Round or Turtle Neck Pullover Pattern #S-101

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Round or Turtle Neck Pullover Pattern

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, (2 oz. skeins).
For Round Neck Sweater: 10 skeins for size 36; 11 skeins for sizes 38 and 40; 12 skeins for size 42.
For Turtle Neck Sweater: 11 skeins for sizes 36 and 38; 12 skeins for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes
36
38
40
42
Chest
36"
38"
40"
42"
Length from top of shoulder
25½"
25½"
26"
26"
Length from underarm to lower edge
16½"
16½"
16½"
16½"
Length of sleeve, underarm seam
22"
22"
22"
22"
GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
36
38
40
42
FRONT … With No. 3 needles, cast on
120 sts
124 sts
132 sts
136 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3½ inches. Dec. evenly across next row
22 sts
20 sts
22 sts
20 sts
Change to No. 5 needles and work over remaining
98 sts
104 sts
110 sts
116 sts
in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 13 inches.
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
5 sts
5 sts
6 sts
6 sts
Dec. 1 st at end of each row, until there remain
80 sts
84 sts
88 sts
92 sts
Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping
6½"
6½"
7"
7"
To shape neck, work across 1st
32 sts
34 sts
36 sts
38 sts
Bind off next 16 sts for front of neck, and finish row.
Work over the last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at neck edge every other row, until there remain
26 sts
28 sts
30 sts
32 sts
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
8½"
8½"
9"
9"
To shape shoulder, bind off at armhole edge every other row twice
13 sts
14 sts
15 sts
16 sts
Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond.
BACK … Work as for Front, omitting neck shaping, until armholes measure same as Front armholes.
To shape shoulders, bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
13 sts
14 sts
15 sts
16 sts
Bind off loosely the remaining 28 sts for back of neck.
TURTLE NECK COLLAR … Sew up right shoulder. With right side facing, using No. 3 needles, pick up 104 sts around neck opening. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 5 inches. Bind off loosely in ribbing.
ROUND NECK NECKBAND … Follow directions as for Turtle Neck Collar, but work for only 1 inch. Bind off loosely in ribbing.
SLEEVES … With No. 3 needles, cast on
56 sts
56 sts
60 sts
60 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 4 inches.
Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st at both ends of 1 row every inch, until there are
84 sts
84 sts
88 sts
88 sts
Work straight, until piece measures 22 inches in all.
To shape top, bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row, until 24 sts remain. Bind off loosely.
   Block pieces to measurements given. Sew left shoulder, including ribbing. Sew underarm and sleeve seams and sew sleeves in place.