Sew one short unfinished end to one long unfinished side sewing to within the center of 14th White stripe. Finish other side in same manner. This leaves 14 stripes on each section free for neck opening. Attach White at neck opening and work 4 s c over each White stripe, join. NEXT ROW: Work a sl st in each st, join cut yarn. With White work an 18 inch ch. Attach to center of neck. Finish ends with 3 pompons as illustrated.
POMPONS: Wind yarn 14 times over 2 legs of a chair or any open flat surface (28 strands). Tie with a 6 inch strand at 1¼ inch intervals, cut between ties. Attach a pompon of matching color to each stripe alternating colors across each Olive Green stripe.
PRETEEN SLIPOVER
Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) 4 ounce skeins Canary 1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.
GAUGE: 5 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for size 4. Changes for sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 are given in parentheses.
BACK: Cast on 53 (59, 65, 71, 77, 83) sts. Work in seed st for 1 inch (seed st: * K 1, P 1, repeat from * across row ending with K 1). START PATTERN as follows: 1st ROW: K 5, * P 1, K 5, repeat from * across row. 2nd ROW: P 5, * K 1, P 5, repeat from * across row. 3rd ROW: K 3, * K 2 tog, Y O, P 1, Y O, K 2 tog through back of sts, K 1, repeat from * across row ending with K 2 more sts. 4th ROW: P 5, * K 1, P 5, repeat from across row. Repeat 3rd and 4th rows for pattern. Work even in pattern until work measures 9 (10, 11, 11½, 12, 12½) inches from beg. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Next 2 ROWS: Bind off 6 sts at beg of each row (all sizes) Work even in pattern until armhole measures 4½ (5, 5½, 6, 7, 7) inches. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 6 sts at beg of next 4 rows (all sizes), bind off remaining 17 (23, 29, 35, 41, 47) sts.
FRONT: Work same as back.