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Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 114 ( 126: 136: 152: 164) sts. Edge row 1 (RS): P4 ( 10: 8:9: 8), *K1, P2, C2B, P2; rep from * to last 5 ( 11: 9: 10: 9) sts, K1, P4 ( 10: 8:9: 8). Edge row 2 (WS): K4 ( 10: 8:9: 8), *P1, K2, P2, K2; rep from * to last 5 ( 11: 9: 10: 9) sts, P1, K4 ( 10: 8:9: 8). Rep last 2 rows 9 times more.

Change to 4mm needles. Work 68 rows in Main Pattern, ending after row 28 of patt and row 8 of Chart A.

SHAPE ARMHOLES

Maintaining patt, cast off 4 ( 5:6: 7: 10) sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every row 3 ( 5:6: 7: 8) times. 100 ( 106: 112: 124: 128) sts.

Work even in patt for 17 ( 15: 14: 13: 12) rows, ending after row 10 of Chart A. Now working Chart B in place of Chart A, cont in patt for 6 rows more.

Dec row (RS): P4 ( 6:5: 9: 4), *P2tog, P8 ( 11: 9: 6:7); rep from * to last 6 ( 9: 8: 11: 7) sts, P2tog, P to end of row. 90 ( 98: 102: 110: 114) sts. **

Cont in rev st st for 23 ( 27: 31: 35: 39) rows more, ending after a WS row.

SHAPE SHOULDERS AND NECK

Cont in rev st st, and starting with a RS row, work shoulder shaping as foll: Short row 1: Patt 34 ( 35: 37: 37: 39), w&t. Short row 2: Patt 28 ( 29: 30: 30: 32), w&t. Short row 3: Patt 22 ( 23: 24: 24: 26), w&t. Short row 4: Patt 16 ( 17: 18: 18: 20), w&t. Short row 5: Patt 11 ( 12: 13: 13: 15), w&t. Short row 6: Patt 5 ( 6:7: 7: 9), w&t. Next row (RS): Purl to end of row, working wraps with wrapped sts.

Starting with a WS row, rep short rows 1-6 once more.

Next row (WS): Knit to end of row, working wraps with wrapped st. Next row (RS): Cast off 23 ( 24: 26: 26: 28) sts, purl to end of row, working wraps with wrapped sts. Next row (WS): Cast off 23 ( 24: 26: 26: 28) sts, knit to end. Place rem 44 ( 50: 50: 58: 58) sts on holder.