | 38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| Chest | 38" |
40" |
42" |
44" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
26" |
26" |
27" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge (including arm band) | 16" |
16½" |
16½" |
17" |
| Width across back or front at shoulders (including arm bands) | 13½" |
14" |
14½" |
15" |
| GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch. | ||||
| Sizes | 38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| BACK … With No. 3 needles, cast on | 120 sts |
124 sts |
132 sts |
136 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 4 inches, decreasing evenly across last row of ribbing | 16 sts |
14 sts |
16 sts |
14 sts |
| There remain | 104 sts |
110 sts |
116 sts |
122 sts |
| Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for | 11¼" |
11¾" |
11¾" |
12¼" |
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off 7 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of following 6 rows. Dec. 1 st at end of each row, until there remain | 66 sts |
68 sts |
72 sts |
74 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping | 9¾" |
10¼" |
10¼" |
10¾" |
| To shape shoulders, bind off 9 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off at beginning of following 2 rows | 8 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off loosely for back of neck, remaining | 32 sts |
34 sts |
36 sts |
38 sts |
| FRONT … Work as for Back, until there remain on needle | 72 sts |
78 sts |
84 sts |
90 sts |
| With right side facing, work across | 35 sts |
38 sts |
41 sts |
44 sts |
| Bind off next 2 sts (to start front shaping); work across remaining | 35 sts |
38 sts |
41 sts |
44 sts |
| Work over these sts only, decreasing 1 st at armhole edge every other row | 3 times |
5 times |
6 times |
8 times |
AT THE SAME TIME |
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| dec. 1 st at front edge every 3rd row | 15 times |
16 times |
17 times |
18 times |
| Work over the remaining | 17 sts |
17 sts |
18 sts |
18 sts |
| until armhole measures same as Back armhole | ||||
| To shape shoulder, bind off 9 sts at armhole edge once. Bind off at same edge, remaining | 8 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
9 sts |
| Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond. | ||||
| NECKBAND … With No. 3 needles, cast on 8 sts; work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for | 22" |
23" |
23" |
24" |
| Bind off in ribbing. Block to measure | 24" |
25" |
25" |
26" |
| ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … Work as for Neckband for | 20" |
21" |
21" |
22" |
| Bind off and block to measure | 22" |
23" |
23" |
24" |
| Block pieces to measurements given. Sew underarm and shoulder seams. Place right side of band on right side of sweater and sew around armhole with close over-and-over stitches, having seam at underarm. Sew neckband as for armhole bands; do not join ends of band, but make a seam at center front, forming a V on right side; turn down and sew the two ends on wrong side. | ||||
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