Tailored, Plaid Sports Cardigan 1942 by Vogue Knitting

Tailored, Plaid Sports Cardigan 1942

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 18 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1600 - 1800 yards (1463 - 1646 m)
Bust sizes: 32-34-36
English

Suitable for experienced knitters.

Round-neck cardigan in stocking stitch, shaped at the waistline, with plaid (argyle) pattern worked from chart, on fronts only, and additional swiss darning.

Yarn: Lister/Lee Motoravia 4 ply
6 (6, 7) x 50g balls Colour A (beige)
1 x 50g ball Colour B (green)
1 x 50g ball Colour C (rust)

Needles:
1 pair 2.75mm
1 pair 3mm
Chart in book for needle sizes lists 2.75mm needles as US size 1 and 3mm needles as US size 2. Use whatever size you need to obtain gauge.

Gauge:
14 sts. and 18 rows = 2in. square on 3mm needles.