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BACK: With No. 4 needles, cast on 120 (128-136) sts. K 1 P 1 for 1½ inches. (On K st, knit in back of stitch instead of front for ribbing.) Add 1 st at end of last row 121 (129-137). Change to No. 8 needles and start pattern stitch which consists of 4 rows. Row 1: knit across. Row 2: * K 3, P 1, * repeat from * to * across row ending with K 1. Row 3: * K 1, Sl 1 (as if to K) * repeat from * to * across row ending with K 1. Row 4: * P 1, Sl 1 (as if to P) * repeat from * to * across row ending with P 1. Follow this pattern until 12½ (12½-13½) inches have been completed from start of sweater—or desired length. Raglan Armholes: Bind off 3 (3-3) sts beg. of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each end every other row on right side in following manner. (K 2, sl 1, K 1, psso,—follow pattern stitch to last 4 sts, then K 2 tog, K 2). On wrong side, purl first 3 sts and last 3 sts of row. Do the rest of sts in pattern st. Decrease every other row 39 (41-43) times. Put remaining 37 (41-45) sts on holder. Left Front: With No. 4 needles, cast on 56 (60-68) sts. K 1, P 1, for 1½ inches, the same as ribbing in back. Add 1 st at end of row—57 (61-69). Change to No. 8 needles and follow pattern until 12½ (12½-13½) inches have been completed. Raglan Armhole: On next row, bind off 3 sts at start of row on armhole side. Then continue to decrease 1 st at armhole side every other row (right side) the some as on back. Decrease every other row 36 (38-40) times. Shape neck: At front edge, bind off 5 (6-7) sts every other row twice and 5 (4-6) sts once, at the same time, dec 1 st at arm edge every other row 3 more times. Bind off. Right front: Work to correspond to left front reversing shaping. Sleeves: With No. 4 needles, cast on 58 (58-62) sts. K 1, P 1 for 2 inches, same as back. Add 1 st at end of last row 59 (59-63) sts. Change to No. 8 needles and start pattern, increasing 1 st at each side every ¾ inch 19 (21-23) times to 97 (101-107) sts. Knit until 12 (13-14) inches have been completed. Raglan Armholes: On next two rows, bind off 3 sts at start of row. Then continue to decrease 1 st at each side every row (right side) in same manner as back. Dec every other row 39 (41-43) times. Put remaining 13 (13-15) sts on holder. Sew sweater together. Sew sleeves to back and fronts to sleeves. Front Band: With No. 4 needles, cast on 15 sts, right side K 7, P 1, K 7; wrong side P 7, K 1, P 7. Knit in this manner until band is right length for sweater. Make a band for each side. Sew bands to front of sweater. Fold on purl stitch and slip stitch to wrong side of sweater. Neckband: Knit the neck band very tight. With right side facing and with No. 4 needles pick up 22 sts on right front, (being sure to go through both thicknesses of front band), then 13 (13-15) sts from sleeve holder, then 39 (41-43) from back holder, then 13 (13-15) from other sleeve holder, then 22 sts from left front. |
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