The Shrewsbury Sweater by Fleisher

The Shrewsbury Sweater

Knitting
January 1922
Fleisher's Germantown Zephyr 8-fold
Fleisher's Germantown Zephyr 4-fold
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4 stitches and 5 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
42 inch chest
English

Originally published in Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 19th edition, 1922.

The sweater is worked in 8-fold Germantown Zephyr. The lining for the lapels and the top of the pockets use 4-fold Germantown Zephyr.

The sweater back and fronts are worked in one-piece, and folded at the shoulders. Sleeves are knit separately, without shaping at the sleeve cap.