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What you need
1 pair 4mm (UK 8) knitting needles and a set of 4mm double-pointed knitting needles or size needed to give correct tension
2 stitch-holders
Wool needle for sewing seams
**Tension
**22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over stocking st, using 4mm needles. Check your tension carefully.
If less sts to 10cm use smaller needles, if more sts use bigger needles.
BACK
Using 4mm needles, cast on 74 (82-86-94-98) sts.1st row – K2, P2, K2, rep from to end.2nd row – P2, K2, P2, rep from to end.Last 2 rows form rib.
Rep last 2 rows twice (6 rows rib in all).
Working in stocking st for rem, dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll 18th (18th 24th-22nd-28th) row until 64 (70-76-86-92) sts rem, then in every foll 16th (16th-22nd-20th-26th) row until 62 (68-74-80-86) sts rem.Work 11 (11-13-11-11) rows.
Shape Armholes -Cast off 2 (3-3-3-4) sts at beg of next 2 rows… 58 (62-68-74-78) sts.Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 52 (56-60-66-68) sts rem. **Work 27 (31-31-37-39) rows.
Shape Back Neck – Next row – K12 (14-15-18-19), turn.Continue on these 12 (14-15-18-19) sts for right side of back neck.Next row – P2tog, purl to end.**
Shape Shoulder** – 1st row – Cast off 5 (6-6-8-8) sts, knit to last 2 sts, K2tog.2nd row – P2tog, purl to end.Cast off rem 4 (5-6-7-8) sts.Slip next 28 (28-30-30-30) sts onto a stitch holder and leave for neckband.
With right side facing, join yarn to rem 12 (14-15-18-19) sts for left side of back neck, knit to end.
Dec one st at neck edge in every row twice … 10 (12-13-16-17) sts.
Shape Shoulder – 1st row – Cast off 5 (6-6-8-8) sts, purl to last 2 sts, P2tog.2nd row – Knit to end.Cast off rem 4 (5-6-7-8) sts.
FRoNTWork as given for Back to .Work 7 (11-9-15-17) rows.
Shape Neck** -Next row – K19 (20-22-24-25) sts, turn.Continue on these 19 (20-22-24-25) sts for left side of front neck.Dec one st at neck edge in every row until 15 (16-18-20-21) sts rem, then in every foll alt row until 11 (13-15-18-19) sts rem, then in every foll 4th row until 9 (11-12-15-16) sts rem.Work 1 (3-1-3-3) rows.
Shape Shoulder – Cast off 5 (6-6-8-8) sts at beg of next row.Work 1 row.Cast off rem 4 (5-6-7-8) sts.Slip next 14 (16-16-18-18) sts onto stitch-holder and leave for neckband.With right side facing, join yarn to rem sts, knit to end.Continue on these 19 (20-22-24-25) sts for right side of front neckDec one st at neck edge in every row until 15 (16-18-20-21) sts rem, then in every foll alt row until 11 (13-15-18-19) sts rem, then in every foll 4th row until 9 (11-12-15-16) sts rem.Work 2 (4-2-4-4) rows.
Shape Shoulder – Cast off 5 (6-6-8-8) sts at beg of next row.Work 1 row.Cast off rem 4 (5-6-7-8) sts.
SLEEVESUsing 4mm needles, cast on 50 (50-54-54-58) sts.Work 6 rows rib as given for Back, inc one st at each end of 5th row… 52 (52-56-56-60) sts.Working in stocking st for rem, inc one st at each end of next row, Sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10 only – then in every foll alt row until there are (56-60-62-64) sts.All Sizes … 54 (56-60-62-64) sts.Work 3 (1-3-1-7) rows.
Shape Top -Cast off 1 (2-2-2-2) sts at beg of next 2 rows … 52 (52-56-58-60) sts.Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 48 (44-48-44-44) sts rem, then in every row until 14 sts rem.Cast off rem 14 sts.
PATCH PoCKETS (make 2)Using 4mm needles, cast on 10 sts.Knit 1 row.Working in stocking st (beg with a purl row), inc one st at each end of every row until there are 14 sts, then in every foll alt row until there are 20 sts.Work 9 rows stocking st.
Beg Rib1st row – K3, P2, K2, rep from to last st, K1.2nd row – P3, K2, P2, rep from to last st, P1.Rep last 2 rows twice
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