Knit turtleneck chest protector
It will be “Thanks a million – just what I wanted and need” from the one you send this to in any branch of the service.
Knitting Worsted weight yarn – 4 oz.
Knitting Needles: One pair No.6 straight needles
one set No.3 double-point needles
Gauge: 5 stitches = 1 inch
Cast on 80 sts. on No. 6 straight needles.
K 8 rows (4 ridges).
Then K 5, P 70, K 5.
K back.
Repeat these 2 rows for 11 1/2 ins.
Start shaping shoulder as follows:
Row 1: K to within last 5 sts., turn.
Row 2: K to within last 5 sts., turn.
Row 3: K to within last 10 sts., turn.
Row 4: K to within last 10 sts., turn.
Row 5: K to within last 16 sts., turn.
Row 6: K to within last 16 sts., turn.
K to end of row.
Leave 16 sts. for the shoulder on st. holder, K across row, turn and leave 16 sts. for other shoulder on st. holder. There are now 48 sts. left on the needle for the collar. Work 2nd side in same manner. Weave shoulder sts. tog.
With double-point needles, work collar by K 2, P 2, ribbing for 7 ins. Bind off loosely by knitting the K sts. and purling the P sts.
from Wartime Handknits, 1942
My mother or my grandmother — can’t remember which — made one of these for each of us when I was a kid. It made that long wait for the schoolbus on winter mornings a little more bearable.
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Comment by Char — February 4, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
I used to wear these back in the sixties. They called them “dickies” then. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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