SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

i-cord cast-off: Cast on

2 sts at beg of row using the cable cast-on method, *K2, K2tog tbl, slip 3 sts back to LH needle; rep from * until 3 sts rem. Cast off 3 sts, leaving a 5cm tail, and join cast-off sts to cast-on sts. yo2: Double yarn over - wrap the yarn around the needle twice. 40 ( 46 :50 : 56 :62 : 66 ) cm

A textured check pattern is used around the hem