Snow Set: sweater
Continental after-ski casuals - fifties style .
... even though my sporty friends tell me that even more recent items that I think of as acceptable ski-wear have very quickly dated on the slopes.
"Hey look - over there - someone's wearing socks to match my sweater!"
[...and in case you were wondering - I think it's an orange she's holding.]
Instructions.The pattern is in three colours - White is represented by W, Black by
B, and Red by R. FrontWith No 8 needles and white yarn W, cast on 99 stitches and work 3 inches in k1/p1 rib, rows on right side having a k1 at each end, and ending with a wrong side row. With right side facing, change to pattern introducing the fair-isle pattern (worked from the chart) in stocking-stitch and the red panel in red yarn (R) worked in rib up the centre. Continue setting out the panels as follows: Keeping centre rib and pattern correct work 9 rows straight. Next row: k12 W; k2tog W; pattern
31; k1 R; using R pick up horizontal loop before next stitch and knit
into the back of it; p1 R, k1 R, p1 R, using R pick up horizontal loop
before next stitch and knit into the back of it, k1 R; pattern 31; p1
W, k1 W, k2tog W through back of loops, k12 W. Next row: k11 W; k2tog W, k1 W, p1
W; pattern 31, k1 R; using R pick up horizontal loop before next stitch
and purl into the back of it; using R (k1, p1) twice, k1 R, using R pick
up horizontal loop before next stitch and purl into the back of it, k1
R; pattern 31; p1 W, k1 W, k2tog W through back loops, k11 W. Keeping pattern and rib correct work 14 rows straight. Continue in pattern increasing the rib stitches in this way and decreasing in the White panel at each end, on the next and every following 16th row until work measures 13½ inches from the start, and ending with right side facing. Shape sleeves as follows: This completes the sleeve shaping Continue in pattern shaping on every 16th row as before until sleeve edge measures 4 inches ending with right side facing. Shape neck as follows: Next row: Work 124, rib the next 17 stitches, placing them on to a stitch-holder and leave for the time being; work 124 stitches to end. Continue on the last 124 stitches only, decreasing 1 stitch at the neck edge on the next 2 rows. Next row: Cast off 31, work to last
2 stitches, p2tog. With wrong side facing, shape shoulder by casting off 7 stitches
at the beginning of the next and following alternate row. With wrong side facing, rejoin yarn to the remaining 124 stitches, work
to end. Decrease 1 stitch at the neck edge on the next 2 rows, then finish
to correspond with right shoulder. BackWith No 8 needles and W yarn, cast on 95 stitches and Change to stocking-stitch, working in White throughout, and work straight until side edge measures same as front ending with right side facing for next row. Shape for sleeves by casting on: 2 stitches at the beginning
of the next 10 rows; 5 stitches at the beginning of the next 4 rows; 6
stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows; 7 stitches at the beginning
of the next 2 rows; 8 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows; 9
stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows; 10 stitches at the beginning
of the next 2 rows; 11 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows; 12
stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. [261 sts] Continue straight in stocking-stitch until sleeve edge measures 4 inches
ending with right side facing. Shape sleeves and shoulders by casting
off 31 stitches at the beginning of the next 6 rows; 7 stitches at the
beginning of the next 4 rows; 9 stitches at the beginning of the next
2 rows. [29 sts] NeckbandJoin shoulder seams. Work in rounds of k1/p1 rib for 2½
inches. Cuffs With right side facing, using two No 10 needles and Black yarn B, pick
up and knit 40 stitches along sleeve edge. Work 3 inches k1/p1 rib. To Make UpPress work lightly under a damp cloth, avoiding ribbing. |
MaterialsOriginal pattern calls for double knitting yarn: 13 oz in white (W), 3 oz in black (B), and 1 oz in "lipstick" red (R). One pair of No 8 (4mm) needles 2 stitch holders. Tension22 sts x 30 rows to 4 ins on No 8 (4mm) needles. Size mattersTo fit chest Abbreviationsstocking stitch: one row knit, one row purl. k2tog or p2tog: work 2 sts together to decrease. Disclaimer
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And here we see the whole splendid outfit.
[... and she's still holding on to that orange...]