CHADWICK’S RED HEART SOCK & SWEATER YARN, 3 Ply, Shrink-andStretch Resist Finish, Art. E.255: 4 skeins (1 oz. –Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 230 Yellow for Size 1; 5 skeins each for Sizes 2 and 3.
Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (21/2 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 2 (23/4 mm. size).
Buttons.
GAUGE: 8 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch.
BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:
| Sizes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chest | 18” | 20” | 22” |
Length from back of neck to crotch
Directions are given for Size 1. Changes for Sizes 2 and 3 are in parentheses.
BODICE—Back . . . Starting at waist edge with No. 2 knitting pins, cast on 62 (70, 73) sts. Work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row), increasing 1 st at both ends of every 3rd (4th, 5th) row until there are 72 (80, 88) sts on needle. Work without increasing until piece measures 2 (21/2, 3) inches in all, ending with a purl row.
To Shape Dolman Sleeves: Cast on 14 (14, 18) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. There are 100 (108, 124) sts on needle. Place a marker. Work without increasing until piece measures 3 (31/2, 4) inches from marker.
To Shape Top of Sleeves and Shoulders: Bind off 14 (14, 18) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off 23 (26, 29) sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Place remaining 26 (28, 30) sts onto a stitch holder to be worked later.
BODICE—Left Front … Starting at waist edge with No. 2 knitting pins, cast on 31 (35, 39) sts. Work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at side edge every 3rd (4th, 5th) row, until there are 36 (40, 44) sts on needle. Work without increasing until piece measures 2 (21/2, 3) inches in all, ending with a purl row.
To Shape Dolman Sleeve: Cast on 14 (14, 18) sts at the beginning of next row. There are 50 (54, 62) sts on needle. Place a marker at sleeve edge and continue to work in stockinette st until piece measures from marker, ending at front edge 13/4 (21/4, 21/2) inches.
To Shape Neck: Bind off 10 sts at the beginning of next row. Dec 1 st at same edge every other row until there remain 37 (40, 47) sts. Work without decreasing until piece measures from marker, ending at sleeve edge 3 (31/2, 4) inches.
To Shape Top of Sleeve and Shoulder: Bind off 14 (14, 18) sts at the beginning of row. Work one more row. Bind off remaining 23 (26, 29) sts.
RIGHT FRONT . . . Work to correspond with Left Front, reversing shapings.
PANTS . . . With No. 1 knitting pins, cast on 16 sts. With right side of work facing pick up and knit onto same needle along waist of Back 61 (69, 77) sts, cast on 16 sts. There are 93 (101, 109) sts on needle. Work in ribbing as follows: 1st row: P 1, k 1, p 1. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: K1, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across. Work in ribbing as established for 1 inch, ending with first row. Next row: K6, (inc 1 st in next st) 8 times; k 1, p 1. On Size 2 only, k 4; On Size 3 only, k 8; On all Sizes, (k 1, inc 1 st in next st) 30 times; k 1 (5, 9) sts, p 1, k .1, (inc 1 st in next st) 8 times; k 6. There are on needle 139 (147, 155) sts.
Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work as follows: 1st row (wrong side of work): K 4, p 19, k 1, p 91 (99, 107) sts, k 1, p 19, k 4. 2nd row: K 23, p 1, k 91 (99, 107) sts, p 1, k 23. Repeat last 2 rows until piece measures from last row of ribbing, ending with a purl row 71/2 (8, 81/2) inches.
To Shape Leg: Knit first 23 sts and place these sts just worked onto a spare needle, bind off next 4 sts, k across to last 23 sts, place these last 23 sts onto a spare needle. Turn. Bind off 4 sts at the beginning of next row and p across. Still working in stockinette st, bind off 4 sts at the beginning of each row, until 37 sts remain. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Work in stockinette st over remaining 33 sts for 4 rows for hem of crotch. Bind off. Attach yarn to inner edge of one set of 23 sts on spare needle and, keeping border in garter st as established, bind off 4 sts at the beginning of next row and every other row until 3 sts remain. Bind off. Work other side to correspond.
FRONT PANEL . . . Starting at crotch with No. 2 knitting pins, cast on 33 sts. Work in stockinette st for 4 rows. Still working in stockinette st, cast on 4 sts at the beginning of each row until there are 49 (57, 65) sts on needle. Now cast on 3 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Work as follows: 1st row: K across. 2nd row: K 4, p across to last 4 sts, k 4. Repeat last 2 rows for 1/2 (11/4, 1/2) inches, ending with 2nd row. Next row: K 2, bind off 2 sts, k across to last 4 sts, bind off 2 sts, k 2. Following row: K 2, cast on 2 sts, p across to last 2 sts, cast on 2 sts, k 2. Work in stockinette st, keeping borders in garter st and making a set of buttonholes as before every 11/4 (11/2, 13/4) inches thereafter until piece is long enough to reach to first row of ribbing at the waist, ending with a purl row. Next row: K 4, * k 2 tog, k 1. Repeat from * to last 3 (5, 7) sts, k 3 (5, 7) sts.
Change to No. 1 knitting pins and, still making a set of buttonholes as indicated, work in ribbing as follows: 1st row (wrong side of work): K 4, p 1, k 1. Repeat from * to last 5 sts, p 1, k 4. 2nd row: K 4, * k 1, p 1. Repeat from * to last 5 sts, k 5. Work in ribbing as established for 1 inch.
Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work in stockinette st, keeping borders in garter st and making buttonholes as indicated until 10 (9, 9) sets of buttonholes have been completed, ending with a knit row. Knit 4 rows. Bind off.
NECKBAND . . . Sew up top of sleeves and shoulder seams. With right side of work facing and No. 1 knitting pins, pick up and knit around entire neck edge, including sts on stitch holder 71 (79, 87) sts. Work in ribbing as for back waistband until piece measures 1 inch. Bind off in ribbing.
SLEEVE BAND . . . With right side of work facing and No. 1 knitting pins, pick up and knit along cuff edge 42 (48, 54) sts. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1/2 inch. Bind off loosely in ribbing.
HEMS . . . With right side of work facing, attach yarn to the purl st at side edge of back of left leg and pick up and knit 38 (42, 46) sts along leg opening to within crotch. 1st row: P across. 2nd row: K 2 tog, k across. Repeat last 2 rows once. Purl 1 row. Bind off. With right side of work facing, attach yarn to first st of garter st border and pick up and knit 28 sts to within the purl st at side edge. 1st row: P across. 2nd row: K across to last 2 sts, k 2 tog. Repeat the last 2 rows once. Purl 1 row. Bind off. Work hems for back of right leg to correspond, reversing shapings. With right side of work facing, attach yarn to inner point of right leg opening on Front Panel and pick up and knit 16 sts to within crotch. 1st row: P across. Work in stockinette st for 4 more rows. Bind off. Work other side to correspond.
Block to measurements. Sew side and sleeve seams of bodice. Fold front parts along purl stitch to front and sew top of front parts to waist. Fold hems of crotch and stitch in place. Seam back crotch and crotch of Front Panel together. Turn under all hems and stitch in place. Make a row of sc along front openings of bodice, making five ch-5 buttonloops evenly spaced on right side of front edge (last buttonloop should be 1/4 inch from top of ribbing). Sew buttons to inside of left front edge opposite each buttonloop. Buttonhole stitch around buttonholes. Sew buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
