Best Pal Cardigan Pattern #1279

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Spool Cotton #189, America at Work and Play
Best Pal Cardigan Pattern

9 o'clock wonder ... the all-day cardigan a busy girl wants. Lovely waffle-front knit, long smart sleeves to keep you warm.

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK'S RED HEART SWEATER WOOL (1 oz. balls). Size 14—14 balls. Size 16—15 balls. Size 18—16 balls. Size 20—17 balls.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 4 and 1 pair No. 6.
7 buttons.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
14
16
18
20
Bust
33"
35"
37"
39"
Width across back at underarm
17"
17½"
18"
19½"
Width across each front at underarm
8"
9"
9¾"
10"
Length from top of shoulder
22"
22½"
23"
23½"
Side seam
15"
15½"
15½"
16"
Sleeve seam
18"
18"
18½"
18½"
Across sleeve at upperarm
13"
13½"
14"
14½"

GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
14
16
18
20
BACK … With No. 4 needles cast on
92 tss
92 sts
96 sts
104 sts

Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 inches, increasing on last row
2 sts
4 sts
2 sts
4 sts
Change to No. 6 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all
15"
15½"
15½"
16"
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
5 sts
5 sts
5 sts
7 sts

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

72 sts
74 sts
76 sts
80 sts

Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
7"
7"
7½"
7½"
Bind off for shoulder
22 sts
23 sts
24 sts
25 sts
Bind off loosely for back of neck
28 sts
28 sts
28 sts
30 sts

Bind off for other shoulder the remaining
22 sts
23 sts
24 sts
25 sts

LEFT FRONT … With No. 4 needles cast on

44 sts
48 sts
52 sts
52 sts

1st row: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across to last 6 sts, k 6 (front border). 2nd row: K 6 (front border), * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows alternately, until ribbing measures 3 inches, increasing on last row        

2 sts
3 sts
4 sts
4 sts
Change to No. 6 needles and work as follows. starting at underarm edge: 1st row:
p 1, k 8
k 4
p 1, k 8
p 1, k 8

then * p 2, k 8. Repeat from * across to last 7 sts, p 1, k 6.

2nd row: K 8, * p 6, k 4. Repeat from * across to last
2 sts
3 sts
2 sts
2 sts
then
k 2
p 3
k 2
k 2
3rd row:
k 1
k 2, p 2, k 2
k 1
k 1
then * p 2, k 4, p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across, ending with k 7.

4th row: K 6, p 2, * k 2, p 2, k 2, p 4. Repeat from * across to last
2 sts
3 sts
2 sts
2 sts
then
p 2
k 2, p 1
p 2
p 2
5th row:
k 3
p 2, k 6
k 3
k 3

then * p 4, k 6. Repeat from * across to last 9 sts, k 9.

6th row: K 6, p 4, * k 2, p 8. Repeat from * across to last
6 sts
9 sts
6 sts
6 sts
then
k 2, p 4
p 8, k 1
k 2, p 4
k 2, p 4
7th row: Same as 5th row. 8th row: Same as 4th row. 9th row: Same as 3rd row. 10th row: Same as 2nd row. These 10 rows constitute pattern. Work in pat­tern until piece measures in all
15"
15½"
15½"
16"

To Shape Armhole: Starting at under­arm edge bind off once
3 sts
5 sts
6 sts
6 sts

Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row until there remain
39 sts
40 sts
42 sts
43 sts
Work straight until piece measures 5½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending at front edge. To shape neck, starting at front edge, bind off
17 sts
17 sts
18 sts
18 sts
Work straight in pattern over remaining
22 sts
23 sts
24 sts
25 sts

until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
7"
7"
7½"
7½"

Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT … Work to corre­spond with Left Front, making a button­hole 2 sts in from front edge when piece measures

1½"
2"
2"
1"
and measuring from 1st buttonhole every
3¼"
3¼"
3¼"
3½"

thereafter until 6 buttonholes in all are made—to make a buttonhole, on 1 row bind off 2 sts and on next row cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off.
SLEEVES … With No. 4 needles cast on
60 sts
60 sts
64 sts
64 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3½ inches, decreasing 4 sts evenly across last row. There remain
56 sts
56 sts
60 sts
60 sts

Change to No. 6 needles and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends when piece measures 4½ inches in all and thereafter every
10th row
9th row
9th row
8th row
until there are on needle
72 sts
74 sts
78 sts
80 sts
Work straight until piece measures in all
18"
18"
18½"
18½"

To shape top, bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
5 sts
6 sts
6 sts
7 sts

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

40 sts
40 sts
42 sts
42 ss
Bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row until there remain
16 sts
16 sts
18 sts
18 sts

Bind off.

Block pieces to measurements given. Sew shoulder seams.
NECKBAND … With right side fac­ing and No. 4 needles, pick up along entire neckline
84 sts
84 sts
88 sts
88 sts

Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, making a buttonhole in line with previous button­holes when band measures ½ inch. Con­tinue until band measures ¾ inch. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

Sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in. Sew on buttons.
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