Striped Pullover Pattern No. 5305

Size 14
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles

SCALE: 7½ sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Fingering Fleece
Green—5 1-oz. Balls; Red—1 1-oz. Ball; Corn—1 1-oz. Ball

BACK: With No. 2 Needles and Green cast on 99 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3½ in. Change to No. 3 Needles and P 1 row increasing to 126 sts. Work in striped pattern as follows: * 4 rows Corn, 27 rows Green, 2 rows Red, 27 rows Green; re­peat from * until piece measures 10½ in. from lower edge. In­crease 1 st at each end every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 7 in. from last increase at underarm. Bind off 14 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows, then 9 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows. Change to No. 2 Needles and work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 8 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back until piece measures 5 in. from last increase at underarm. Work over 55 sts; place on st-holder. Bind off next 26 sts for front of neck. On remaining 55 sts, work 2 rows even; decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 7 in. from last increase at under­arm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 14 sts once, then 9 sts every other row 4 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 8 rows. Bind off. Sew shoulder and under­arm seams. With No. 2 steel crochet hook and Natural, work 1 row of s c around edge of armhole. Fasten off.

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.