Boy’s Cardigan by Australian Home Journal

Boy’s Cardigan

Knitting
August 1952
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette Stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
3.0 mm
22"
English
This pattern is available for free.

Crayons are a favourite with preschoolers, and this motif is easy to knit into a cute cardigan for a two to four year old.
Australian Home Journal, August 1, 1952

Measurements:
at under arm 22”
Length 13”
sleeve seam 11”

Materials:
3 ozs. grey 2-ply wool
½ oz. of each of the following colours:
white, yellow, light purple and bright blue

knitting needles No. 11
matching crochet hook

Tension: 9 sts. x 12 rows = 1”

6 buttons.

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When republished, as “David” in Vintage Knits: 25 classic patterns for modern knitters, the testers found that a modern 4 ply gave the correct tension.

Colour amounts in Vintage Knits:
Grey - 200g
Blue - 50g
Small amounts in - white, yellow & lilac