| Sizes |
2 Year |
4 Year |
6 Year |
| Materials—Fleisher’s Casa-Laine Sport Yarn |
3 balls |
3 balls |
4 balls |
| Fleisher’s Sweater and Stocking Yarn |
3 skeins |
3 skeins |
4 skeins |
White Knitting Needles, 1 pair each Sizes 1 and 3.
White Crochet Hook, Size 0.
Gauge: 7 sts = 1 inch
10 rows = 1 inch
|
| Measurements-Width of back at underarm |
10 ½ in |
11 ¾ in |
13 in |
| Width of each front at underarm, including crochet border |
6 ¼ in |
6 ¾ in |
7 ¼ in |
| Length from lower edge to shoulder |
12 ½ in |
14 in |
15 ½ in |
| Sleeves—Width at underarm |
8 ½ in |
9 ¼ in |
10 in |
| Back—With size 3 needles, cast on |
74 sts |
82 sts |
90 sts |
Pattern—First row (wrong side)—K 2, * p 2, k 2; repeat from * to end.
2nd row—P 2, * k 2, p 2; repeat from * to end.
3rd row—Purl.
4th row—Knit. Repeat these 4 rows for pattern.
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| Work until measurement from lower edge is |
7 ½ in |
9 in |
10 in |
| Armholes—Bind off at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm |
3 sts |
4 sts |
5 sts |
| Dec. 1 st each side every 2nd row |
3 times |
4 times |
5 times |
| Work even on |
62 sts |
66 sts |
70 sts |
Until measurement above underarm is (end with 2nd pattern row)
|
4 ½ in |
4 ¾ in |
5 in |
| Shoulders—Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows |
6 sts |
6 sts |
8 sts |
Shoulders—Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows…. 6 sts 6 sts 8 sts
Bind off 6 sts at beginning of next 4 rows; binding off in all for each shoulder
|
18 sts |
18 sts |
20 sts |
Break yarn, slip on holder for neck ribbing the remaining
|
26 sts |
30 sts |
30 sts |
| Right Front—With size 3 needles, cast on |
38 sts |
42 sts |
46 sts |
| Work pattern until same length as back to underarm, end on right side. Shape armhole as on back. Work even on |
32 sts |
34 sts |
36 sts |
Until measurement above underarm is about (end with 3rd pattern row at front edge)
|
3 ¼ in |
3 ½ in |
3 ½ in |
Neck and Shoulder Shaping—Next row—Work and slip on holder for neck ribbing
|
8 sts |
10 sts |
10 sts |
Work to end. Dec. 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, every 2nd row 3 times, shaping shoulder as on left side of back when armhole is same length as on back.
Left Front—Work same as right front up to armhole, end on wrong side. Shape armhole and work to correspond to right front to neck, end at front edge with 4th pattern row. Break yarn.
|
Neck and Shoulder Shaping—Next row—Slip to holder for neck ribbing the first
|
8 sts |
10 sts |
10 sts |
| Sleeves—With size 1 needles, cast on |
38 sts |
42 sts |
46 sts |
| Repeat first 2 rows of pattern for 1 ¾ ins. for cuff ribbing, end with 2nd row. Change to size 3 needles. P 1 row, k 1 row and continue pattern as on back, |
| increasing 1 st each side every |
½ in |
½ in |
¾ in |
| increasing in all at each side |
11 times |
11 times |
12 times |
| Work even on |
60 sts |
64 sts |
70 sts |
| Until measurement above cuff is |
6 ½ in |
8 ¾ in |
10 ¼ in |
Shape same as armholes of back. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 14 rows. Bind off remaining
|
20 sts |
20 sts |
22 sts |
Finishing—Sew shoulder seams.
Neck Ribbing—With size 1 needles, take up and work p 2, k 2 ribbing on sts of right front neck; pick up and k on right neck edge
|
12 sts |
12 sts |
16 sts |
Take up and work ribbing on back neck sts; work left side of neck to correspond.
Work ribbing for ¾ in. on
|
66 sts |
74 sts |
82 sts |
Bind off in ribbing. Sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves with seam at center underarm.
Crocheted Border—Join yarn on left front at corner of neck ribbing. Work on front edge
|
77 sc |
85 sts |
96 sts |
| 2nd row—Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st. Repeat 2nd row 5 times. Fasten off. Join yarn on right front at lower corner. Work 3 rows sc to correspond to left edge. |
| 4th row—Work 2 sc, * ch 3 for buttonhole, skip 3 sts, work |
10 sc |
11 sc |
13 sc |
| Repeat from * 5 times, end last repeat |
7 sc |
10 sc |
11 sc |
| Work 3 more rows sc. Fasten off. Steam. Sew on buttons. |
