Solid Citizen Cardigan Pattern #355

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Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters
Solid Citizen Cardigan Pattern #355

MATERIALS: Chadwick’s Red Heart Shetland Floss, 11 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 38; 12 balls for sizes 40 and 42; 13 balls for size 44.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
7 buttons, ⅝ inch in diameter.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes
38
40
42
44
Chest
38"
40"
42"
44"
Length from top of shoulder
25"
25½"
26"
26½"
Length from underarm to lower edge
16½"
16½"
17"
17"
Length of sleeve, underarm seam
22½"
22½"
22½"
22½"
GAUGE: (Stockinette Stitch) 6½ sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
38
40
42
44
BACK … With No. 3 needles cast on
118 sts
126 sts
130 sts
138 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for
1¾"
1¾"
2"
2"
Change to stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row); work straight until piece measures, in all
16½"
16½"
17"
17"
To shape armholes: Next row: With right side facing, knit
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
9 sts
Place these sts on a safety pin. K across row to within last
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
9 sts
Place these sts on a safety pin. Work straight over remaining
104 sts
110 sts
114 sts
120 sts
For
7½"
8"
8"
8½"
Next row: With right side facing, knit
43 sts
44 sts
46 sts
47 sts
Bind off (for neck shaping) next
18 sts
22 sts
22 sts
26 sts
Knit remaining
43 sts
44 sts
46 sts
47 sts
Work over the last set of sts only, binding off at neck edge, every other row, twice
4 sts
all sizes
Bind off at armhole edge, every other row, twice
10 sts
10 sts
11 sts
11 sts
AND
At the same time, bind off at neck edge, every other row, twice
2 sts
all sizes
Bind off remaining
11 sts
12 sts
12 sts
13 sts
Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond.
All sizes
POCKET LINING (Make 2) … With No. 3 needles cast on 27 sts. Work in stockinette st for 4½ inches. Leave sts on a spare needle, with yarn at end of a k row. Lay these pieces aside.
All sizes
RIGHT FRONT … With No. 3 needles cast on
62 sts
66 sts
70 sts
74 sts
Work ribbing of k 2, p 2, as for Back. Change to stockinette st and work for
4½"
all sizes
Next row: With right side facing, knit
15 sts
17 sts
19 sts
21 sts
Bind off next 27 sts; knit remaining
20 sts
22 sts
24 sts
26 sts
Following row: Purl
20 sts
22 sts
24 sts
26 sts
Purl the 27 sts of 1 pocket lining; then purl remaining
15 sts
17 sts
19 sts
21 sts
Work straight until piece measures, in all
16½"
16½"
17"
17"
To shape armhole and neckline: Next row: With right side facing, dec. 1 st at front edge, k across to within last
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
9 sts
Place these sts on a safety pin; turn and work over remaining
54 sts
57 sts
61 sts
64 sts
Work armhole edge straight, but dec. at front edge, 1 st every 3rd row
21 times
24 times
25 times
25 times
MEANWHILE
When armhole measures same as Back, bind off at armhole edge every other row, 3 times
11 sts
11 sts
12 sts
13 sts
Work Left Front to correspond, being careful to reverse shapings.
All sizes
Sew up shoulder seams.
All sizes
SLEEVES … Place the sts from safety pin of right armhole of Back onto No. 3 needle; pick up around armhole
90 sts
94 sts
94 sts
100 sts
And knit the sts from pin at Right Front onto this needle. Sts on needle:
104 sts
110 sts
110 sts
118 sts
Work straight for
2½"
2"
2"
2½"
Work in stockinette st, decreasing 1 st at both ends of every
6th row
6th row
6th row
5th row
Until there remain
58 sts
62 sts
62 sts
66 sts
Work straight until sleeve measures
18"
all sizes
Dec. evenly across next row
10 sts
all sizes
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for
4½"
all sizes
Bind off in ribbing.
All sizes
FRONT BAND … With No. 1 needles cast on 14 sts. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for
1"
1"
1½"
1½"
Next row: Make a buttonhole 5 sts in from edge — to make a buttonhole bind off 4 sts; on following row cast on 4 sts to replace those bound off.
Continue to make a buttonhole every 2½ inches until 7 in all are made.
All sizes
Continue band straight until it measures
60"
61½"
62½"
63½"
Bind off in ribbing.
All sizes
BANDS FOR POCKET (Make 2) … With No. 1 needles cast on 9 sts. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3¾". Bind off in ribbing. Block to measure 4¼".
All sizes
Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions.
Sew pocket linings in place. Sew pocket band across top of pocket, and fasten ends neatly to garment. Sew on front band, with buttonholes on Left Front. Sew sleeve and underarm seams to form a continuous seam. Sew on buttons.
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