Cardigan Pattern #587

SIZE 3

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 4 balls (1 oz. balls).
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Six Strand Embroidery Floss, 1 skein each of 2 colors.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
6 small buttons.

Gauge: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

BACK … Starting at bottom, cast-on 60 sts and work 1¼ inches in ribbing of k 2, p 2. Next row: K across. Following row: K 2, p across, ending row with k 2. Repeat last 2 rows alternately until piece measures 12½ inches. Next row: K 17, bind off 26 sts (back of neck), k 17.

LEFT FRONT … Work over last 17 sts in garter st (k each row) for ¾ inch. Then work in stockinette st. keeping the 2 sts at outer edge in garter st and casting on 3 sts every other row at opposite edge (neck edge) 4 times. At end of next k row, cast on 9 sts (38 sts). Continue over these 38 sts until piece measures same as Back, keeping the 6 sts at front edge and the 2 sts at opposite edge in garter st. Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT … Attach yarn at neck edge and work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 2 sts in from front edge after the 1st 1½ inches and every 2¼ inches thereafter, until 5 buttonholes are made—to make a buttonhole, on one row bind off 2 sts; on next row, cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off.

SLEEVES … Starting at bottom, cast on 44 sts and work 2 inches in ribbing. Then work 9 inches in stockinette st, keeping the 2 sts at both ends in garter st. Bind off.

NECK BAND … With right side toward you, pick up 80 sts around neck edge and work 1 inch in ribbing, making a buttonhole after the 1st ¼ inch. Bind off. Sew up side seams, leaving an opening of 4 inches at top for sleeves.

Sew up sleeve seams and sew in sleeves. Sew on buttons. Work a row of s c along front edges. Trace actual size scottie (below). Embroider in chain stitch, using 2nd color for eye, nose and collar.

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #138, Woolies for Infants 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.