Lehigh Crocheted Slip-Over Pattern #3717

Size 38
1 M. M. No. 2½ Crochet Hook
Scale:—7 sts. to 1 inch
1 M. M. No. 3½ Crochet Hook
Scale:—6 sts. to 1 inch

MINERVA OLYMPIC YARN
8 Balls

BACK—With No. 3½ crochet hook, Ch. 83.

Row 1—Change to No. 2½ crochet hook, skip 1 Ch., * insert hook in next Ch. yarn over, pull through Ch. and loop on hook, (1 slip st.) repeat from * across row, working 27 sts. with No. 2½ hook for band, change to No. 3½ hook and work 55 sts. to underarm (entire sweater is worked up and down), turn.

Row 2—Insert hook in back loop of first st., * yarn over, pull through st. and loop on hook, insert hook in back loop of next st. Repeat from * across row, working 55 sts. with 3½ hook, remaining 27 sts. with 2½ hook.

Continue as Row 2, always working the 27 sts. for band on No. 2½ hook.

At the end of the 13th row Ch. 39 to shoulder for armhole. Work as before for 34 rows even, then decrease 1 st. for neck every other row 4 times by skipping first st., work even for 48 rows, then increase 1 st. by working 2 sts. in last st. every other row 4 times.

Work 34 rows for other shoulder, then on 82 sts. work 12 rows even for underarm.

FRONT—Work the same as back for 12 rows. Ch. 39 for armhole, then increase 1 st. every 6th row 5 times (for slanting shoulder), work 4 rows even (34 rows for shoulder), then decrease 1 st. every other row 8 times to shape neck.

Work 42 rows even, then increase 1 st. every other row 8 times to shoulder. Now decrease 1 st. every 6th row 5 times to correspond with first shoulder, then on 82 sts. work 12 rows for underarm.

Sew shoulder and underarm seams.

Work 1 row of S. C. around neck and armholes.