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BACK
Using 4mm needles and yarn A,
cast on 79 (91, 103, 113) sts
£ Beg with a k (RS) row work four
rows in st st
£ Next row (picot): k1, yfwd,
k2tog, rep from to end
£ Next row: p to end
£ Rows 1-47: beg with a k row
work in st st AT THE SAME TIME
dec one st at each end of Row 19
and every foll 14th row until 73
(85, 97, 107) sts rem
£ Work 11 rows without shaping
£ Cont in st st inc one st at each
end of next and every foll tenth
row until there are 83 (95, 107,
117) sts
£ Work three rows without
shaping, ending after a WS row
Shape armhole
£ Cast off three sts at beg of
next two rows. 77 (89, 101, 111) sts
£ Cast off two sts at beg of next
two rows. 73 ( 85, 97, 107) sts
£ Dec one st at each end of next
two rows. 69 (81, 93, 103) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
armhole meas 18 (19, 21, 23) cm,
ending after a WS rowShape shoulders
£ Next row: k18 (23, 27, 30), turn
£ Next row: p2tog, p to end
£ Next row: k to last two sts,
k2tog. 16 (21, 25, 28) sts
£ Next row: p to end
£ Cast off
£ Leave next 33 (35, 39, 43) sts
on a holder, rejoin yarn to rem 18
(23, 27, 30) sts, k to end
£ Next row: p to last two sts, p2tog
£ Next row: k2tog, k to end. 16
(21, 25, 28) sts
£ Next row: p to end
£ Cast offFRONT
NOTE: wind several small balls of
yarns B, C and D for Chart
Using 4mm needles and yarn A,
cast on 79 (91, 103, 113) sts
£ Beg with a k (RS) row, work four
rows in st st
£ Next row (picot): k1, * yfwd,
k2tog, rep from * to end
£ Next row: p to end
Starting where indicated for
your size, work Rows 1-130 of
Chart as folls:
£ Beg with a k row work in st st
working Rows 1-47 from Chart AT
THE SAME TIME dec one st at each
end of Row 19 and every foll 14th
row until 73 (85, 97, 107) sts rem
£ Work 11 rows without shaping
£ Cont in st st inc one st at each
end of next and every foll tenth row
until there are 83 (95, 107, 117) sts
£ Work three rows without
shaping, ending after a WS rowShape armhole
£ Cast off three sts at beg of next
two rows. 77 (89, 101, 111) sts£ Cast off two sts at beg of next two
rows. 73 ( 85, 97, 107) sts
£ Dec one st at each end of next
two rows. 69 (81, 93, 103) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
armhole meas 9 (10, 12, 12) cm,
ending after a WS row AT THE
SAME TIME complete Row 130 of
Chart then cont in yarn A onlyShape neck
£ Next row: k26 (31, 35, 39), turn
Leave rem 43 (50, 58, 64) sts on
holder
£ Work three rows in st st dec one
st at neck edge on every row. 23
(28, 32, 36) sts
£ Dec one st at neck edge on next
and every foll 2nd (2nd, 3rd, 3rd)
row until 16 (21, 25, 28) sts rem
£ Cont without shaping until
armhole meas same as Back
armhole, ending after a WS row
£ Cast off
£ Leave next 17 (19, 23, 25) sts on
holder, rejoin yarn to rem 26 (31, 35,
39) sts, k to end
£ Work as given for first sideStart
knitting
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KEY yarn A yarn B yarn C yarn D First size Second size Third size Fourth size