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This free pattern originally published in the Botany College Hand Knits, Volume II, in 1958.

Instructions are for size 38, changes for sizes 40 and 42 are in parentheses, see body measurement chart on pattern book page.

BACK - With size 8 needles, cast on 76 (80-84) sts.

Row 1 - wrong side-* K 2, P 2; repeat from * to end.

Repeat this row for ribbing. Work even in ribbing until 3 ¾ ins. from beg., end on right side. With size 10 needles, work stockinette st-p 1 row, k 1 row-until 11½ ins. above ribbing, end with k row. Mark for underarm.

Armholes - Bind off 4 sts at beg. of each of next 2 rows; 68 (72-76) sts. P1 row.

Dec. row - K 2 tog., k to within 2 sts of end, slip, k and pass; 66 (70-74) sts. Repeat last 2 rows 3 times; 60 (64-68) sts. Work even until 8½ (9-9½) ins. above marker, end with k row.

Shoulders - Bind off 5 sts at beg. of each of next 2 rows; 5 (6-7) sts at beg. of each of next 4 rows; 30 sts.

Back Neck Ribbing - Row 1 - wrong side - With size 8 needles, k 2, * P 2, k 2; repeat from * to end.

Row 2 - P 2, * k 2, p 2; repeat from * to end.

Repeat these 2 rows until there are 8 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

FRONT - Work same as back until 6 ¼ (6 ¾-7 ¼) ins. above marker, end with p row; 60 (64-68) sts.

Divide for Neck - K 21 (23-25) sts, place on holder for left side, k 18, place on holder for neck, k to end; 21 (23-25) sts.

NOTE: To dec., p 2 tog. at end of p rows and k 2 tog. at beg. of k rows. Dec. 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times; every 2nd row 3 times, shaping shoulder as for left side of back when armhole is same length. Take up sts of left side.

NOTE: To dec., p 2 tog. at beg. of p rows and slip, k and pass at end of k rows.

Beg. at neck edge, finish left side to correspond to right side. Do not break yarn.

FRONT NECK RIBBING - With size 8 needles, pick up and k 16 sts on left side of neck, take up and k 18 sts, pick up and k 16 sts on right side; 50 sts.

Row 1 - wrong side - Same as row 2 of back neck ribbing, continue ribbing until same number of rows as on back neck ribbing. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

SLEEVES - With size 8 needles, cast on 40 (44-48) sts. Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for 4 ins.

With size 10 needles, k 1 row, p 1 row for 8 rows.

Inc. row - Inc. 1 st in first st, k to within 2 sts of end, inc. 1 st in next st, k 1; 42 (46-50) sts. Continue stockinette st repeating inc. row every 10th row 8 times; 58 (62-66) sts. Work even until 17 ins. above ribbing, end with k row. Bind off 4 sts at beg. of each of next 2 rows; 2 sts at beg. of each of next 16 (18-20) rows. Bind off 18 sts.

FINISHING - Sew seams. Sew in sleeves with seam at underarm seam. Block.

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