Knitted Top: Spencer

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Knitted top Materials: -
- 4 ozs. 2-ply Beehve real eider wool.
- Four no. 8 Celluloid Knitting needles.
- 2 yds. Narrow ribbon
Commencing the waist, cast 216 stitches on one needle.
Work, in rib of K.2 and P.2, for 2 inches. Then make a row of holes for the
ribbon as follows: -
* K.2, wool forward, K.2 together, repeat from * to the end of the row, knitting
the last 2 stitches separately.
Work 70 rows (35 ridges) in plain knitting, this bringing the work to the division
for the arm-holes.
Knit 60 stitches for the 1st front and put them on a spare needle; cast off
8 stitches for the armhole; knit 80 stitches across the back on to another spare
needle’ cast off 8 stitches for the other armhole; knit the remaining
60 stitches for the 2nd front.
Work 68 rows (34 ridges) on these 60 stitches then, at the armhole end, cast
off 24 stitches for the shoulder and leave the remaining stitches on the needle.
Knit the second front to correspond with the first; for this knitted top pattern, then knit the back the
same length and, for the shoulders of the latter, cast off 24 stitches at each
end of the needle. Sew up the shoulder seams, then join up the wool at the neck
and work a row of holes for the ribbon (As given at the waist) along the three
needles. Work, in rib of k.2, and P.2 for two rows. Cast off loosely.
THE SLEEVES of knitted top
Cast on 30 stitches. Knitting plain, increase once at the eginning and end
of each row until there are 90 stitches on the needle. Then decrease once at
each end of the work in every 11th row until only 70 stitches remain on the
needle. For the cuff, work in rib of K.2 and P.2 for 4 ½ inches. Cast
off.
Sew up the seams of the sleeves and fix the latter in the armholes. Thread
ribbons at the waist and neck for this knitted top pattern.
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