Bobby Shaftoe Cardigan by Priscilla Wiley

Bobby Shaftoe Cardigan

Knitting
January 1950
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5.5 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
in Stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
390 - 410 yards (357 - 375 m)
4-5 years
English
Out of print. This pattern was available for free.

This is a child’s cardigan available in one size, 4-5 years. Knit from the bottom up, the sweater has ribbing followed by a colourwork section depicting Bobby Shaftoe going to sea amid sailed boats. The colour work is seen as well on the lower sleeves and the neckband. Materials called for include 8 ounces of blue knitting worsted and 2 ounces of white. Six buttons are seen in the photograph. The button and buttonhole edgings are worked separately and sewn on .