Vintage Red Cross Sleeveless Sweater
15. September 2008 | Category Red Cross, Vintage Pattern, Hndbk Wool 1918, Knitting History, Knit Your Bit, Knitting Patterns, knitting |
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Vintage Knitting for the Red Cross
You may want to refer to the knitting instructions from 1918.
# 2 Sleeveless Sweater
Three hanks of gray or khaki knitting-yarn (¾ pound), fivefold, and a pair of amber needles No. 5, or No. 3 Red Cross needles will be needed; 11 stitches should measure two inches.
Cast on 80 stitches. Knit 2, purl 2 stitches for 4 inches. Knit plain until sweater measures 25 inches. Knit 28 stitches, bind off 24 stitches for neck, loose. Knit 28 stitches. Knit 7 ridges on each shoulder, cast on 24 stitches. Knit plain for 21 inches. Purl 2, knit 2 stitches for 4 inches. Sew up sides, leaving 9 inches for armholes. Two rows single crochet around neck and 1 row single crochet around armholes.
Sleeveless Sweater before Sides Are Sewed Together