Sport Yarn Cardigan Pattern

Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 5 Needles

SCALE: 6½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn—7 2-oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 5 Needles cast on 118 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 in. Work in pattern as given for No. 5209 until piece measures 16 in. from lower edge. Bind off 9 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 4 rows, then 8 sts at beginning of each of next 4 rows for shoulders. Bind off remaining sts for back of neck.

RIGHT FRONT: With No. 5 Needles cast on 64 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 1 in, then work first buttonhole as follows: P 1, K 1, P 1, bind off next 3 sts, work across row. On the next row, work back, casting on 3 sts over the bound off sts. Repeat buttonholes every 2½ in. to neck edge working last buttonhole on 2nd row of neckband. When piece measures 2 in. from lower edge, work as follows (right side): P 1, K 1, over the first 9 sts for buttonhole band, then work in pattern as given for back over remaining sts. Keeping the first 9 sts in ribbing and remaining sts in pattern, work even until piece measures 16 in. from lower edge. Keeping front edge even, bind off 9 sts at underarm edge every other row 2 times. Work even until piece measures 5 in. from first bound off sts at underarm. Keeping armhole edge even, work in ribbing over the first 9 sts; place on st-holder; work across row. Decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 7 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 7 sts every other row 2 times, then 8 sts every other row 2 times.

LEFT FRONT: Work to correspond to right front, omitting buttonholes and binding off for underarm on right side instead of wrong side.
Sew shoulder and underarm seams.

NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of garment, pick up 99 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in ribbing of P 1, K 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 45 sts. Work as given for Sport Yarn Pullover Pattern.

Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.