Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5320

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Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5320

Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles

SCALE: 6½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn
Natural—5 2-oz. Balls; Green—2 2oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 2 Needles cast on 99 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increas­ing to 114 sts. Work in pattern as given on chart A, repeating between arrows twice, being sure to twist yarns when changing colors. When piece measures 12½ in. from lower edge, cont. pattern, bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 8 times. Work even in pattern until  piece measures 6½ in. from under­arm. Bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 2 Needles increasing to 37 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 4½ in. from underarm (2 rows after last pattern stripe). Work over 33 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 22 sts for front of neck. On remaining 33 sts, work 2 rows even, then decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 7 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of gar­ment, pick up 75 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in rib­bing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 47 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3½  in. Change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increasing to 59 sts. Work in pattern as given on chart B until piece measures 18 in. 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 5 times, then every 4th row 3 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 21 sts remain. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew shoulder and underarm seams. Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.


Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5320 Chart 1
Scandinavian Sweater Pattern No. 5320 Chart 2