U.S. Navy - Iceland Sweater by American Red Cross

U.S. Navy - Iceland Sweater

Knitting
May 1952
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
English

Pattern description from Knitting America: “This pattern is for a ribbed pull-over from the official U.S. Navy publication, ARC-3F Code AF-60 of May 1942, as approved by the American Red Cross. No photograph of the sweater accompanied the pattern.”

Equipment Needed: Yarn: 36 ozs 4/4 sweater yarn (bulky weight), dark navy blue, for body. 6 ozs. 4/8 sweater yarn (DK weight), dark navy blue, for ribbing.

Needles: One pair No. 8 needles for body. One pair No. 4 needles for ribbing.

No gauge, yardage or sizes given in this pattern.

This pattern may also be found in the book Knitting America by Susan M. Strawn, published by Voyager Press in 2007 on page 149.