Men's and Women's Pullover Pattern | Style No. 121

Men's and Women's Pullover Pattern | Style No. 121

This free pattern originally published in the Botany College Hand Knits, Volume II, in 1958.


Instructions are for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, see body measurement chart on pattern book page.

WOMAN’S
MAN’S
Sizes
34
36
38
40
42
44
MATERIALS: BOTANY SCOTTIE "SHETLAND and WOOL", 2 oz. skeins.

skeins

6

7

7

8

8

9
KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair "Boye" Non-Inflammable Needles, Size 8 -OR SIZE YOU REQUIRE TO KNIT TO GAUGE GIVEN BELOW.

1 pair "Boye" Non-Inflammable Needles, Size 5 for ribbing.

GAUGE: Size 8 Needles - 5 sts = 1 inch; 7 rows = 1 inch


MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
Chest

inches

34

36

38

40

42

44
Width of back at underarm

inches

17

18

19

20

21

22
BACK - With size 5 needles, cast on

sts

84

88

96

100

104

108
Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for

ins.

2 ½

2 ½

2 ½

3

3

3
increasing in last row

sts

2

2

0

0

2

2
With size 8 needles, work even in stockinette st-k 1 row, p 1 row-on

sts

86

90

96

100

106

110
until measurement above ribbing is (end with p row)

ins.

13

13

13

13

13

13
Mark for underarm.
Armholes - K and place on holder for underarm

sts

7

7

8

8

8

8
K

sts

72

76

80

84

90

94
place on holder for underarm remaining

sts

7

7

8

8

8

8
Work even on

sts

72

76

80

84

90

94
until measurement above marker is (end with p row)

ins.

8

8 ¼

8 ½

9 ½

10

10 ½
K and place on holder for right shoulder

sts

23

25

27

27

30

32
k for neck

sts

26

26

26

30

30

30
place on holder for left shoulder remaining

sts

23

25

27

27

30

32
Back Neck Ribbing - Row 1 - wrong side - With size 5 needles, p 2, * k 2, p 2; repeat from * to end.
Row 2 - K 2, * p 2, k 2; repeat from * to end. Repeat these 2 rows until there are

rows

8

8

8

10

10

10
Bind off loosely in ribbing.
FRONT - Work same as back until measurement above marker is (end with p row)

ins.

6

6 ¼

6 ½

6 ¾

7 ¼

7 ¾
Divide for Neck - K and place on holder for left side

sts

23

25

27

27

30

32
k and place on holder for neck

sts

26

26

26

30

30

30
Work even for right side on remaining

sts

23

25

27

27

30

32
until armhole is same length as back, end with p row. Break yarn leaving a 24-in. end for weaving.

Place on holder. Beg. at neck edge, work left side to correspond to right side.

Weave shoulder sts tog.

FRONT NECK RIBBING - Join yarn on left neck edge at shoulder.
With size 5 needles, pick up and k on left side of neck

sts

14

14

14

20

20

20
take up and k

sts

26

26

26

30

30

30
pick up and k on right side

sts

14

14

14

20

20

20
Work ribbing for same number of rows as back neck ribbing on

sts

56

56

56

70

70

70
Working first row on wrong side as for row 2 on back neck ribbing. Bind off loosely.
LEFT SLEEVE - With size 8 needles, beg. at left front underarm edge, take up and k left front underarm sts, pick up and k on left armhole edge (about 1 st in every 2nd row)

sts

58

60

62

68

72

76
take up and k back underarm sts. P 1 row on

sts

72

74

78

84

88

92
Dec. row - K 2, slip, k and pass, k to within 4 sts of end, k 2 tog., k 2

sts

70

72

76

82

86

90
Repeat dec. row every 2nd row

times

2

2

2

2

2

3
every 10th row

times

10

10

10

0

0

0
every 12th row

times

0

0

0

10

10

10
Work even on

sts

46

48

52

58

62

64
until measurement from picked up row is (end with p row)

ins.

16½

16½

16½

19½

19½

19½
Next row - K decreasing across row

sts

2

4

4

2

2

4
With size 5 needles, work k 2, P 2 ribbing on

sts

44

44

48

56

60

60
for cuff for

ins.

3 ½

3 ½

3 ½

4

4

4
Bind off in ribbing.

RIGHT SLEEVE - Beg. at back underarm edge, work right sleeve to correspond to left sleeve.
FINISHING - Sew underarm and sleeve seams sewing seam on right side for turn-back of cuff, from lower edge for

ins.

1 ¾

1 ¾

1 ¾

2

2

2
Block.


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