A TWO-WAY PULLOVER

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 143, 13 March 1937, Page 25

A TWO-WAY PULLOVER

You Can Make It With a Polo Collar or With a V-Neck Opening

Some men Hud a polo-necked pullover a most comfortable garment to wear when motoring, riding, cycling or playing golf. Others like a pullover to have a simple V-necked opening.

Here are given tile instructions for making a warm pullover in whichever style is preferred. The polo collar and neck inset can be omitted in favour of a simple ribbed band at the V neckline. The patterned surface of the garment gives it distinction.

Materials Required. Iloz. 4-ply Scotch lingering. One pair knitting needles. No. 8. One pair knitting needles. No. 11. Measurements. — Length. from shoulder to lower edge, 21 inches. Length of sleeve, from shoulder, 25 inches. Length of sleeve seam, including cuff, 21 indies. Width ali round below the underarms, without stretching, should be 38 inches. To fit a 38 to -11 chest measurement. Tension. —Pattern on No. S needles, before pressing, seven stitches to one inch in width: eight rows to one inch in depth. Alteration in size.—For a larger garment use thicker needles, or a size which produces fewer stitches to the inch. For a smaller garment use finer needles, or a size which produces more stitches to the inch. Abbreviations.—K. knit; P. purl: sts., stitches; tog., together; pat., pattern; inc., increase: dec., decrease: beg., beginning. Tile Back. Using the No. 11 needles, begin al the lower edge of the back by casting on 120 sts., and work in the rib of K I. P 1 for 2J inches, working into the back of all the knit sts. Change Io the No. 8 needles ami the pat., as follows : — Ist row. —* K 9. P 9. Rep. from * to end of row. Hep. this row eight times more. 10th row.--* P 9. K 9. Rep. from * to end of row. Rep. this row eight times more. These 1.8 rows form the pattern. Continue in the pat. until you have worked live patterns in all. when the work should measure 131 inches from the east-on edge. To shape the armholes. —Keeping the pattern correct throughout, cast off three sts, from the beg. of each of the next eight rows. Continue in the pat. on the remaining 102 sts. until the armhole measures seven Inches on the straight, i.e., from where the first three sts. were cast off. To shape the neck. —Work in the pat. over 42 sts., cast off 1.8 sts., pat. 12. Work on the last 42 sts. in the pat., easting off three sts. from the beg. of every neck edge row until 30 sts. remain. To shape the shoulder.—Cast off JO sts. from the beg. of each armhole end row until all are cast off. Join the wool to the neck edge of the remaining 42 sts., and work to correspond with the first shoulder. The Front. Using the No. 11. needles, begin at the lower edge by casting on 126 sts., anti work in exactly the same way as stated for the back, until the armhole shaping is completed and 102 sts. remain on the needle. Work in the pat. over 51 sts., and place the remaining 51 sts. on a spare needle. Work on the first. 51 sts. in the pat., decreasing one st. at the neck edge on

every alternate row. until 30 sis. remain. then work without dec. until the armhole measures the same as for th,at of tlie back. i.e.. seven inches on the straight. Shape Hie .-.boulder by easting oft 10 sts. from the beg. of each armhole end row. until all are east ofl. .loin the wool 10 the neck edge 01. the remaining 51 sis., and work io correspond. The Sleeves (both alike). Using the No. 11 needles, begin at the cuff edge by casting on (13 sts.. and work in the rib of if I. P J -notking into the buck of till knit sis.—for 2; inches. Cli.ange to lhe No. s needles ami Hie pat., a,s follows:--Ist row.—K. 5. * P 9. K 9. Rep. from * to the hist -I sts. P I. 2nd row.— K -I, * P 9. K 9. Rep. from * to the last 5 sts., P Rep. these two rows three limes more, then the first, row again. I.oth row—P I. ’ K 9. P_ 9. Rep. from * to the last 5 sts., K 5. 11th row.—P 5, * K 9. P 9. Rep. from * to the lasi. I sis.. K I. Rep. these two rows three times more, then the 10th row again. These IS rows complete one pal. Continue Io work In the pat., increasing 1 st. al both ends 01. the needle on the next, then every following 9th row, until Che sts. are increased to 91, taking care Io work the increased sts. in the pat. as the work proceeds. Continue in lhe pat. without increase until the sleeve seam measures 20 inches, then east, off 2 sts. from the bog. of every row until .15 sts. remain. Cast off. The Inset Collar. Using the No. 11. needles, begin by casting on. 130 sts.. ami work in the rib of K 1, P 1 for I inches, working into the back of all knit sts. To shape inset.—lst. row.- ■* Rib G (K 1, P .1, K .1) all into the next st,

i rib G. Rep from * to the end of row. ■ | (150 sts. on the needle.) Work in the Tib for 7 rows. j 9th row.— Cast oft 3G sts.. rib to end of row. I 10th row.—Cast off 3G sts.. rib to end 1 of row. ' Continue to work on the remaining 78 sts. in the rib. decreasing 1 st. at i both ends of the needle on every alternate row until 6 sts. remain, then dec. 1 si. al both ends of lhe needle on every row until all the sts. are worked off. Fur “V” Neck. If tlie garment is preferred with the ordinary "V” neek. omit the instructions tor the Inset Collar, and, iu place I of these, work as follows:— l sing a sei of four No. It needles, with lhe light side of work towards . you. work up 51 sts. down the left side I of front, neck opening, beginning at the ; shoulder seam. With a second needle, i work up 51 sts. up the other side of I neek opening: and. with a third : needle, work up 51 sts. from shoulder . to shoulder across lhe back of Hie neck, making 15G sts. in the round. Work in tlie rib of K 1, P I—work- ■ iug into the back of all knit sts.—ami. I on the first round, pick up and P 1 st. ’at the centre “V" of neck. (This st. should be purl on every round.) Work 11 rounds in the rib. decreasing 1 st. on each side the centre “V” st. on every round. Cast oft loosely, still continuing to work in | lie rib. To Make Up. Press mi Hie wrong side with a hot I iron over a damp cloth, but do nor, press any of the ribbed parts, or you I will find that they slightly stretch and I lose their neat appearance and good I lit. I Sew up the shoulder seams, and sew ; the sleeves into the armholes. Press these seams, then sow up the side and I sleeve seams. Neatly sew in tlie "Inset” and the collar to the neck, and carefully press ' the seams.