Boy's Slipover Pattern | Size: 2 years (4 and 6 years)

Size 2 years
Sizes 4 and 6 years in parentheses

MATERIAL:
2 (2-3) balls Sport Yarn, Orlon Sayelle or Wintuk Sport Yarn (2 oz. skein)
1 pair knitting needles each No. 3 and No. 5
1 set sock needles No. 3
1 stitch holder

GAUGE: 6 sts. = 1 inch

PATTERN:
1st row right side: * P3 † K2 tog., but do not slip them from left hand needle, K the first of these 2 sts. once again and slip both sts. from left needle repeat from † twice, then repeat from * across row end P3
2nd row wrong side: K3 * P6, K3 repeat from * across row end K3
3rd row right side: * P3, K1 † K2 tog., but don't slip them from left needle, K the first st. once again, then slip both sts. from left needle repeat from † once, K1 then repeat from * across row end P3
4th row wrong side: Work as 2nd row
Repeat these 4 rows for pattern.

BACK:
Cast on 64 (72-80) sts. with No. 3 needles and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 2 inch. (all sizes). Incr. 2 (3-4) sts. at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 5 needles and pattern. With 66 (75-84) sts. work even until the entire piece measures 7½ (8½-9½) inch. or any des. length to underarm. Bind off for armhole at the beg. of the next 2 rows 4 (6-8) sts., at the beg. of the next 4 rows 2 sts. (all sizes) (50 (55-60) sts. left). Work even for 5 (5½-6) inch. from the first binding off. Bind off for shoulders at the beg. of the next 4 (4-6) rows 7 (8-6) sts., rem. 22 (23-24) sts. bind off for neck.

FRONT:
Work Front as Back until 50 (55-60) sts. are left. Shape V neck: Work across 25 (27-30) sts. and slip them to a holder to be worked later. (For size 4 only: Bind off 1 st.) Work across rem. 25 (27-30) sts. only and decr. for neck 1 st. at center edge every 2nd and 3rd row alternately until 14 (16-18) sts. are left over. Work as high as back and bind off for shoulder at armhole edge 7 (8-6) sts. 2 (2-3) times. Slip sts. from holder back to needle, attach yarn and finish this side of neck to correspond.

FINISHING:
Sew up side and shoulder seams. Neckband: Right side facing you pick up with No. 3 sock needles 77 (85-93) sts. around the neck. Put a marker in center st. at V neck and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 6 rows, decr. 1 st. before and after the center st. every other row. Bind off loosely K as K and P as P. Armband: Right side fac­ing you pick up with No. 3 sock needles 68 (72-80) sts. around the armhole and work in ribbing K2, P2 for 6 rows. Bind off loosely K as K and P as P. Block to size.

This pattern was originally published in For Little Tots and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.