This garment is made in four pieces: one back, one front, and two sleeves. After the pieces are completed and joined, stitches are picked up around the neck and a border of honeycomb pattern stitch, then stockinette stitch is worked.

The yarn was sold in 2-pound/1400-yard cones at the time the pattern was written, and the pattern calls for two cones without specifying how much yardage each sweater size will use.