LEFT FRONT
then on foll 4 ( 6: 8: 9: 10) alt rows. 100 ( 104: 112: 122: 130) sts. Cont straight until armhole meas 22 ( 23: 24: 25: 26) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE SHOULDERS
Cast off 6 ( 7: 7: 9: 9) sts at beg of next 2( 6: 2: 8: 2) rows, then 7 ( 8: 8:-:10) sts at beg of foll 6 ( 2: 6:-:6) rows. Cast off rem 46 ( 46: 50: 50: 52) sts. Using 4.5mm needles cast on 113 ( 121: 129: 137: 147) sts. Row 1 (RS): Beg on st 11 ( 3: 19: 11: 1) and ending on st 24, work Chart to last 3 sts, K3. Row 2: K3, beg on st 24 and ending on st 11 ( 3: 19: 11: 1), work Chart to end of row. These 2 rows set the sts – front opening edge 3 sts in garter st with all other sts in patt from chart. Cont to work from Chart as now set until Left Front matches Back to beg of armhole shaping, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE ARMHOLE
Keeping patt correct, cast off 4 ( 6: 8: 8: 11) sts at beg of next row. 109 ( 115: 121: 129: 136) sts. Work 1 row. Now working armhole edge 3 sts in garter st and all armhole decreases as set by Back, cont as folls: Dec 1 st at armhole of next 5 ( 7: 7: 9: 11) rows, then on foll 4 ( 6: 8: 9: 10) alt rows. 100 ( 102: 106: 111: 115) sts. Cont straight until Left Front matches Back to beg of shoulder shaping, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE SHOULDER AND HOOD
Cast off 6 ( 7: 7: 9: 9) sts at beg of next and foll 0 ( 2: 0: 2: 0) alt rows, then 7 (-:8:-:10) sts at beg of foll 2 (-:2:-:2) alt rows. 80 ( 81: 83: 84: 86) sts. Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for next row. Next row (RS): Cast off 7 ( 8: 8: 9: 10) sts (for last shoulder cast- off), then cast on 23 ( 23: 25: 25: 26) sts (for back neck edge of hood), working all sts into patt as set, now patt to end. 96 ( 96: 100: 100: 102) sts. Cont in patt as set across all sts until hood section meas 22cm from hood cast-on edge, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE BACK SEAM OF HOOD
Dec 1 st at beg of next and foll 4th row,then on foll 6 ( 6: 7: 7: 8) alt rows, then at same edge on foll 21 rows, ending with RS facing for next row. 67 ( 67: 70: 70: 71) sts. Cast off 3 sts at beg of next and foll 6 alt rows, then 4 sts at beg of foll 2 alt rows, then
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