MAKING UP

Block and press pieces carefully, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band. Join both shoulder seams using back stitch, or mattress stitch if preferred.

HOOD

With RS facing, using 4mm needles and yarn from right front, patt 62 ( 63: 65: 66: 85: 85: 87: 87: 88) sts from right front holder, then pick up and knit 5 sts down right side of back neck, 70 ( 68: 81: 79: 92: 92: 88: 88: 86) sts from back and 5 sts up left side of back neck, then patt across 62 ( 63: 65: 66: 85: 85: 87: 87: 88) sts on left front holder. 204 ( 204: 221: 221: 272: 272: 272: 272: 272) sts.

Cont in patt as set by fronts across all sts until hood meas 24 ( 24: 26: 26: 28: 28: 28: 30: 30) from pick-up row, dec 0 ( 0:1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0) sts at centre of last row and ending with RS facing for next row. 204 ( 204: 220: 220: 272: 272: 272: 272: 272) sts.

Next row (RS): Patt 102 ( 102: 110: 110: 136: 136: 136: 136: 136) sts and turn.

Fold in half with RS together and using a spare needle cast off both sets of sts together, taking one st from first needle tog with corresponding st from second needle.

Place centre of cast-off edge of sleeve to shoulder seam. Join cast-off sts at beg of armhole shaping to cast-off sts at start of sleevehead shaping. Sew sleevehead into armhole, easing in shapings. Join side and sleeve seams.