This free pattern originally published in the Botany College Hand Knits, Volume II, in 1958.
Instructions are for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, see body measurement chart on pattern book page.
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WOMAN’S
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MAN’S
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Sizes
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34
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36
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38
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40
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42
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44
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| MATERIALS: BOTANY SCOTTIE "SHETLAND and WOOL", 2 oz. skeins. |
skeins
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6
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7
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7
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8
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8
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9
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| KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair "Boye" Non-Inflammable Needles, Size 8 -OR SIZE YOU REQUIRE TO KNIT TO GAUGE GIVEN BELOW. 1 pair "Boye" Non-Inflammable Needles, Size 5 for ribbing. GAUGE: Size 8 Needles - 5 sts = 1 inch; 7 rows = 1 inch MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING: |
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| Chest |
inches
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34
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36
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38
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40
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42
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44
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| Width of back at underarm |
inches
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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| BACK - With size 5 needles, cast on |
sts
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84
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88
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96
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100
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104
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108
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| Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for |
ins.
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2 ½
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2 ½
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2 ½
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3
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3
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3
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| increasing in last row |
sts
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2
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2
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0
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0
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2
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2
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| With size 8 needles, work even in stockinette st-k 1 row, p 1 row-on |
sts
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86
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90
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96
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100
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106
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110
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| until measurement above ribbing is (end with p row) |
ins.
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13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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| Mark for underarm. |
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| Armholes - K and place on holder for underarm |
sts
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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| K |
sts
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72
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76
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80
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84
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90
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94
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| place on holder for underarm remaining |
sts
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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| Work even on |
sts
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72
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76
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80
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84
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90
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94
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| until measurement above marker is (end with p row) |
ins.
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8
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8 ¼
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8 ½
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9 ½
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10
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10 ½
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| K and place on holder for right shoulder |
sts
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23
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25
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27
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27
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30
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32
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| k for neck |
sts
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26
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26
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26
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30
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30
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30
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| place on holder for left shoulder remaining |
sts
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23
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25
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27
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27
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30
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32
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| Back Neck Ribbing - Row 1 - wrong side - With size 5 needles, p 2, * k 2, p 2; repeat from * to end. |
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| Row 2 - K 2, * p 2, k 2; repeat from * to end. Repeat these 2 rows until there are |
rows
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8
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8
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8
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10
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10
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10
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| Bind off loosely in ribbing. |
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| FRONT - Work same as back until measurement above marker is (end with p row) |
ins.
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6
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6 ¼
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6 ½
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6 ¾
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7 ¼
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7 ¾
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| Divide for Neck - K and place on holder for left side |
sts
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23
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25
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27
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27
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30
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32
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| k and place on holder for neck |
sts
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26
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26
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26
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30
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30
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30
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| Work even for right side on remaining |
sts
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23
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25
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27
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27
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30
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32
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| until armhole is same length as back, end with p row. Break yarn leaving a 24-in. end for weaving. Place on holder. Beg. at neck edge, work left side to correspond to right side. Weave shoulder sts tog. FRONT NECK RIBBING - Join yarn on left neck edge at shoulder. |
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| With size 5 needles, pick up and k on left side of neck |
sts
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14
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14
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14
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20
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20
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20
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| take up and k |
sts
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26
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26
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26
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30
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30
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30
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| pick up and k on right side |
sts
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14
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14
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14
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20
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20
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20
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| Work ribbing for same number of rows as back neck ribbing on |
sts
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56
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56
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56
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70
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70
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70
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| Working first row on wrong side as for row 2 on back neck ribbing. Bind off loosely. |
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| LEFT SLEEVE - With size 8 needles, beg. at left front underarm edge, take up and k left front underarm sts, pick up and k on left armhole edge (about 1 st in every 2nd row) |
sts
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58
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60
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62
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68
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72
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76
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| take up and k back underarm sts. P 1 row on |
sts
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72
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74
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78
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84
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88
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92
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| Dec. row - K 2, slip, k and pass, k to within 4 sts of end, k 2 tog., k 2 |
sts
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70
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72
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76
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82
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86
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90
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| Repeat dec. row every 2nd row |
times
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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3
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| every 10th row |
times
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10
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10
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10
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0
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0
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0
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| every 12th row |
times
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0
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0
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0
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10
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10
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10
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| Work even on |
sts
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46
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48
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52
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58
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62
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64
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| until measurement from picked up row is (end with p row) |
ins.
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16½
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16½
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16½
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19½
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19½
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19½
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| Next row - K decreasing across row |
sts
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2
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4
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4
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2
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2
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4
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| With size 5 needles, work k 2, P 2 ribbing on |
sts
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44
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44
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48
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56
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60
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60
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| for cuff for |
ins.
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3 ½
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3 ½
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3 ½
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4
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4
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4
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| Bind off in ribbing. RIGHT SLEEVE - Beg. at back underarm edge, work right sleeve to correspond to left sleeve. |
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| FINISHING - Sew underarm and sleeve seams sewing seam on right side for turn-back of cuff, from lower edge for |
ins.
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1 ¾
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1 ¾
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1 ¾
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2
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2
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2
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| Block. |
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