Knitted Sun Top by The Newcastle Sun

Knitted Sun Top

Knitting
December 1938
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
English
This pattern is available for free.

Perfectly fitted and easy to make, this halter-necked sun-top will be a definite asset to the holiday wardrobe. It is fastened at the neck with a contrasting cord finished with tassels.
Materials.—4oz. 4 ply fingering wool, white; 1oz. 4 ply fingering wool, red; 2 prs. needles, No. 10 and 12.
Measurements.—Front: Lower edge to cord at neck, 16in.; width below arms (to fit 34in. bust), 18 1-4in. Back: Length at side seams, 10 1-4in.

The same pattern appeared in the paper again one year later.