PATTERN NOTES

Use the long-tail cast-on method.

Charts are worked in stocking stitch unless otherwise noted.

Cont in Chart B and Steek Chart as set until Rnds 1-42 of Chart B have been worked twice in total, or until piece measures desired length to underarm.

SHAPE ARMHOLES

Cont in Chart B patt, working shaping as foll:

Next rnd: Patt 45 ( 54: 54: 63: 66: 72), slip next 24 ( 24: 36: 36: 48: 48) sts to a holder, pm, cast on 7 sts for steek, pm, patt

90 ( 108: 108: 126: 132: 144), pm, slip next

24 ( 24: 36: 36: 48: 48) sts to a holder, cast on 7 sts for steek, pm, patt 46 ( 55: 55: 64: 67: 73) to end of rnd.

202 ( 238: 238: 274: 286: 310) sts;

181 ( 217: 217: 253: 265: 289) sts for body, and 7 sts each for centre back and armhole steeks.

Begin working armhole steeks on same rnd as Chart B/front steek. Keep patt correct.

Armhole dec rnd: *Patt to 3 sts before mrk, K2tog, K1, slm, work steek to mrk, slm, K1, SSK; rep from * once more, patt to end.

4 sts dec’d.

Rep Armhole dec rnd every foll rnd

0 ( 5: 3: 5: 5: 7) times more, then every foll alt rnd 0 ( 0: 0: 5: 6: 8) times.

198 ( 214: 222: 230: 238: 246) total sts remain: 44 ( 48: 50: 52: 54: 56) sts for left back,

88 ( 96: 100: 104: 108: 112) sts for front,

45 ( 49: 51: 53: 55: 57) sts for right back, and 7 sts each for centre back and armhole steeks.

Work even in patt until armhole measures 10 ( 11 :13: 13: 14: 14) cm.

SHAPE NECK

Next rnd: Patt 44 ( 48: 50: 52: 54: 56), slm, patt steek, slm, patt 22 ( 25: 26: 27: 28: 29), K2tog, K1, pm, slip next 38 ( 40: 42: 44: 46: 48) sts to a holder, cast on 7 sts for front neck steek, pm, K1, SSK, patt to end.

165 ( 179: 185: 191: 197: 203) sts remain:

44 ( 48: 50: 52: 54: 56) sts for left back,

24 ( 27: 28: 29: 30: 31) sts each for left front and right front, 45 ( 49: 51: 53: 55: 57) sts for right back, and four sets of steeks.

Neck dec rnd: Patt to 3 sts before front neck steek, K2tog, K1, slm, work steek, slm, K1, SSK, patt to end. 2 sts dec’d.

Rep last rnd 6 times more.

151 ( 165: 171: 177: 183: 189) sts remain:

44 ( 48: 50: 52: 54: 56) sts for left back,

17 ( 20: 21: 22: 23: 24) sts for left front,

17 ( 20: 21: 22: 23: 24) sts for right front,

45 ( 49: 51: 53: 55: 57) sts for right back, and four sets of steeks.

Work even in patt until armhole measures 18 ( 20: 21: 22: 23 : 24 ) cm, casting off each set of steek sts and removing markers on last rnd. 24)