Classic School Pullover
A classic sleeveless school pullover with instructions for 4ply fingering and double knitting.
[Illustrated on a rather serious classic school boy.]
Instructions:The instructions are give for a 28 inch chest with 3 larger sizes in
brackets. Casting onCast on using cable method. 4 ply Pullover BackUsing No 12 (2¾mm) needles cast on 98 [106;
112; 120]
stitches and work in K1/P1 rib for 2 inches Shape Armholes: Shape Shoulders: Cast off remaining stitches. 4 ply Pullover FrontWork as given for back until you reach the armhole shapings, ending with a wrong side row. Shape Armhole and Divide for Neck: Shape Shoulder: Continue to match the first side, reversing all shapings. 4 ply Pullover Neck BorderJoin right shoulder seam. Next row: Work in K1/P1 rib to within
2 stitches of the centre stitch; k2tog, p1, k2togtbl, rib to end. Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times more. 4 ply Pullover Arm BordersJoin left shoulder seam (including the neck border). For each armhole, with right side facing and using No 12 needles pick
up and knit 112 [120; 126;
132] stitches evenly round armhole.
Cast off ribwise. To Make UpPress, using a warm iron over a damp cloth. Double Knitting Pullover BackUsing No 11 (3mm) needles cast on 84 [90;
96; 102]
stitches and work in K1/P1 rib for 2 inches Shape Armholes: Shape Shoulders: Cast off remaining stitches. Double Knitting Pullover FrontWork as given for back until you reach the armhole shapings, ending with a wrong side row. Shape Armhole and Divide for Neck: Now decrease 1 stitch at the armhole edge on the following 5 rows, then
1 stitch on the following 4 alternate rows, and at the same time
decrease 1 stitch at the neck every following 3rd row from the last decrease
until 15 [17; 19;
21] stitches remain. Shape Shoulder: With right side facing rejoin yarn to the remaining stitches on the spare
needle and work to end. Continue with armhole and neck shapings to match the first side, reversing all shapings. Double Knitting Pullover Neck BorderJoin right shoulder seam. Next row: Work in K1/P1 rib to within
2 stitches of the centre stitch; k2tog, p1, k2togtbl, rib to end. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times more. Double Knitting Pullover Arm BordersJoin left shoulder seam (including the neck border). For each armhole, with right side facing and using No 11 needles pick
up and knit 90 [96; 102;
108] stitches evenly round armhole.
Cast off ribwise. To Make UpPress, using a warm iron over a damp cloth. |
Materials 4 ply version: 5 [6; 7;
7] x 1 oz balls DK version: 7 [7; 8;
9] x 1 oz balls Tension4 ply version: DK version: Size mattersChest all round at underarm: on jumper, 26 [28;
30; 32]
inches. Abbreviationsk2tog/p2tog: decrease by knitting/purling 2 sts together. k2togtbl: decrease by knitting 2 sts together through back loops, sometimes called ssk (slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 knitwise, place 2 sts back on left needle and knit/purl 2 slipped sts together through back loops). p2togtbl: decrease by purling 2 sts together through back loops. A word on the woolThe yarn in ounces. When substituting yarn, ideally you need to calculate using the yardage
of the yarns - and with old patterns this is usually impossible, as the
yardage is not given. So you need to be aware that in some cases, where
the old yarn was synthetic or had a very good yardage, you may find that
you use as much as one 50g ball for every 1 oz ball. Disclaimer
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