New-York tribune., 1902-10-04
KNITTED SWEATERS.

So many requests have come for directions for
knitting sweaters that the following rules kindly
sent 10y Mrs B. F. H." Of Brooklyn published
below
Eoi , ,sWtateT % inch bust measure and open down
rubber needles. No. 4
With steel needles cast on seventy-two stitches
IT, inches deep. Take rubber needles; purl two knit
t"g. Puri two. knit hve. Repeat from start TO end
9t 9 row kePeat This pattern for ten rows counting
care when knitting back knit in place OF purIing
ana 70 purl i'm place OF knitting. Eleventh row:
needle Increase one stitch in the next stitch By
knitting the front Of and then the back Knit the
them Reueat from end 10 end Of row twelfth row.
Knit and purl back according to pattern This
'9asrs % g3t.r twist mi ten rows more accord
as before. only slipping four stitches on extra
fourth row Knit and purl back according TO pat
tern Knit ten rows more. Thirty-hfth row: Make
Ie Increasing one IN the next knitting the next
Two pushing M four stitches forward and knitting
the required grouping namely. PurI two knit two
pun two. knit eight This grouping is to be kept
throughout the entire garment. with the cable
decreasing is To- be done the edge OF the garment
instead ~ In The broad rib. Knit ten rows. Forty
Forty-eiFhth row; Knit and purl back according 10
cable twist slxtieth row Knit a-i'' and Pur back ac.
cordiug to pattern. The back Is tive fun cable
one knit two together knit one. knit across row
according 10 pattern until within three stitches OF
back without decreasing. Repeat this until rve
ereasing Max cabie twist and knit BACK according
- pattern Make the cable twist at the regular IN
t-ryals until the garment Is eight completed cable
twists and ten rows IN length. Knit tWenty-three
stitches on each end MAKING '9e C1Die s eTls' @ ang
slip OF these shoulder pieces on an extra needle
tions and when completed Knit the other side: Knit
the shoulder pieces one ..ud oneIhLt cable tWlst IN
.rprTh hon 81 for he
Complete the half cable twist and knit four more
cable twists in length When the last cable twist Is
completed east nineteen stitches the end for the
width under the arm. Knit five more cable twists In
length Knit the pattern from the front toward the
these twentyeight stitches on the needle Turn anu
knit toward under seam until within thirty-t|o
leaving each time four more stitches on the under
arm needle until there are only twenIy-elgh'
ment is ready for the band Begin with steel
needles at under arm seam % ag r'o tbr WI anu fo,rep %
times Rib three together ten times RID four to-
gether three times KID the bah' i'2 in'heS ueep-
SLEEVE.
pick up ninety stitches on rubber needles and knit
six cable twists in length Narrow one stitch az
each end Of middle as done in the back-every
NTH row counting forward and back as two rows.
Continue narrowing until there are sixty.tour
the regular Intervals. Knit the sleeve without
further decreasing until is l,e nChes long r"he 5
steel needles and rib GUNS TWO anu Two TOT 81
inches more. Bind on loosely sew up sleeves ahd
under arm seams.
COLLAR.
Cast 100 stitches steel needles and rib TO depth
required Bind of loosely. Sew carefully 20 neck.
gathering funess in front near the middle "a
possible. Face the garment both sides with SILK
ana fasten with hooks and eyes.
FOR GARMENT OPEN UNDER ARM.
Follow first directions until both shoulder pieces
knitted then east on IOf stitches and knit the
ether shoulder thus getting all the stitches on one
needle. Follow directions they written until
five cable twists under the arm are knitted Then
leave twentyeight stitches under each arm In first
Tow of knitting. then follow directions. keeping
both sides correct until there fOrty-eight
stitches directly in centre of garment In knitting
belt rib two and two twenty-eight times. rib two
together fourteen times. rib three together ten
times. rib four together four times. rib three to-
getheT ten times rib two together fourteen times.
rib twenty-eIght. Knit the band ~ inches deep.