Cable Stripe Blouse Pattern No. 5326

Size 16
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 8 Needles
Double Pointed Needle

SCALE: 5½ sts to 1 in.

Natural—3 2-oz. Balls
Jack Frost Sport Yarn- Green-1 2-oz. Ball

BACK: With No. 4 Needles and natural cast on 81 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3½ in. Change to No. 8 Needles increas­ing to 92 sts. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 9½ in. from lower edge. Change to Green and K 1 row, P 1 row, for 6 rows. Change to Natural and work cable st stripe as fol­lows: Row 1—Knit. Row 2—K 2, *P 8, K 2; repeat from * across row. Row 3—P 2, * K 8, P 2; repeat from * across row. Row 4—Repeat row 2. Row 5—P 2, * slip next 3 sts onto double pointed Needle, hold in back of work, K the next 3 sts, bring the 3 slipped sts forward and K them from double pointed Nee­dle, K 2, P 2; repeat from * across row. Row 6—Repeat row 2. Row 7—P 2, * K 2, slip next 3 sts to double pointed Needle, hold in front of work, K the next 3 sts, K the 3 sts from double pointed Needle, P 2; repeat from * across row. Row 8—Repeat row 2. Row 9—Repeat row 3. Change to Green and P 1 row, K 1 row, for 6 rows. Change to Natural and P 1 row. Bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 7 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows for shoulders. Change to Green increasing to 35 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 5 in. from underarm. Work over 25 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 20 sts for front of neck. On remaining 25 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 5 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 4 Needles and Green on right side of garment, pick up 71 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 7 rows. Bind off.
Sew shoulder and underarm seams.

SLEEVES: With No. 4 Needles and Natural cast on 69 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 1½ in. Change to No. 8 Needles and K 1 row increasing to 72 sts. Work in striped pattern as given for back then P 1 row natural; bind off 7 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 7 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 18 sts remain. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place.

This pattern was originally published in Jack Frost Sweaters 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.