Ladder Style Jumper by The Australian Woman's Mirror

Ladder Style Jumper

Knitting
September 1954
Light Fingering ?
16 stitches and 25 rows = 2 inches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
34in, (36in, 38in) busts
English
This pattern is available for free.

This short-sleeved sweater is knitted flat from the bottom up and is then seamed together.

Finished Measurements:

  • Bust: 86cm (91cm, 97cm)/34in (36in, 38in)
  • Total length: 50cm (52cm, 53cm) /20in (20.5in, 21in)

Yarn:
Weight: 227g (255g, 283g)/8 (9, 10) oz 3-ply/Light Fingering yarn.

OR

Meterage: 1317m (1479m, 1641m)/1440y (1617y, 1795y) of 3-ply/Light Fingering yarn.

Needles:

  • 2.75mm knitting needles
  • 3.25mm knitting needles

Notions/Finishing:

  • 3 buttons
  • Stitch holder

Techniques: Casting on/off; knitting and purling; basic lace stitches; simple increases/decreases; placing live stitches on a stitch holder and taking them off again; picking up and knitting stitches; seaming; sewing darts; sewing button loops and buttons onto the sweater.