#47 Cowl Sweater with Drawstring Waist by Vogue Knitting

#47 Cowl Sweater with Drawstring Waist

Knitting
January 1983
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, using size 6 needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
900 - 1200 yards (823 - 1097 m)
to fit 32 (34, 36)"/81 (86, 91)cm bust
English

Pullover with wide, ridged cowl neckline, three-quarter sleeves, and drawstring casing at waist. Easy to make. Originally published in Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 1961.

From Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 1983:
“Then and Now: 1961 Vogue’s cowl sweater … 22 years ahead of its time! The same fluid body line with drawstring waist; the same cowl neckline done in a ridge stitch; the same push-up three-quarter sleeves; the same easy stockinette stitch.”

Knitted measurements
Bust at underarm 34.5 (36, 38.5)“/86 (90, 96)cm
Length 21.5 (22.5, 23.5)”/54.5 (57, 59.5)cm
Sleeve width at upper arm 12.5 (13.25, 13.5)“/31 (33, 34)cm

Materials
6 (7, 8) 1.75oz/50g balls (each approx 150yds/135m) of Welcomme Les Saisons (acrylic/wool/mohair) in color #111 deep turquoise
One pair size 6(4mm) knitting needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
One size 4(3.5mm) circular knitting needle 24”/60cm long
One size F crochet hook for cord