4. Cast knitting from the rake. Crochet around the outer edge of the collar with a single crochet stitch.
Remember that it is the straight edge of this collar which is sewed to the sweater.
The following three styles of men’s sweaters (Figs. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51) are described in this chapter:
1. Buttoned down the front, with sleeves, collar and pockets.
2. Slipover, with sleeves, collar and pockets.
3. Slipover, sleeveless and without collar. (See Boy’s Slipover Sweater, Chapter 8.)
This man’s sweater is buttoned down the front and is made with sleeves, a collar and pockets.
If heavy sweater yarn is used it will require 42 ounces, and the sweater must be knitted on rake No. 2. (Fig. 1.)
For four-fold yarn use rake No. 4 (⁵⁄₁₆ inch—¹⁰⁄₁₆ inch) Fig. 1.
Single and triple cross-stitch. (See Chapter 2.)
Read carefully the general directions given in Chapter 4, and study Figs. 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51. Consult them as you follow the directions given here. The back and the front of the sweater are knitted in one piece.
Compare Fig. 47 with Fig. 39. It will be seen at once that there is a great similarity.
1. Cast stitches on 144 nails, 72 in each row.
3. Change to single stitch as described in section 2 of Chapter 4, and knit 25½ to 28½ inches, depending on the desired length AB of the sweater. (See Fig. 47.)
4. Cast stitches from 28 nails, fourteen in each row, in the center of the knitting to make the back of the neck (C). The knitting is now in two parts and two balls of yarn must be used.
[Illustration: Fig. 46. A Patient Wearing a Rake Knitted Sweater of Heavy Yarn Made by Himself.]
1. Knit the shoulder pieces straight for 3 inches, Fig. 48.
2. To shape the V neck (E-F) on every sixth row when the yarn is wound on the nails toward the center, add one nail on each shoulder piece until the two parts of the knitting meet in the center.
3. As the sweater is to be buttoned down the front, continue to use two balls of yarn, winding each from the side of the sweater to the center only and back to the side.
4. Knit until the fronts measure the same as the back, remembering to make the last 3 inches with triple cross-stitch to correspond to the band at the bottom of the back. Section 1 of Chapter 4 describes how to change from single to triple cross-stitch.