WWII convalescent sweater by Ethel Evans

WWII convalescent sweater

Knitting
January 1944
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches = 1 inch
in Knit stitch (knit row 1, purl row 2)
US 5 - 3.75 mm
38-40
English

Materials: 20 oz 3 ply knitting worsted. Knitting needles no. 5. 5 pearl buttons.

Colors of yarn (per booklet): Army: grey, white or khaki. Navy: grey, navy blue or white. Marines: grey or white. Air Force: grey, white or khaki. Cost Guard: navy blue, white or grey, Merchant Marine: navy blue, white or grey

“All neck lines must be large enough to go comfortably over the average man’s head… The side seams from cast on stitches to armhole should be 14-16 inches. The present Army Uniform requires this length sweater…