BACK: Cast on 68 (77, 86); 86, 95, 104 sts. 1st ROW (right side): P 2, K 1, P 2, * K 4, P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 2nd ROW: K 2, P 1, K 2, * P 4, K 2, P 1, K 2, repeat from * across row. 3rd ROW: P 2, K 1, P 2, * skip 1 st, K in front of next st but do not drop from needle, K skipped st, drop both sts from needle, skip next st, K in back of next st but do not drop from needle, K skipped st, drop both sts from needle, P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 4th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. Repeat last 4 rows for pattern until back measures 19 inches, or length desired to underarm ending with 4th row of pattern. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every other row 3 (4, 5); 5, 6, 7 times—52 (59, 66); 66, 73, 80 sts. Continue in pattern until armholes measure 7 (7½, 8); 8½, 9, 9½ inches above beg of armhole shaping, ending on wrong side. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 7 (7, 8); 8, 9, 10 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 24 (31, 34); 34, 37, 40 sts for back of neck.
LEFT FRONT: Cast on 32 (41, 41); 50, 50, 59 sts. Work in pattern same as back until same length as back to underarm, ending with same row as back. SHAPE ARMHOLE AND NECK: Work armhole same as back; AT SAME TIME dec 1 st at neck edge every row as follows: Ladies’ medium 4 times; Men’s small size 10 times; Men’s medium size twice, Men’s large size 12 times; then for all sizes dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 10 (14, 15); 14, 19, 15 times; 14 (14, 16); 16, 18, 20 sts remain. Work even until armhole measures same as back. SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 7 (7, 8); 8, 9, 10 sts at armhole edge twice.
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front, reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. BIAS BAND: Make 2. Cast on 1 st. Work in garter st (K each row), inc 1 st at beg of each row until 12 sts are on needle. NEXT ROW: Continuing in garter st, dec 1 st at beg of row. NEXT ROW: Inc 1 st at beg of row. Repeat these 2 rows for 48 (50, 52); 54, 56, 58 inches, or to measure from center back of lower edge to center back of neck. Dec 1 st at beg of each row until all sts are dec. ARMHOLE BANDS: Work same as sweater bands for 16 (17, 18); 19, 20, 21 inches. Join short ends of sweater bands tog. With seams at center back of neck and at center back of lower edge, sew band around edge. Fold to wrong side, and sew in place. Sew armhole bands in position in same manner.
CHART FOR KNITTED VEST
CHART FOR LEFT FRONT
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| CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Chain | ch |
| Stitch | st |
| Slip Stitch | sl st |
| Single Crochet | s c |
| Short Double Crochet | s d c |
| Double Crochet | d c |
| Treble Crochet | tr c |
| Double Treble Crochet | d tr c |
| Treble Treble Crochet | tr tr c |
| Yarn Over | yo |
| Increase | inc |
| Decrease | dec |
Asterisk ... * This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from * 3 times” means 4 patterns in all.
