SHAPE RAGLANS

Cast off 4( 4: 5: 5: 6: 6: 7: 7: 8: 8) sts at the beg of the next 2 rows. [58 ( 62: 64: 66: 66: 70: 70: 72: 72: 74) sts] Dec 1 st at the beg and end of the next row, then work 1 ( 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 3) rows straight. Dec 1 st at the beg and end of the next row and every RS row until 22 ( 26: 26: 24: 18: 24: 20: 20: 20: 20) sts remain, ending with a WS row. Dec 1 st at each end of the next 3 ( 5: 5: 3: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 0) rows. [16 ( 16: 16: 18: 18: 18: 20: 20: 20: 20) sts] Work 1 ( 1: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 3: 0) rows straight, ending with a WS row and put these sts onto a stitch holder.