RIGHT FRONT
32 rows of chart are complete, ending after a WS row. Back should meas 40cm from foldline.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Keeping patt correct, cast off 3 sts at beg of next 4 ( 6: 6: 6: 6) rows.
87 ( 93: 103: 115: 125) sts.
Cast off 2 sts on foll 2 ( 2: 2: 4: 6) rows.
83 ( 89: 99: 107: 113) sts.
Patt one row.
Dec 1 st at each end of next (-:next: next: next) row and on - (-:1: 1: 1) foll alt row.
81 ( 89: 95: 103: 109) sts.
Keeping patt correct until all 54 rows of chart have been worked, break yarn B and complete Back using yarn A only.
Work straight to 58 ( 59: 60: 61: 62) cm from foldline, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE BACK NECK
Next row (RS): K until there are 27 ( 30: 31: 34: 36) sts on right needle, turn, leaving rem sts on a holder, work each side of neck separately.
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next row, then 2 sts on 2 foll alt rows.
20 ( 23: 24: 27: 29) sts.
Work straight to 61 ( 62: 63: 64: 65) cm from foldline, then cast off.
With RS facing, rejoin yarn, cast off centre 27 ( 29: 33: 35: 37) sts, K to end. Complete to match first side of neck, reversing shapings.
Using 3.5mm needles and yarn A, cast on 48 ( 54: 59: 65: 70) sts.
Beg with a K row, work 10 rows in st st, ending after a WS row.
Next row (RS): P to end (to form foldline). Next row (WS): P to end, cast on 15 sts.
63 ( 69: 74: 80: 85) sts.
Next row (RS): K8, P1 (to form foldline), K7 = 16 sts to form front opening band,
K to end.
Next row (WS): P to last 9 sts, K1, P8.
Rep last 2 rows to 10 ( 11: 12: 13: 14) cm from foldline, ending with a WS row.
Buttonhole row (RS): K3, K2tog, yo, K3, P1, K3, yo, K2tog, K to end.
Next row: P to last 9 sts, K1, P8.
Working a further 6 pairs of buttonholes at 6.5cm distance to each other as indicated and noting that no further reference will be made to buttonholes, cont as set to 27cm from foldline (81 rows), ending after WS row. Next row (RS): Patt 16, working next
47 ( 53: 58: 64: 69) sts as row 1 of chart as folls: Starting with stitch 1 ( 1: 9: 2: 1) of chart,
K13 ( 13: 5: 12: 13) sts in patt, (work 16-st patt rep) 2 ( 2: 3: 3: 3) times, K first 2 ( 8: 5: 4: 8) sts of
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