Striped Pullover Pattern No. 5303

Size 16
1 Pr. Standard No. 4 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 8 Needles

SCALE: 5 sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn
White—3 2-oz. Balls; Green—2 2-oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 4 Needles and white cast on 81 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Change to No. 8 Needles increasing to 89 sts. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 6 in. from lower edge. Work in striped pattern as follows: * 4 rows green, 2 rows white, 4 rows green, 8 rows white; repeat from * twice ending with 4 rows green, 2 rows white, 4 rows green; then complete garment with white. When piece measures 12 ½ in. from lower edge, bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 6½ in. from underarm. Bind off 5 sts at beginning of each of next 6 rows, then 6 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 31 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 6 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 5 in. from underarm. Work over 26 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 15 sts for front of neck. On remaining 26 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 3 times. Bind off remaining 6 sts. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 4 Needles and white on right side of garment, pick up 71 sts from end to end of neckband. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 6 rows. Bind off. Sew shoulder and underarm seams.

SLEEVES: With No. 8 Needles and green cast on 65 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 4 rows. Change to white and continue ribbing for 2 rows. Change to green and continue ribbing for 4 rows. Change to white and work in stockinette st for 8 rows. Continue working in stockinette st striped pattern until piece measures 4½ in. from lower edge. Bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm; decrease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times, then 1 st at each end every 3rd row 3 times. At this point you should have completed the last group of stripes. Continuing with white, work 4 rows even, then bind off 2 sts at beginning of every row until 9 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.