

Right side neck: With right side facing, slip centre 14 (18) (22) (26) sts on to a st holder, rejoin yarn to remaining sts, cast off 2 sts, pattern to end - 38 (42) (46) (50) sts.Ĭast off 2 sts at beginning of next row and 4 following alternate rows - 28 (32) (36) (40) sts. Left side neck: Cast off 2 sts at beginning of next row and 4 following alternate rows -30 (34) (38) (42) sts. Shape neck: Next row: Pattern 40 (44) (48) (52), turn and work on these sts for left side neck. Work as given for back until front is 6 rows less than back to neck shaping, ending with a wrong side row. Repeat last 2 rows, once more, then work 1st of these rows again - 12 (16) (20) (24) sts. Next row: Cast off 2 sts, pattern to end.

Left side neck: With right side facing, slip centre 26 (30) (34) (38) sts on to a st holder, rejoin yarn to remaining sts, cast off 2 sts, pattern to end - 32 (36) (40) (44) sts.Ĭast off 2 sts at beginning of next row and following alternate row - 28 (32) (36) (40) sts.

Shape shoulder: Next row: Cast off 4 sts, pattern to end. Right side neck: Cast off 2 sts at beginning of next row and following alternate row - 30 (34) (38) (42) sts. Shape neck: Next row: Pattern 34 (38) (42) (46), turn and work on these sts for right side neck. Continue straight until armhole measures 18 (19) (20) (21) cm, ending with a wrong side row. Shape armholes: Cast off 8 sts at beginning of next 2 rows - 94 (106) (118) (130) sts. These 4 rows form pattern with gst edging.Ĭontinue in pattern until back measures 8cm from beginning, ending with a 4th row. Work main pattern thus:Ģnd row: K1, to last st, k1.Ĥth row: K2, to last 2 sts, k2.Ĭontinue in main pattern until back measures 43 (44) (45) (46) cm from beginning, ending with a wrong side row. Instructions in square brackets are worked as stated after 2nd bracket. Where they vary, work figures in round brackets for larger sizes. Yarn amounts are based on average requirements and are therefore approximate. K, knit p, purl st, stitch tog, together gst, garter st (every row k). 6) knitting needles.Ģ0 stitches and 26 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over pattern, using 5mm needles.
