Spring Outlook
Man's sweater with a textured pattern, made in two colours intended to blend with each other. The overall tweedy look makes this colour scheme look a little autumnal - perhaps the acid green combined with grey or a different shade of green might be more redolent of Spring.
I think the cropping of the picture is an illustration of "never let knitting get in the way of a good photo".
Instructions.Sweater is worked in stripes of the two colours using a textured moss stitch. Instructions are given for 3 sizes. Back and Front alikeWith No 9 needles and main shade (M), cast on 104/108/112
stitches, and work 3 inches in k1/p1 rib, increasing 7/9/11
stitches evenly across the last row. With right side facing, change to No 7 needles and work in pattern as
follows: These 4 rows form the pattern. With right side facing, shape armholes by casting off 4 stitches
at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 stitch at each end
of the next and every alternate row until 91 / 95
/ 99 stitches remain. Continue straight in pattern until back measures 25 / 25½
/ 25½
inches, ending with 4th pattern row. With right side facing continue in M and shape neck: With right side facing, slip the centre 33 / 35
/ 37 stitches on a spare needle or stitch
holder. SleevesWith No 10 needles and main shade (M), cast on 50 / 52
/ 52 stitches, and work 3 inches in k1/p1
rib, increasing 7 stitches evenly across the last row. With right side facing, change to No 7 needles, join in C and continue in pattern, shaping sides by increasing 1 stitch at each end of the 9th and every following 8th row until there are 79 / 83 / 83 stitches, taking the increased stitches into the pattern as they are made. Continue straight in pattern until sleeve seam measures 18½ / 18½ / 19 inches, ending with 2nd pattern row. With right side facing, keeping pattern correct, shape top by
casting off 4 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease
1 stitch at each end of the next and every alternate row until 37 / 39
/ 39 stitches remain. Neck Ribbing - back and front alike.With No 9 needles, main shade M, and right side facing, start at shoulder
edge and pick up and knit, 8 / 8 /
8 stitches down side of neck, rib 33 / 35
/ 37 stitches from spare needle or stitch
holder, pick up and knit 8 / 8 / 8
stitches up other side of neck. Work 3 rows in rib over all stitches, decreasing 1 stitch at each end of the next and following alternate row. Cast off evenly in rib. To Make UpPress work lightly on wrong side under a damp cloth, avoiding ribbing.
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MaterialsAran or worsted weight yarn: Pair each of No 7 (4½mm), No 9 (3¾mm), and No 10 (3¼mm)
needles. Tension20sts and 25 rows to four inches on 4½mm needles over stocking stitch.
Size mattersTo fit chest: Abbreviations k: knit A word on the wool.The original yarn was Patons Flair - one of those "tripleknit" yarns which never caught on so much 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). Note that later on Patons made "Flair DK" in 20g balls and with a slightly different wool blend. Disclaimer
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