Classic Cardigan Sweater | Sizes 8, 10, 12, 14

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Fashion & Fun for the Almost Teens

YARN REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP A (Light Weight)	Sizes:	8	10	12	14
BERNAT Meadowspun	1 oz. pull skeins	6	7	7	8
BERNAT Glenspun	1 oz. pull skeins	6	7	7	8
BERNAT Glenspun English Tweed	1 oz. pull skeins	6	7	7	8
BERNAT Nylon	1 oz. pull skeins	6	7	7	8
BERNAT Darlan	1 oz. pull skeins	6	7	7	7
KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair each straight Nos. 1 and 3 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL GIVE THE STITCH GAUGE GIVEN BELOW 1 steel crochet hook No. 4
ACCESSORIES: Buttons		7	7	7	7
1¼ inch grosgrain ribbon	yds	1	1¼	1¼	1¼
GAUGE: 7 sts = 1 inch; 10 rows = 1 inch

YARN REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP B (Medium Weight)	Sizes:	8	10	12	14
BERNAT Nylo Sports	2 oz. balls	3	4	4	5
BERNAT Sportsyarn	2 oz. balls	3	4	4	5
BERNAT Real Shetland	1 oz. pull skeins	7	8	8	9
KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair each straight Nos. 3 and 5 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL GIVE THE STITCH GAUGE GIVEN BELOW 1 steel crochet hook No. 3
ACCESSORIES: Buttons		7	7	7	7
1¼ inch grosgrain ribbon	yds	1	1¼	1¼	1¼
GAUGE: 6 sts = 1 inch; 8 rows = 1 inch

		Group A				Group B
	Sizes:	8	10	12	14	8	10	12	14
BACK: Using smaller needles, cast on	sts	108	114	118	124	94	100	104	110
K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 2½ inches. Change to larger needles and work even in stockinette st until piece measures	inches	11½	12	12½	13	11½	12	12½	13
ending with a P row.
FOR FULL-FASHIONED ARMHOLES: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off 3 sts. On the next row K 3, K 2 tog (dec), K to last 5 sts, sl 1, K 1, psso (dec), K 3. Continue to dec 1 st at each arm edge in this manner every 4th row	times	6	7	7	9	5	6	7	8
more.
FOR REGULATION ARMHOLES: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off	sts	6	6	6	7	5	5	6	6
Dec 1 st each end of needle every other row	times	4	5	5	6	4	5	5	6
ON BOTH ARMHOLE STYLES: Work even on	sts	88	92	96	98	76	80	82	86
until armholes measure	inches	5¾	6¼	6¾	7¼	5¾	6¼	6¾	7¼
SHAPE SHOULDERS: At the beg of each of the next 6 rows bind off	sts	7	7	7	8	6	6	6	7
At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off	sts	8	9	10	8	7	8	8	7
sl onto a holder remaining	sts	30	32	34	34	26	28	30	30
LEFT FRONT: Using smaller needles, cast on	sts	62	66	68	70	52	54	56	58
P 1, K 1 in ribbing for 2½ inches. Change to larger needles and work even in stockinette st until piece measures	inches	11½	12	12½	13	11½	12	12½	13
ending with a P row.
FOR FULL-FASHIONED ARMHOLE: At arm edge bind off 3 sts. On the next K row K 3 K 2 tog (dec), K to end of row. Continue to dec 1 st at arm edge in this manner every 4th row	times	6	7	7	9	5	6	7	8
more.
FOR REGULATION ARMHOLE: At arm edge bind off	sts	6	6	6	7	5	5	6	6
Dec 1 st at same edge every other row	times	4	5	5	6	4	5	5	6
ON BOTH ARMHOLE STYLES: Work even on	sts	52	55	57	57	43	44	45	46
until armhole measures	inches	4	4½	5	5½	4	4½	5	5½
SHAPE NECK: Starting at arm edge, work.	sts	32	33	34	35	28	29	29	31
sl onto a holder remaining	sts	20	22	23	22	15	15	16	15
Dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 3 times. Work even on	sts	29	30	31	32	25	26	26	28
until armhole measures	inches	5¾	6¼	6¾	7¼	5¾	6¼	6¾	7¼
SHAPE SHOULDER: At arm edge bind off. sts	sts	7	7	7	8	6	6	6	7
3 times and bind off	sts	8	9	10	8	7	8	8	7
once.
RIGHT FRONT: Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping (look below for Full-Fashioned Armhole Dec) and forming first buttonhole when piece measures 1 inch. BUTTONHOLE: Starting at front edge, K	sts	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
bind off the next	sts	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
K to end of row. On next row cast on	sts	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
over those bound off previous row. Make 6 more buttonholes, evenly spaced — the last one to be made ¼ inch below start of neck shaping. FOR FULL-FASHIONED ARMHOLE decrease by knitting to last 5 sts, sl 1, K 1, psso (dec), K 3.
SLEEVES: Using smaller needles, cast on. sts	sts	48	50	52	54	38	40	42	42
K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 2½ inches. Change to larger needles and P 1 row, inc at even intervals to. sts	sts	54	56	56	60	44	44	48	48
Work in stockinette st, inc 1 st each end of needle every 1 inch	times	10	11	12	12	10	11	11	12
Work even on	sts	74	78	80	84	64	66	70	72
until piece measures	inches	15½	16	16½	17	15½	16	16½	17
ending with a P row.
FOR FULL-FASHIONED CAP: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off 3 sts. On the next row K 3, K 2 tog (dec), K to last 5 sts, sl 1, K 1, psso (dec), K 3. Continue to dec 1 st each side in this manner every other row	times	12	14	14	18	10	12	14	16
more. At the beg of each of the next 6 rows bind off 4 sts. Bind off remaining	sts
FOR REGULATION CAP: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off	sts	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	7
Dec 1 st each end of needle every other row for	inches	2¾	3¼	3¾	4¼	2¾	3¼	3¾	4¼
At the beg of each of the next 6 rows bind off 3 sts. Bind off remaining sts.
FINISHING: Sew underarm, shoulder and sleeve seams. Set in sleeves. NECKBAND: Using smaller needles, with right side facing you, pick up	sts	108	112	116	120	96	100	104	108
around neck, including sts from holders. K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 1 inch, forming 7th buttonhole on right front in same manner as before, when neckband measures ½ inch. Bind off in ribbing. Block to size. Face fronts with ribbon. Finish button holes. Sew on buttons.

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