The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-07
THE SWEATER OF THE MOMENT.

The sweater OF the lllohioA' 10 No.
the short affair that we have known
before: it is the long. loose one when
resembles in line the directoire coat
worn last winter OF course, you
can see at glance that 1t Wouid
make = most serviceable garment, and
one that would do to wear during the
first ccoI days of early autumn 1t IS
not sold at the shops but must be
made at home. and one needs three
rounds of yarn. one pair of knitting
needles aad soft silk binding. The but
tons YOU NAV get to suit yourself.
The sweater would be pretty in a
shade of red or dark brown. and IL
Won prefer. YOU may finish neck ana
sleeves with collar and cuffs of taffeta
silk. For this you will need about
three-uuarters of a yard in color TO
match the yarn with which you are
working. The stitch used is the usual
one. which requires one stitch to be
purled and the other to be knotted, and
50 on for each row.
To knit the back of the sweater, cast
on 1l5 stitches; knit eight rows, then
narrow one stitch at the end of each
needle every eighth row until there
are 10 stitches. Increase one stitch
each end of needle evefU eighth row
until there are 81 stitches. Increase one
stitch at each end of needle every
fourth row, until there are 120 stitches.
Then knit with out increasing or de-
creasing. 20 rows. Bind off five stitches
and narrow one stitch at beginning of
each row until there are 80 stitches
left for back of neck. Knit one row
plain. Bind off.
Left front-Cast on 100 stitches.
Knit eight rows. then narrow one
stitch at end of every eighth row on
one side only for u inches (there should
be 40 stitches on the n6edle). Narrow
every fourth row for five inches. then
at the end of every row until there are
los stitches. Knit straight for seven
inches. Bind off 16 stitches for arm
hOlgs: knit across row. Then narrow
on armhole side at the beginning Of
each row for four rows. On the straight
side bind off II stitches. Then. on
the front only, narrow at beginning
and ending of each row until there are
60 stitches; then at beginning and
ending of every other row until there
are fifty-eight stitches. Knit eight
rows straight. ON each side increase
one stitch every eight eighth row I'M
til there are sixty-four stitches. Then
knit straight for II rows. Then bind
off five stitches and narrow one stitch
on armhole side at the beginning of
each row until there are five stitches.
Bind off
Right side-Is made the same as the
left. except that the pattern is re-
versed.
Left underarm piece-Cast on IS
stitches
Knit eight rows straight. Narrow, on
one side only, every eighth row until
there are Sc stitches. Narrow on same
side every fourth row until there are
40 stitches. ON the narrowed side bind
off fourteen stitches. Knit one straight
row. Then narrow on same side Next
row bind off six stitches Continue in
this way until there are four stitches
Bind off
Right underarm piece-Same as eft,
except that pattern is reversed.
Left sleeve top-Cast on sixty-five
stitches.
Increase one stitch each side every
eighth row until there are 80 stitches.
From now on keep the elbow line
straight. on the inside seam increase
one stitch every third row until there
are 112 stitches. 20 inches from the
hand. Knit one row straight Now
narrow on inside seam every fourth
row until there are 1O5 stitches On the
same side narrow at the beginning and
ending Of each row until there are "a
stitches. Narrow at beginning and end
ing until there are 46 stitches On ell
bow side bind off six stitches. Then
narrow at each row until there are
80 stitches. Bind off tight
Right sleeve top-Made the same
way. except that pattern is reversed
Left undersleeve-Cast on thirty five
stitches.
Knit five inches straight Increase
one stitch each side every eighth row
until there are SO stitches. Increase on
inside seam every eighth row until
there are 81 stitches Knit four rows
straight. On the increased side bind
off Is stitches. Narrow at beginning
and end of each row on the side where
II was bound off, and beginning of
each row on straight side. until there