Women's Sweater Pattern
Original source category: Womens Sweater Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/sweater-pattern/woolco-manual/sweater1
MATERIAL-2 boxes Woolco Germantown Zephyr. 1 pair No. 5 Woolco needles. No. 4 Woolco hook. 6 button moulds.
FRONTS-Cast on 105. Knit back.
Knit 1, purl 1, throughout.
10 rows even.
Decrease 1 every 8 rows, 6 times.
Decrease 1 every 6 rows, 11 times.
25 rows even.
Increase 1 every 6 rows, 3 times. Bind off 15.
From now on decrease 1 on front every row.
On armhole decrease 1 every 2 rows, 7 times.
25 rows even.
Bind off 2 every row until all are bound off.
BACK-Cast on 115. Knit back. Decrease 1 each side every 6 rows, 8 times. Decrease 1 each side every 12 rows, 5 times. 34 rows even. Increase 1 each side. 6 rows even. Increase 1 each side. 8 rows even. Decrease 1 each side every row, 8 times. 42 rows even. Bind off 2 each side every row until there are 37 stitches. Bind off.
SLEEVES-Cast on 30.
Knit back and cast on 2 at end.
Continue adding 2 each end until there are 106 stitches. 4 rows even.
Decrease 1 every 6 rows, 5 times.
Decrease 1 every 5 rows, 13 times.
There are now 70 stitches.
On next row decrease 1 in every 6th stitch.
Knit plain for 10 rows.
Pattern for 20 rows.
Plain for 10 rows. Bind off.
Finish with a picot.
BELT-Chain 51.
Increase 1 each end for 5 rows.
Then decrease in same way.
Finish all edges with a slip stitch. On right front make 4 button loops 5 inches apart.
COLLAR-Cast on 42. Work even until collar is required length.