FRONT

Keeping colours correct throughout and twisting yarns when changing colour (see pattern notes), cont as foll:

Next row (RS): Patt across left front hem, pm, with RS facing, patt across held sts of right front hem.

125 ( 138: 152: 165: 179) sts.

Work even in patt as set for 11 rows. Keeping patt correct, dec 1 st at each end of next row, then every foll 14th row 3 times more.

117 ( 130: 144: 157: 171) sts.

Work 13 ( 13: 15: 15: 17) rows even in patt.

Inc 1 st at each end of next and every foll 8th row 5 times more, taking inc sts into patt.

129 ( 142: 156: 169: 183) sts.

Work even in patt until Front meas same as Back to underarm, ending after a WS row.

SHAPE ARMHOLES

Keeping patt correct, cast off 3 ( 3: 4: 4: 5) sts at beg of next (RS) row and

4 ( 5: 6: 6: 7) sts at beg of foll (WS) row. 122 ( 134: 146: 159: 171) sts.

Dec 1 st at each end of every row

7 ( 9: 9: 11: 11) times, then every alt row 6 ( 7: 9: 10: 11) times.

96 ( 102: 110: 117: 127) sts.

Work even in patt until work meas 18 ( 18: 22: 22: 24) rows shorter than Back to beg of shoulder shaping, ending after a WS row.

SHAPE FRONT LEFT NECK AND SHOULDER

Next row (RS): Patt 40 ( 43: 47: 50: 55) sts and turn, leaving rem sts on a holder. Cont on these 40 ( 43: 47: 50: 55) sts only.

Keeping patt correct, cast off 5 sts at beg of next (WS) row.

35 ( 38: 42: 45: 50) sts.

Cont in patt, dec 1 st at neck edge of next RS row, then every foll row