Sail Away - pullover
I admit that including the word "tabard" in the description of a pattern is not so inspiring - for one such as I anyway, a teenager in an era where tabards were ubiquitous and possibly naff even then. However it was named prior to that time and is after all merely descriptive - and I love this pullover. Styled perfectly as shown, worn over a polo-neck - very glamorous, very European, very sixties.
Sail away on a windy day in this attractive tabard style overpull. Jaunty and gay in snug and wind-proof yarn -- heavier than double-knit, yet so light and crisp in feeling. Gold and dark blue colour bands stripe the lower edges and smart side slits, and note the special crew neckline, designed to slip easily over a polo sweater.
Instructions.Instructions for three sizes with larger sizes given in bold or colour
between slashes. The pattern is in three colours - White is represented by W, Gold by G and Navy Blue by B. Back and Front alike (knit 2)With No 7 needles and white yarn W, cast on 76/82/88 stitches and work straight in stocking stitch until piece measures 17/17/17½ ins, ending with a purl row. Shape neck: Continue straight until work measures 21 /21
/21½ inches, ending with a purl row.
SleevesWith No 8 needles and blue yarn B, cast on 46/46/48
stitches, and work 8 rows in garter-stitch, (every row knit). Break off
B. Work straight until sleeve seam measures 18½/18½/19
inches.
Cast off loosely using a larger needle. BordersFront Neck: With right side facing, using yarn G, and No 8 needles, pick up and knit 30/30/30 stitches round left side of neck, knit 16/18/20 from stitch-holder, pick up and knit 30/30/30 stitches round right side. {76/78/80 sts} Next row: knit. Back Neck: Work as for front neck Lower Edge: With right side facing, No 8 needles and G, pick up and knit 76/82/88 stitches along lower edge of front. Work 7 rows garter-stitch, increasing 1 stitch at each end of the next
and every alternate row. Join in B, and work 8 rows garter-stitch, increasing stitch at each end
of every alternate row. Side edges:
To Make UpPress parts lightly on wrong side under a damp cloth. |
MaterialsAran or worsted weight yarn: 13/14/15 1oz balls in White and 3 1oz balls in each of Gold and Light Navy Blue. A pair each of Nos 7 (4½mm) and 8 (4mm) needles. Tension20 sts x 25 rows to 4 ins on No 7 (4½mm) needles. Size mattersTo fit chest Abbreviationsstocking stitch: one row knit, one row purl. k2tog or p2tog: work 2 sts together to decrease. A Word on the WoolThe original yarn was Patons Flair - one of those "tripleknit" yarns which never caught on in the UK. More or less Aran or American worsted weight . As usual no clues as to the yardage, but it was 60% wool, 40% courtelle (acrylic). Disclaimer
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