Size 36

This slip-on, one of the newest of the Indian designs, is made of Sand Flosola with the odd designs of Red, Goldenrod, Marion Blue, and Black Flosola. The slashes at bottom of sleeves, the collar made of square tabs, and the bone rings worked in the girdle all add to the charm of this slip-on.

MATERIALS-

• 7 balls of Corticelli Flosola Sand No. 60,
• 1 ball of Corticelli Flosola Victory
  • Red No. 18, Marion
  • Blue No. 38,5,
• Corticelli Flosola Goldenrod No. 54,
• 2 balls of Corticelli Flosola Black No. 99.
• 7 dozen bone Rings, and one extra large Crochet Hook for girdle.
• No. 5 Knitting Needles.

• No. 3 bone Crochet Hook.

INSTRUCTIONS-

With double thread in Sand cast on 85 sts. and knit 10 ribs in Garter stitch. The rest of the sweater is knit in Spaulding stitch (which is knit a row, purl a row, regardless of colors or pattern). Work 1 row in Sand, then join Black and work 2 rows, 2 rows Sand, and on next row knit 6 sts.

Sand, join Red and knit 1 st., * knit 17 sts. Sand, 1 st. Red; repeat from * across row, ending with 6 sts. Sand.

Next row: K. 5 sts. Sand, 3 sts. Red, * 15 sts. Sand, 3 sts. Red; repeat from * across row, ending with 5 sts. Sand.

Next row: K. 4 sts. Sand, 5 sts. Red, * 13 sts. Sand, 5 sts. Red; repeat from * across row, ending with 4 sts. Sand.

Next row: K. 3 sts. Sand, 7 sts. Red, * 11 sts. Sand, 7 sts. Red; repeat from * across row, ending with 3 sts. Sand.

Next row: K. 2 sts. Sand, 9 sts. Red, * 9 sts. Sand, 9 sts. Red; repeat from * across row, ending with 2 sts. Sand.

This forms half the diamond, then reverse for other half. Work 3 rows Sand, then 2 rows Black, 6 rows Sand, 2 rows Black. These ten rows are between every colored pattern.

The next pattern which is in Blue is worked as follows: 2 rows Sand.

Next row: 15 sts. Sand, 1 st. Blue, * 17 sts. Sand, 1 st. Blue; repeat from * across row, ending with 15 sts. Sand.

Next row: 14 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Blue, 1 st. Sand, 1 st. Blue, 15 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 13 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Blue, 3 sts. Sand, 1 st. Blue, 13 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 12 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Blue, 5 sts. Sand, I st. Blue, 11 sis. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 11 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Blue, 7 sts. Sand, 1 st. Blue, 9 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row. Work 3 rows Sand, then 2 rows Black, 6 rows Sand, 2 rows Black. This brings the Blue pattern just halfway between the Red patterns.

The Yellow pattern is worked over the Red patterns as follows: 2 rows Sand.

Next row: 2 sts. Sand, 9 sts. Yellow, • 9 sts. Sand, 9 sts. Yellow; repeat from *, ending with 2 sis. Sand.

Next row: 3 sts. Sand, * 7 sts. Yellow, 11 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 4 sts. Sand, * 5 sts. Yellow, 13 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 5 sts. Sand, * 3 sts. Yellow, 15 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row.

Next row: 6 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Yellow, 17 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row. Then 3 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 6 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 2 rows Sand.

The Black pattern comes over the Blue and is worked as follows;

Work 11 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Black, 17 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row, ending with 1 st. Sand.

Next row: 1 st. Black, * 16 sts. Sand, 2 sts. Black; repeat from * across row, ending with 12 sts. Sand.

Next row: 13 sts. Sand, * 3 sts. Black, 15 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row, ending with 15 sts. Sand.

Next row: 13 sts. Sand, * 3 sts. Black, 15 sts. Sand; repeat from ' across row, ending with 15 sts. Sand.

Next row: 17 sts. Sand, * 2 sts. Black, 15 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row, ending with 12 sts. Sand.

Next row: 11 sts. Sand, * 1 st. Black, 17 sts. Sand; repeat from * across row ending with 1 st. Black and 1 st. Sand.

Work 2 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 6 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 2 rows Sand.

Then commence the second diamond of Red pattern and on this same row cast on 65 sts. on both sides for sleeves.

Continue working the Red pattern same as below (there should be three diamonds on each sleeve and five across back), commencing row at sleeve end on right side of work with knit 17 sts. Sand, * 1 St. Red, 17 sts. Sand, and repeat from * across row.

Work 3 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 6 rows Sand, but on beginning of 2d row of these 6 rows of Sand at sleeve end on wrong side of work bind off 25 sts.; at beginning of 3d row on right side of work bind off 25 sts.; at ending of 3d row cast on 25 sts.; and at ending of 4th row cast on 25 sts. Finish the Sand stripe.

Work 2 rows Black, 2 rows Sand, and commence the Yellow pattern, reversing the point from what it was in the beginning so that the Yellow patterns will come between the Red ones.

At ending of the Yellow patterns work 3 rows Sand, 2 rows Black, 8 rows Sand (making the 8 rows Sand in this one stripe only), but on the 2d row of this Sand stripe commence binding off neck by knitting up 99 sts. from sleeve end, bind off 17 sts. for back of neck, and on the remaining 99 sts. continue the Sand stripe until the 8 rows are finished (not forgetting to bind off and cast on the 25 sts. each time at sleeve end in center of Sand stripe), widen 1 st. next to last stitch at neck end every 3d row, con­tinuing all the way down opening at front until there are 18 widenings (or 18 sts. added).

At end of the Sand stripe work 2 rows Black, 2 rows Sand, and then reverse the patterns from shoulder all the way down front to correspond with back, but continue widening at neck end as before.

At ending of the next Red Diamond pattern bind off 65 sts. for sleeve. Work on the remaining stitches until there are 52 sts. on the needle, which will end the 18 widenings from neck; break thread at front and work other side the same to this point, working both sides together; there should be 104 sts. on the needle. Finish same as back.

COLLAR-

With Sand crochet a chain of 13, turn, 1 s.c. in second ch., 1 s.c. in each chain, making 12 s.c, ch. 1, turn. Make 13 rows of s.c, break yarn. Make 6 Sand squares, 2 Red, 2 Blue, and 2 Yellow. Then make s.c. in each stitch across one edge of Sand square, ch. 2, s.c. across Red, ch. 2; continue in this manner, joining all the squares together in this way, * Sand, Red, Sand, Blue, Sand, Yellow, and repeat from *. Work 1 row in s.c. in Black all around the edges of squares, then work 1 row in Sand. Sew collar on to sweater with 1 Sand and 1 Yellow square at sides of center front and back. Work all around tabs at sleeve ends with 1 row of s.c. in Black, then 1 row of s.c. in Sand.

CUFFS-

With Sand chain 13 sts., 1 s.c. in 2d chain, 1 s.c. in each ch., 1 row Sand, 1 row Black, 12 rows Red, 1 row Black, 2 rows Sand, 1 row Black. Then make a Blue and Yellow square with Black and Sand stripes between; join cuff together, and work around both edges with 1 row of s.c. in Black and 1 in Sand. Sew to ends of sleeves.

GIRDLE-

With one strand of each color make a chain two yards long. Draw through bone rings to waist measure, then with double thread of each color separately crochet a chain of 25, chain in a ring, chain of 25, and join to top. Make a chain of each color in this manner on both ends of girdle.