MAKING UP

Change to 4mm needles.

Beg on stitch 18 ( 17: 16: 15: 14: 13) of Chart and ending on stitch 22 ( 23: 24: 25: 26: 27), joining in and breaking off colours as required, using the Fair Isle technique, beg with row 13 ( 7: 3: 3: 1: 1) and repeating the 38-row patt repeat throughout, cont in patt from Chart for Sleeves, which is worked entirely in st st beg with a K row, as folls:

Inc 1 st at each end of 7th ( 7th: 7th: 7th: 5th: 5th) and every foll 6th ( 6th: 6th: 6th: 4th: 4th) row to 83 ( 87: 99: 107: 77: 85) sts, then on every foll 8th ( 8th: 8th:-:6th: 6th) row until there are 93 ( 97: 103:-:113: 117) sts, taking inc sts into patt.

Cont straight until Sleeve meas approx. 47 ( 49: 51: 51.5: 53: 53) cm, ending after row 16 ( 16: 18: 20: 22: 22) of Chart for Sleeve and with RS facing for next row.

SHAPE TOP

Keeping patt correct, cast off 4 ( 5: 5: 6: 7: 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows.

85 ( 87: 93: 95: 99: 101) sts.

Dec 1 st at each end of next 7 rows, then on every foll alt row until 45 ( 41: 45: 41: 41: 37) sts rem, then on foll 7 ( 5: 7: 5: 5: 3) rows, ending with RS facing for next row.

Cast off rem 31 sts.

Block pieces gently, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.

Join right shoulder seam using back stitch, or mattress stitch if preferred.

NECKBAND

With RS facing, using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, pick up and knit 17 ( 17: 18: 18: 20: 20) sts down left side of front neck, knit across 21 ( 23: 23: 23: 25: 27) sts on front holder, pick up and knit 17 ( 17: 18: 18: 20: 20) sts up right side of front neck, and 3 sts down right side of back neck, knit across 37 ( 39: 41: 41: 43: 45) sts on back holder, then pick up and knit 3 sts up left side of back neck.

98 ( 102: 106: 106: 114: 118) sts.

Beg with row 2, work in rib as given for Back for 9 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.

Cast off in rib.