V-Neck Pullover Pattern #S-100
Pattern book / publication: Spool Cotton #172, Knit For Defense
Original source category: Mens Sweater Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/mens-sweater-patterns/spool172/v-neck-pullover-pattern
Original source category: Mens Sweater Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/mens-sweater-patterns/spool172/v-neck-pullover-pattern
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 10 skeins (2 oz. skeins) for size 38; 11 skeins for sizes 40 and 42; 12 skeins for size 44.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
| Sizes | 38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| Chest | 38" |
40" |
42" |
44" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
25½" |
25½" |
26" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge | 16½" |
16½" |
16½" |
16½" |
| Length of sleeve, underarm seam | 22" |
22" |
22½" |
22½" |
| GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch. | ||||
| Sizes | 38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| BACK … With No. 3 needles, cast on | 104 sts |
110 sts |
116 sts |
122 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 12 inches. | ||||
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 5 sts |
5 sts |
6 sts |
7 sts |
| Dec. 1 st at end of each row, until there remain | 88 sts |
92 sts |
96 sts |
100 sts |
| Work straight, until piece measures, in all | 24½" |
25" |
25" |
25½" |
| To shape shoulders, bind off at beginning of next 4 rows | 7 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
| Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows | 7 sts |
7 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off loosely for back of neck the remaining 32 sts. | ||||
| FRONT … Work exactly as for Back, until armhole shaping is completed and there remain on needle | 88 sts |
92 sts |
96 sts |
100 sts |
| With right side toward you, knit | 43 sts |
45 sts |
47 sts |
49 sts |
| Bind off 2 sts (to start neck shaping); knit across remaining sts. Turn and work over the last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at neck edge every 3rd row 15 times. | ||||
| Work over remaining | 28 sts |
30 sts |
32 sts |
34 sts |
| until armhole measures same as back armhole. | ||||
| To shape shoulder, bind off at armhole edge every other row twice | 7 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
| Bind off at armhole edge, twice, | 7 sts |
7 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
| SLEEVES … With No. 3 needles, cast on | 54 sts |
54 sts |
56 sts |
58 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3½ inches. Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st at both ends after the 1st inch and every 5th row thereafter, until there are | 90 sts |
90 sts |
98 sts |
98 sts |
| Work straight, until piece measures | 22" |
22" |
22½" |
22½" |
| To shape top, bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row, until 18 sts remain. Bind off. | ||||
| NECKBAND … With No. 3 needles, cast on | 148 sts |
150 sts |
150 sts |
152 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Press Band to measure | 24½" |
25" |
25" |
25½" |
| Block pieces to measurements given. Sew underarm, shoulder and sleeve seams. Whip band to neckline, making seam at center front to insure band's lying flat. Sew in sleeves. | ||||
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