If you are careful to select wool of good quality, you will be well rewarded for the time spent in making, as hand-knitted woollens can always be relied upon to show less shrinkage with constant washing than even the most reliable makes of all-wool woven underwear.
The Cross-over Front gives a double protection over the chest.
Here is a practical little design that is very easily made, and very comfortable for wearing, the cross-over front giving a double protection over the chest.
Materials required.
7½ ounces of 4-ply white A.A. “Peacock” Fingering, and 4 No. 13 steel needles.
Abbreviations used.
K = knit; p = purl; st = stitch or stitches.
The Back.
The body section is worked in one piece, and is commenced from the back.