V Neck Sport Sweater

Size 12 yr. — Scale: 6 ½ sts to 1 in.

1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles—14 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles—14 in.
Jack Frost Sport Yarn or Heathertone—5 2-oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 2 Needles cast on 96 sts. Work in ribbing of K 2, P 2, for 2 ½ in. Change to No. 4 Needles and work even in stockinette st until piece measures 10 ½ in. or desired length from lower edge. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 3 times. Work even until piece measures 6 ½ in. from underarm. Bind off 8 sts at beginning of each of next 6 rows. Change to No. 2 Needles increasing to 34 sts. Work in ribbing of K 2, P 2, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work same as back to underarm. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm, then work as follows: K over 43 sts, place on st-holder. On remaining 43 sts, decrease 1 st at underarm edge every other row 3 times; at the same time start decreasing 1 st at neck edge every other row 4 times, then every 4th row to 24 sts. Work even on remaining 24 sts until piece measures 6 ½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 8 sts every other row 3 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 62 sts from shoulder to point of V, 1 st at point of V, 62 sts from point of V to shoulder. Work in ribbing of K 2, P 2, decreasing 1 st at each side of st at point of V on every row, for 7 rows. Bind off decreasing as described above. Sew shoulder and underarm seams.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 48 sts. Work in ribbing of K 2, P 2, for 2 ½ in. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 54 sts. Work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at each end on the 10th and every 8th row thereafter to 74 sts. Work even until piece measures 18 in. or desired length to underarm. Bind off 8 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 3 times, then every 3rd row 6 times. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.