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Cont straight until Left Front matches
Back to beg of armhole shaping, ending
with RS facing for next row.
Shape armhole
Cast of 5[6:7:8:9] sts at beg of next row.
50[55:60:65:70] sts.
Work 1 row.
Dec 1 st at armhole edge of next
5[7:7:9:9] rows, then on foll 5[5:7:6:7] alt
rows, then on foll 4th row.
39[42:45:49:53] sts.
Cont straight until 22[22:26:26:30] rows
fewer have been worked than on Back to
beg of shoulder shaping, ending with RS
facing for next row.
Shape front neck
Next row (RS): K31[34:37:41:45] and turn,
leaving rem 8 sts on a holder
(for neckband).
Dec 1 st at neck edge of next 6 rows,
then on foll 3 alt rows, then on 2[2:3:3:4]
foll 4th rows. 20[23:25:29:32] sts.
Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for
next row.
Shape shoulder
Cast of 5[5:6:7:8] sts at beg of next row,
then 5[6:6:7:8] sts at beg of foll 2 alt rows.
Work 1 row.
Cast of rem 5[6:7:8:8] sts.
RIGHT FRONT
Using 3mm needles and A cast on
55[63:67:75:79] sts.
Row 1 (RS): K3, p2, k2; rep from to end.
Row 2: P2, k2, p2; rep from to last st, k1.
These 2 rows form rib.
Cont in rib until Right Front meas 6cm
(2¼in), dec 0[2:0:2:0] sts evenly across
last row and ending with RS facing for
next row. 55[61:67:73:79] sts.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
Beg with a k row, work in st st for 2 rows,
ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 3.75mm needles.
Beg and ending rows as indicated,
cont in patt from Body Chart as foll:
Dec 1 st at end of next and foll 6th row.
53[59:65:71:77] sts.
Complete to match Left Front, reversing
shapings and working irst row of neck
shaping as foll:
Shape front neck
Next row (RS): K8 and slip these sts
on to a holder (for neckband), k to end.
31[34:37:41:45] sts.
SLEEVES (MAKE 2)
Using 3mm needles and A cast on
46[46:50:50:54] sts.
Work in rib as given for Back for 5cm (2in),
dec 3[1:1:1:3] sts evenly across last row
and ending with RS facing for next row.
43[45:49:49:51] sts.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
Beg with a k row, work in st st for 2 rows,
ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 3.75mm needles.
Beg and ending rows as indicated and
using the Fairisle technique, cont in
patt from Sleeve Chart, which is worked
entirely in st st beg with a k row, as foll:
Inc 1 st at each end of next and 0[1:1:1:1] foll
4th row, then on 4 foll 6th rows, taking inc
sts into patt. 53[57:61:61:63] sts.
Work 4[0:0:0:0] rows, ending after Chart
row 29 and with WS facing for next row.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
Break of contrasts and cont using A only.
Beg with a purl row, now work in st st
throughout, shaping sides by inc 1 st at
each end of 2nd[6th:6th:6th:6th] and
0[2:0:8:12] foll 6th rows, then on every foll
8th row until there are 77[81:85:89:93] sts.
Cont straight until Sleeve meas
45[45:46:46:46]cm (17¾[17¾:18:18:18]in),
ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape top
Cast of 5[6:7:8:9] sts at beg of next 2 rows.
67[69:71:73:75] sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows, then
on foll 3 alt rows, then on 4 foll 4th rows.
47[49:51:53:55] sts.
Work 1 row.
Dec 1 st at each end of next and every foll
alt row until 39 sts rem, then on foll 7 rows,
ending with RS facing for next row (25 sts).
Cast of 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Cast of rem 17 sts.
122-127 cm
112-117 cm
102-107 cm
91-97 cm
81-86 cm
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TO FINISH
Press or block to measurements given.
Join both shoulder seams using back
stitch, or mattress stitch if preferred.
Neckband
With RS facing, using 3.25mm needles
and A, slip 8 sts from Right Front holder
on to RH needle, rejoin yarn and pick up
and knit 21[21:24:24:27] sts up right side
of front neck and 5 sts down right side of
back neck, k across 31[31:33:33:35] sts on
Back holder inc 1 st at centre, pick up and
knit 5 sts up left side of back neck and
21[21:24:24:27] sts down left side of front
neck, then k across 8 sts on Left Front
holder. 100[100:108:108:116] sts.
Row 1 (WS): K1, p2, k2, p2; rep from to
last st, k1.
Row 2: K3, p2, k2; rep from to last st, k1.
These 2 rows form rib.
Work in rib for a further 5 rows, ending
with RS facing for next row.
Cast of in rib.
Button band
With RS facing, using 3.25mm
needles and A, pick up and knit
120[124:128:132:136] sts evenly down
Left Front opening edge, from top of
neckband to cast-on edge.
Beg with row 1, work in rib as given for
neckband for 7 rows, ending with RS
facing for next row.
Cast of in rib.
Buttonhole band
With RS facing, using 3.25mm
needles and A, pick up and knit
120[124:128:132:136] sts evenly up Right
Front opening edge, from cast-on edge to
top of neckband.
Beg with row 1, work in rib as given for
neckband for 3 rows, ending with RS
facing for next row.
Row 4 (RS): Rib 6[5:4:2:5], work 2 tog, yrn
(to make a buttonhole), rib 16[17:18:19:19];
rep from 5 more times, work 2 tog, yrn
(to make 7th buttonhole), rib 4[3:2:2:3].
Work in rib for a further 3 rows, ending
with RS facing for next row.
Cast of in rib.
Set in Sleeves.
Join side and Sleeve seams.
Weave in ends. t