The Hempstead Sweater
by Anna Schumacker / Columbia Yarns
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The Hempstead Sweater
MATERIAL— Columbia Worsted Knitting Yarn
6,5 hanks
2 Bone or Rubber Knitting Needles No. 2
2 Steel Knitting Needles No. 14
Cardigan with a squared Hempstead stitch pattern and a rib stitch waist.
Construction:
Beginning with the back. Working from the waist up, at shoulders divide for each front, continuing working the fronts top down to the waist.
Then you work the rib band at the waist* and bottom part in the Hempstead stitch pattern. Sleeves and collar are knitted separately.
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- First published: January 1908
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