MAN’S ZIPPERED JACKET SWEATER
Sizes: Small (38), Medium (40), Large (42). Directions are for size Small.
Changes for sizes Medium and Large are in parentheses.
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
Dawn “Wintuk”[1] Sport Yarn
15 (17, 19) 2-oz. skeins Red Spice
1 Crochet Hook Size H Or Any Size Hook Which Will Result In Stitch Gauge Below
1 Crochet Hook Size G
1 yarn needle
1 STAR Metal Separating Heavyweight Zipper—18″ long
1 spool STAR 100% Polyester Thread
Gauge: Pattern St: 3 sts = 1 inch; 4 rows (Rows 2-5) = 1½ inches
Finished Measurements:
Chest—42 (44½, 47)″
Pattern Stitch: Main pieces of garment are worked in alternating rows of sc and dc with raised dc. Ch 3 counts as first dc on all rows of dc and raised dc. To work a raised dc: Yo, insert hook from right to left under post of next dc on last dc row completed, finish dc, lengthening loops so that work remains flat. Repeat Rows 2-5 of Back Main Piece for pat. Always keep in pat when dec or inc. To dec at beg of row: Sl st over specified number of sts. To dec at end of row: Leave specified number of sts unworked. To inc at beg of dc row: Work 2 dc (ch 3 counts as 1 dc) in first st. To inc at end of dc row: Work 2 dc in last st. To inc on neck ribbing: Work 2 sl sts in one st. To dec on neck ribbing: Sk first sl st. To dec on pocket lining: Draw up a lp in each of first 2 sts, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook. Ch 1 to turn all rows on Neck Ribbing and Pocket Lining.
