Pullover Pattern No. 5328

Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles

SCALE: 6½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn—5 2-oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 2 Needles cast on 99 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3½ in. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 117 sts. Work in pattern as follows: Row 1—P 5, *K 3, P 5; repeat from * across row. Row 2—K 5, * P 3, K 5; repeat from * across row. Repeat rows 1 and 2 five times. Row 13—P 1, * K 3, P 5; repeat from * ending K 3, P 1. Row 14—K 1, * P 3, K 5; repeat from * ending P 3, K 1. Repeat rows 13 and 14 five times. Work in pattern until piece measures 12½ in. from lower edge. Bind off 8 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; de­crease 1 st at each end every other row 8 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Bind off 6 sts at begin­ning of each of next 4 rows, then 7 sts at beginning of each of next 4 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 2 Needles increasing to 37 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 9 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 4 in. from underarm. Work over 31 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 23 sts for front of neck. On remaining 31 sts, work 2 rows even; 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 6 sts every other row 2 times, then 7 sts every other row 2 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of gar­ment, pick up 79 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in rib­bing of K 1, P 1, for 9 rows. Bind off.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles cast on 73 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 1½ in. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 77 sts. Work in pattern increasing 1 st at each end on the 3rd and every 4th row thereafter to 85 sts. Work even until piece meas­ures 4 in. from lower edge. Bind off 8 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 4 times, then every 4th row 4 times. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 21 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.