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1950s

The Coffee Bar Pullover

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Choose the size nearest the wearer's actual chest measurement (round the fullest part, under the arms). The pattern adds the ease the original design had.
The original: Sport-weight wool, at about 28 sts and 40 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the twisted rib. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge. Nothing thicker than Aran is offered: the twisted rib turns stiff and the cable panel too wide.
Your gauge
This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the twisted rib itself (purl 1, knit 1 through the back loop on right-side rows), laid flat and lightly blocked, not stretched. The whole pullover is knitted in this rib. The gauge on a yarn label is measured over plain stockinette, and this stitch pattern knits up differently, so the label won't give you the right size.
This pattern can be written for 18 to 34 stitches per 4 in (10 cm). How to measure your gauge

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