Free Pattern - 1950s Men’s Nautical Sweater #666

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Vintage 1950s Men’s Nautical Sweater #666

A skillful needlewoman will swiftly knit this attractive sweater…A delightful, addition to the well-dressed man‘s wardrobe!

SIZES: 

40, 42 & 44. 

Directions are for 40 with changes for 42 & 44 in brackets.

Materials: 

Coats & Clarks ONT Speed-Cro-Sheen Mercerized Cotton, Art 44, 7 [9,10] balls of white & 5 [6, 7] balls of green

#6 [4 ¼ mm] Plastic Knitting Needles

OR

Chadwicks Red Heart Knitting Worsted, 4-ply, 1 oz, 12 [15, 17] skeins of white & 9 [10, 12] skeins of green

#5 [3 ¾ mm] Plastic Knitting Needles

GAUGE: 

5 ½ sts = 1”;  

7 rows = 1”

MEASUREMENTS: 

Chest 40” [42”, 44”]; 

Width across back or front at underarm 20 ½” [21 ½”, 22 ½”]; 

Length from shoulder to lower edge 23 ½” [23 ½”, 24 ½”]

BACK: 

Starting at inner edge of hem with white & #6 needles [or #5 & KW], cast on 112 [118, 124] sts. 

Work in stockinette st [k 1 row, p 1 row] for ¾”, ending with k row.

NEXT ROW:  [HEMLINE]:  K across. 

Now work in stripe patt as follows:

1^ST THRU 4^TH ROWS:  With white work in stockinette st.  Attach green.

5^TH THRU 8^TH ROWS:  With green work in stockinette st. 

9^TH THRU 12^TH ROWS:  With white work in stockinette st. 

Last 8 rows [5^th thru 12^th] make up stripe patt.

Work in stripe patt until piece meas from hemline 15” [15”, 15 ½”], end with p row.

Place marker at both ends of next row [to indicate start of armholes] & cont to work in stripe patt until piece meas from marker 8 ½” [8 ½”, 9”], end with p row.

SHAPE SHOULDERS: 

Bind off 8 [9, 10] sts at beg of next 4 rows.

Bind off 7 [7, 8] sts at beg of following 2 rows:

NEXT ROW:  K across.

FOLLOWING ROW:  [HEMLINE]:  K across. 

With white only, work in stockinette st for 8 rows, dec 1 st at both ends of every other row.  Bind off loosely rem sts.

FRONT: 

Work exactly as for Back.

SLEEVES: 

Starting at inner edge of hem, cast on 82 [84, 88] sts. 

Work in stockinette st for ¾”, end with k row.

NEXT ROW:  [HEMLINE]:  K across. 

Now work in stripe patt as for Back until piece meas from hemline, end with same stripe as on Back at underarm 5” [5 ½”, 5 ½”].  Bind off loosely.

FINISHING: 

Sew side, shoulder & sleeve seams. 

Turn under all hems & st in place. 

Sew in sleeves.     

Enjoy!

KNIT ABBREVIATIONS:                                   

BET  =       Between                       

CH    =       Chain

DEC =       Decrease                      

INC   =       Increase

K       =       Knit                                

MEAS =      Measure

P       =       Purl                                

PATT =       Pattern

REM =       Remain                         

REP  =       Repeat

SK    =       Skip/Skipped                         

SL     =       Slip

SP    =       Space                                     

ST     =       Stitch

TOG =       Together                       

YO    =       Yarn Over