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Success Girl Sweater Pattern

This free pattern originally published in: America at Work and Play

The sweater most-likely-to-succeed anywhere simple, charming and ideal for office work. Light weight wool for under suits
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY WOOL ( oz. balls). Size 129 balls. Sizes 14 and 1610 balls. Size 1811 balls.
Clark's O.N.T, Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 3.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Bust
Width across back or front at underarm

12

14

31"

33"

15"

16"

20"

20"

13"

13"

3"

4"

12"

12"

12

14

125 sts

131 sts

13"

13"

5 sts

5 sts

101 sts

107 sts

2"

2"

Length from shoulder to lower edge

Side seam
Sleeve seam
Across sleeve at upperarm
GAUGE: (Ribbing) 10 rows make 1 inch; (Pattern) 12 rows make 1 inches.
Sizes
FRONT With No. 1 needles cast on
1st row: * P 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with
k 2. Repeat these 2 rows alternately until piece measures 3 inches. Change to No. 3 needles and continue in
ribbing until piece measures in all
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at begin-ning of next 2 rows

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending with 2nd row of ribbing,

Change to No. 1 needles and work pat-tern yoke as follows: 1st row: (Right side) * P 1, inc 1 st in next st
to inc in p st, p and k in same st inc 1 st in next st to inc in k st, k in the front and in the back of the st p
2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, (O, p 1) 3 times; k 2, p 1. Repeat from * across
ending with k 2. 3rd row: * P 2, (k 1, drop O off needle) 3 times; p 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2.
4th and 5th rows: Same as 2nd and 3rd rows. 6th row: * K 2, p 3 tog, k 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending
with k 2. 7th row: * P 2, k 1, p 1, inc 1 st in each of next 2 sts. Repeat from * across end-ing with p 2. 8th row: *
K 2, p 1, k 2, (O, p 1) 3 times. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. 9th row: * P 2, k 1, p 2, (k 1, drop O off
needle) 3 times. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 10th and 11th rows: Same as 8th and 9th rows. 12th
row: * K 2, p 1, k 2, p 3 tog. Repeat from * across ending with k 2. These 12 rows constitute pat-tern. Repeat
pattern once more.

To shape neck, work in pattern across

32 sts

35 sts

32 sts

35 sts

6"

7"

6"

7"

32 sts

35 sts

Bind off 37 sts for front of neck, work in pattern across remaining

Turn and work in pattern over last set of sts only until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending
with 6th row of pattern,

Bind off. Attach yarn at opposite side of neck edge and work to correspond.
BACK Cast on and work as for Front, omitting neck shaping. When piece measures from 1st row of armhole
shaping, ending with 6th row of pattern,
bind off for shoulder

Insert a marker on needle, bind off next 37 sts for back of neck, insert another marker and bind off remaining sts
for other shoulder.

BACK NECKBAND With right side facing and No. 1 needles, pick up across back of neck between markers

49 sts

49 sts

95 sts

101 sts

3"

4"

67 sts

69 sts

59 sts

59 sts

Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

FRONT NECKBAND . . . With right side facing and No. 1 needles, pick up 81 sts around front of neck. Work as
for Back Neckband.
SLEEVES With No. 1 needles cast on
1st row: * P 2, k 1. Repeat from * across ending with p 2. 2nd row: * K 2, p 1. Repeat from * across ending with
k 2. Repeat these 2 rows alternately for 1 inch. Change to No. 3 needles and con-tinue in ribbing until piece
measures
To shape top, bind off 6 sts at begin-ning of next 2 rows. Then bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there
remain

Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain

Change to No. 1 needles and work in pattern as on Front Yoke until 6th row is completed. 7th row: P 3 tog,
work in pattern across row to last 3 sts, p 3 tog. Work next 5 rows of pattern. 13th row: Dec as on 7th row. Work
next 5 rows of pattern. 19th row: Bind off 4 sts, work in pattern across row to last 4 sts, p 4. 20th row: Bind off 4
sts; work in pattern across row. Work next 4 rows of pattern. 25th and 26th rows: Repeat 19th and 20th rows.
Work next 4 rows of pattern. Work 2 rows in ribbing of p 2, k 1. Bind off remaining

35 sts
Block to measurements given. Sew shoul-der, underarm and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves.
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35 sts