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NOTE: Lower body is worked side to side; yoke stitches are picked up along row ends and worked up.
BODY: With larger needles and CC, cast on 12 (14, 16, 18) sts. K 2 rows. [With MC K 4 rows. With CC K 2 rows] 14 (15, 16, 17) times. With MC, bind off all sts in K. There are 43 (46, 49, 52) garter ridges along which to pick up sts (Do not count cast-on or bind-off rows).
YOKE-RIGHT FRONT: With right side facing, MC and larger needles, pick up and K10 (11, 12, 12) sts across first 10 (11, 12, 12) garter ridges. K 3 rows with MC. Change to CC. Continuing in same garter stitch stripe sequence as before, work even until front measures 4 (4½, 5, 5½)" from beg of yoke, end wrong side row. Place first 2 (2, 3, 3) sts on a stitch holder to be worked later for front neck, K across rem 8 (9, 9, 9) sts. Work even until front yoke measures 5 (5½, 6, 6½)". Bind off.
YOKE-BACK: With right side facing, MC and larger needles, pick up and K23 (24, 25, 28) sts across next 23 (24, 25, 28) garter ridges. K 3 rows with MC. Change to CC. Continuing in same garter stitch stripe sequence as before until back yoke measures 5 (5½, 6, 6½)". Bind off.
YOKE-LEFT FRONT: Work same as for Right Front over rem 10 (11, 12, 12) garter ridges, reversing neck shaping.
SLEEVES: With larger needles and MC, cast on 14 (14, 16, 16) sts. NOTE: Cast-on row counts as 1 garter ridge on sleeve. K 2 rows. Change to CC. Continuing in same garter stitch stripe sequence as before, shape sides by inc 1 st at each end of every first CC row until there are 20 (22, 24, 26) sts. Work even until sleeve measures 6 (7, 8, 9)". Bind off.
FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams.
Button Band: On left front for girls, on right front for boys, with right side facing, MC and smaller needles, pick up and K20 (23, 26, 29) sts. K 4 rows. Bind off in K.
Buttonhole Band: On right front for girls, on left front for boys, with right side facing, MC and smaller needles, pick up and K20 (23, 26, 29) sts. K 1 row. Mark 5 evenly spaced buttonhole places along row.
Buttonhole Row: [K to marker, bind off 1 st] 5 times, K to end.
Next Row: K, casting on 1 st over bound-off stitch. K 1 more row. Bind off in K.
COLLAR: With wrong side facing, smaller needles and CC, beg at left front, pick up and K1 st from first row of band, K across 2 (2, 3, 3) sts from st holder, pick up and K 6 sts along neck edge, pick up and K7 (7, 9, 9) sts across back neck, pick up and K 6 sts along right front neck, K2 (2, 3, 3) sts from holder, pick up and K1 st from first row of band - 25 (25, 29, 29) sts. K 3 more rows. Change to larger needles and K every row until collar measures 3 (3, 3½, 3½)". Bind off in K.
Buttons (Make 5): With CC and tapestry needle, work blanket (buttonhole) stitch around rings; secure yarn ends. With MC, fill in hole with 6 overlapped or crossed stitches; secure yarn ends. With sewing needle and thread, sew ends down firmly on wrong side of button; sew button to button band to correspond to buttonholes.
Sew sleeve seams. Set in sleeves. |