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SIZE 16

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 6 balls (1 oz. balls).
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
2 buttons.
Silk seam tape.
A pair of tailored shoulder pads.

MEASUREMENTS AFTER BLOCKING: Width across back at underarm—18 inches. Width across back at shoulder—14 inches. Width across each front at underarm—7¾ inches. Length from underarm to lower edge—7½ inches. Length of sleeve, underarm seam—8½ inches. Width of sleeve at underarm—13½ inches.

GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

BACK … Starting at bottom, cast on 28 sts on No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row), casting on 11 sts at end of each row until there are 94 sts on needle. Work straight for 2 inches. Then inc. 1 st at both ends of next row and every 3rd row thereafter until there are 126 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 7½ inches, measuring from last 11 cast-on sts.

TO SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 8 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec. 1 st at end of each row until 90 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 9 inches from 1st row of armhole shaping. Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT … Starting at bottom, cast on 7 sts and p across. Cast on 7 sts. Now work in stockinette st, casting on 7 sts at end of each p row until there are 35 sts (cast-on edge is Front edge). Continue in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at front edge every other row twice, keeping opposite edge (underarm edge) straight—37 sts. Next row: Starting at front edge, make a buttonhole 3 sts in from edge—to make a buttonhole, on one row bind off 4 sts; on next row cast on 4 sts to replace those bound off. Continue in stockinette st, keeping underarm straight and increasing 1 st at front edge every 4th row 19 times in all but, when underarm measures 2 inches, inc. 1 st at underarm edge every 6th row 8 times in all. Continuing with front increases, work straight until underarm measures 8 inches.

TO SHAPE ARMHOLE: Starting at underarm edge, bind off 5 sts once; then dec. 1 st at armhole edge every other row 4 times in all. Keeping armhole edge straight, continue with front increases until there are 59 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 3¾ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping. Starting at armhole edge, bind off 38 sts and p across remaining 21 sts. Next row: K 21, cast on 24 sts (45 sts). Work straight for 2 more inches. Then, starting at front edge, bind off 10 sts, thus starting neck shaping. Now dec. 1 st at neck edge every other row 9 times in all; at the same time inc. 1 st at armhole edge every 4th row 5 times in all (31 sts). Work straight until piece measures 4¾ inches from cast-on sts. Bind off. Make 3 pleats evenly apart across the bound-off edge at armhole, and sew cast-on edge in place over bound-off sts.

LEFT FRONT … Work as for Right Front, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES … Starting at bottom, cast on 80 sts and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends of row after the 1st 1½ inches and every inch thereafter until there are 94 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 8½ inches in all. To shape top of sleeve, bind off 9 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec. 1 st at end of each row until 56 sts remain. Now dec. 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until 42 sts remain. Now bind off 3 sts at beginning of each row until 18 sts remain. Bind off.

BELT … Starting at short end, with No. 2 needles cast on 14 sts and work 5½ inches in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off. Sew seam tape to belt to prevent stretching.

Block all pieces through a damp cloth. Sew up underarm and shoulder seams. Sew up sleeve seams and sew in sleeves. Turn under ¼ inch on all edges of bolero, and sew seam tape on wrong side, holding in neck edge to measure 15 inches. Sew a button to belt ½ inch in from each end. Fasten neck with hook and eye. Sew shoulder pads in place.