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BACK
With 3.75mm needles, cast on
91[101:113:123:135] sts.
Purl 6 rows.
Set slanting eyelet patt
Change to 4.5mm needles.
Row 1 (RS): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: K28, k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl,
k27[37:49:59:71], k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl, k28.
Row 4: Purl across row, purling into front
and back of both dyfs.
Rows 5-6: As rows 1-2.
Row 7: K26, k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl,
k31[41:53:63:75], k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl, k26.
Row 8: As row 4.
Rows 9-10: As rows 1-2.
Row 11: K24, k2tog, yf, k2tog tbl,
k35[45:57:67:79], k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl, k24.
Row 12: As row 4.
Rows 13-14: As rows 1-2.
Cont in this way, sloping the 4-st eyelet
motifs by 2 sts fewer from side edges on
next and every foll 4th row until the row:
k2, k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl, k79[89:101:111:123],
k2tog, dyf, k2tog tbl, k2, has been worked.
Next row: As row 4.
Eyelets are now complete.
Cont straight in st st until Back meas 38cm
(15in) through centre of work, ending after
a p row.
Pm at centre of last row.
Shape square armholes
Loosely cast off 14[16:19:20:23] sts at beg
of next 2 rows. 63[69:75:83:89] sts.
Work straight until Back meas
16[17:19:20:22]cm (6¼[6¾:7½:8:8¾]in) from
m, ending after a p row.
Shape shoulders
Loosely cast off 4[5:5:6:7] sts at beg of
next 4 rows, then 4[4:6:7:7] sts at beg of
next 2 rows.
Slip rem 39[41:43:45:47] sts on to a holder
and leave.
FRONT
Work as Back until Front meas
16[18:20:20:22:24] rows fewer than Back
up to start of shoulder shaping, ending
after a p row.
Next row (RS): K17[19:21:24:26], turn.
Cont on this group of sts for left half
of neck.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 5 rows.
12[14:16:19:21] sts.
Work 10[12:14:14:16:18] rows straight,
ending at side edge.
Note: One row more should be worked
here on right half of neck.
Shape shoulder
Loosely cast off 4[5:5:6:7] sts and beg of
next row and foll alt row.
Work 1 row straight.
Cast off rem 4[4:6:7:7] sts.
With RS facing slip next 29[31:33:35:37] sts
on to a stitch holder and leave.
Neatly rejoin yarn at neck edge and knit to
end of row.
Complete as left half of neck.
SLEEVES (MAKE 2, WORKED
TOP DOWN)
With 4.5mm needles, cast on
64[68:76:80:88] sts loosely.
Purl 1 row.
Set patt
Row 1 (RS): K4, (dyf, k4) to end.
Row 2: P2, (p2tog tbl, p into front and
back of dyf, p2tog) to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 3: K2, (dyf, k4) to last 2 sts, dyf, k2.
Row 4: P2, p once only into dyf, (p2tog,
p2tog tbl, p into front and back of dyf) to
last 8 sts (includes dyf), p2tog, p2tog tbl, p
once into dyf, p2.
Rep these 4 patt rows until work meas
24cm (9½in), measured through centre of
work and ending after row 2 or 4.
Next row (RS): Knit.
Next row: P7[6:4:3:1], (p2tog, p1)
16[18:22:24:28] times, p2tog, p7[6:4:3:1].
47[49:53:55:59] sts.
Set twisted rib
Change to 3.75mm needles.
Row 1 (RS): K1, (kb, p1) to last 2 sts, kb, k1.
Row 2: K1, (pb, k1) to end.
Rep these 2 rib rows until work meas
4cm (1½in).
Cast off loosely in rib.
NECKBAND
Join left shoulder.
With 3.25mm needles and RS facing,
k39[41:43:45:47] sts of Back, pick up and
k16[18:19:19:22] sts evenly down left side of
neck, k29[31:33:35:37] sts of Front, finally
pick up and k17[19:20:20:23] sts evenly up
right side of neck. 101[109:115:119:129] sts.
Change to 3.75mm needles.
Knit 4 rows.
Cast off evenly kwise.
TO FINISH
Press work on WS following any yarn care
instructions on the ball band and taking
special care to slightly stretch out the
eyelets on Sleeves.
Join right shoulder and edges of
Neckband. Stitch cast-on edges of
Sleeves to the straight side edges of yoke.
Now stitch armhole cast-off stitches of
Front and Back to corresponding side
edges of Sleeves.
Join side and Sleeve seams.
Press seams.
measurements are given in cm