Mr. Rogers Cardigan Sweater

Vintage Knitting Pattern from 1958

Mr. Rogers Cardigan Sweater Free Knit Pattern 1 Fiddlers Choice Farm Mr. Rogers Cardigan Sweater Free Knit Pattern

Bernat Book 184

These directions are for small size (36-38). Change for medium size (40 – 42) and large size (44 – 46) are in parentheses.

Material:

BERNAT Morshire (2 oz. skeins) – 10 (11-12)

1 pair each straight knitting needles Nos. 5 and 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL GIVE THE STITCH GAUGE GIVEN BELOW

5 Buttons

Guage: 5 sts = 1 inch 7 rows = 1 inch

Back: Using No. 5 needles, cast on 94 (104 – 114) sts. K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 2 inches. Change to No. 8 needles and work even in stockinette st until piece measures 15 (15 1/2 – 15 1/2) inches. SHAPE ARMHOLES: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off 4 (6 -7) sts. Dec 1 st each end of needle every other row 3 (4-5) times. Work even on 80 (84 – 90) sts until armholes measure 9 (9 1/2-10) inches. SHAPE SHOULDERS: At the beg of each of the next 6 rows bind off 8 (9-10) sts. Bind off remaining 32 (30-30) sts.

Right Front: using No. 5 needles, cast on 58 (64 – 68) sts. K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 2 inches. On the next row work 10 sts in ribbing and slip these sts onto a holder to be worked later for front band. Work even on 48 (54 – 58) sts until piece measures 12 inches. SHAPE NECK: At neck edge dec 1 st and repeat this dec every 4th row 9 (10 – 11) times more and every other row 7 (6 – 4) times and AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures 15 (151/2 – 15 1/2) inches, SHAPE ARMHOLE: At arm edge bind off 4 (6 – 7) sts. Dec 1 st at same edge every other row 3 (4 – 5) times. Work even on 24 (27 – 30) sts until armhole measures 9 (91/2 – 10) inches. SHAPE SHOULDER: At arm edge bind off 8 (9 – 10) sts 3 times. RIGHT FRONT BAND: S1 10 sts from holder onto No. 5 needles. K 1, P 1 in ribbing until band measures same length as front to shoulder shaping. Continue in ribbing for 2 1/2 inches more. Bind off.

Left Front and Left Front Band: Work to correspond to right front, reversing placing of front band and all shaping and forming first buttonhole when piece measures 1 inch. BUTTONHOLE: Starting at front edge work 3 sts, bind off next 2 sts, work to the end of row. On the next row cast on 2 sts over those bound off previous row. make 4 more buttonholes, evenly spaced – the last one to be made at the start of neck shaping.

Sleeves: Using No. 5 needles, cast on 46 (48 – 50) sts. K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 3 inches. Change to No. 8 needles and work in stockinette st, inc 1 st each end of needle every 3/4 inch 14 (16 – 18) times. Work even on 74 (80 – 86) sts until piece measures 19 (19 1/4 – 19 1/2) inches. SHAPE CAP: At the beg of each of the next 2 rows bind off 4 (6 – 7) sts. Dec 1 st each end of needle every other row for 6 (6 1/2 – 7) inches. At the beg of each of the next 6 rows bind off 2 sts. Bind off remaining sts.

Pockets: Make 2. Using No. 8 needles, cast on 34 sts. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 5 1/2 inches, ending with a K row. K the next row to form hemline. Change to No. 5 needles and K 1, P 1 in ribbing for 1 inch. Bind off.

Finishing: Sew underarm, shoulder and sleeve seames. Set in sleeves. seam band and sew in place. Sew on pockets above ribbing, 1 inch from underarm seam. Finish buttonholes. Block. Sew on buttons.