Knitting

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 19

Knitting

(Written for "The Post" by "Isobel.")

BLUE AND WHITE SPORTS

JUMPER

A soft roll collar and a shaped band on each sleeve give smart relief to this attractive sports jumper. The jumper is knitted in stocking stitch with rows of open lace stitch shaping a yoke, and the lace stitch also forms the top of the sleeve. Materials. —Two balls royal blue Court thread, 1 ball while (or any other knitting yarn equivalent to 2-ply wool in thickness), 1 pair No. 10 and 4 No. 14 needles. Measurements. —Bust 32in, shoulders 13£ in, full length 19in, sleeve seam 4in. DIRECTIONS. Using the No. 10's and blue thread, cast on 117 sts., change to No. 14's and single rib and work for sin. Now

change to, stocking stitch, and in the next row'make one extra stitch in every seventh stitch so that there are 133 sts.. by end of row, and work for 7in without shaping. Now shape openwork yoke: Ist row. X 3, wool over needle, Kto tog., X 51, * wool over needle, X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from * three times more, w.o.n, X 2 tog., X 50, w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3. 2nd row:- Purl. 3rd row: As Ist. 4th row: As 2nd. sth row: * X 3 w.o.n, X 2 tog., rep. from * once, X 41, ** w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from ** five times more, w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 40, *** w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from **• once. 6th row: Purl. 7th row: As sth. ' Bth row: As 6th. 9th row: * X 3 w.0.n., X 2 tog., rep. from * twice more, X 31, ** w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from ** seven times more, w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 30, ♦♦* w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from *** twice more. " 10th row: Purl. 11th row: As 9th. 12th row: As 10th. 13th row: ,* X 3, w.0.n., X 2 tog., rep. from * three times more, X 21, •* w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from *•♦ nine times more, w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 20, •« wo.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from *** three times more. 14th row: Purl. 15th row: As 13th. 16th row. As 14th. 17th row: * X 3, w,0.n., X 2 tog., rep." from * four times more, X 11, ** w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from ** eleven times more, w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 10, *** w.0.n., X 2 tog., X 3, rep. from •** four times more. 18th row: Purl. At the beginning of the next row start to shape armholes by casting off six sts. Cast oft six at beg. of next row, and three at the beg. of thg. following four rows; now X 2 tog. at beg. of next six rows, all the time keeping in pattern by repeating the^Hth ar.d 18th rows. Now work armhole edge straight, keep to pattern, and in the following row cast off the centre 25 sts. for round neck, purl back and, working on one side only, X 2 tog. at the neck edge every second row thirteen times. Continue remaining sts. in pattern until armhole measures 7in "o.i the straight; cast off. Work other side to correspond.

Back exactly the same as the front to top of armhole. Here cast off six sts. at beg. of next ten rows, and then cast oil remainder for back of neck.

Join shoulder seams with a running seam, and, using four No. 14 needles and the white thread, knit up the sts. around the neck, and work in single rib of 1 plain, 1 purl, for ljin. Cast oft very loosely on the right side. <This collar will now turn over to form a roll.

Sleeves: Using two No. 14's and the white thread, cast on 80 sts. and work in single rib for one inch; change to stocking stitch and No. 10s and work for ljin. Now take two balls of blue and work all but the centre 40 sts. in blue. These 40 are white and stocking stitch, and the blue is done in pattern of *' X 3, w.0.n., X 2 tog., rep. from *. Each row knit one more st. in blue each side from the whit- until there, are only four white sts. left, then knit straight across in blue, and continue to work on without shaping till sleeve measures 4in. Now, still keeping in pattern, cast off three sts. at the beg of every row till there are only 20 sts left. Cast off these. Work other sleeve the same.

Stitch the sleeves in to armholes with a running seam, and then oversew down the sleeve and underarm seams.

Turn wrong side out on an ironing board and iron under a damp cloth with a warm iron.