Striped Pullover Pattern No. 5312

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

SCALE: 7 sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn
Blue-3 2oz-Balls; Corn-2 2oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 2 Needles and Blue cast on 101 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, in striped pattern as follows: 5 rows Blue, 5 rows Corn, 5 rows Blue, 3 rows Corn, 3 rows Blue, 3 rows Corn, 5 rows Blue, 8 rows Corn, change to No. 4 Needles and P 1 row increasing to 114 sts. Work in striped pattern as fol­lows: * 14 rows Blue, 5 rows Corn, 2 rows Blue, 3 rows Corn, 2 rows Blue, 8 rows Corn; repeat from * once. Work even in Blue until piece measures 12 in. from lower edge. Bind off 5 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 7 sts at beginning of each of next 8 rows for shoulders. Change to No. 2 Needles in­creasing to 37 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 8 rows. Bind off.

FRONT: Work as given for back, increasing to 120 sts after the ribbing instead of 114 sts as on back, until piece measures 4½ in. from underarm. Work over 33 sts. Place on st-holder. Bind off next 26 sts for front of neck. On remaining 33 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 7 sts every other row 4 times. Work other side to correspond.

FRONT NECKBAND: With No. 2 Needles on right side of gar­ment, pick up 77 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.

SLEEVES: With No. 2 Needles and Blue cast on 51 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 3 in. Change to No. 4 Needles increasing to 62 sts. Work in stockinette st increasing 1 st at each end every 10th row to 80 sts. Work even until piece measures 18 in. from lower edge. 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, then every 4th row 3 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.