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Sizes 14, 16, 18

Instructions are for size 14, changes for sizes 16 and 18 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS—Bear Brand Tricolaine A, 12 (13-14) skeins.
or
Bear Brand Wonderized Zephyr-Laine A, 10 (11-12) balls.
Bucilla Metal-Twist Non-tarnish Metal Thread B, 1 tube.
Bucilla Wonderized Handi-Wool, Art. 026, Contrasting Color C, 2 cards.
Bucilla Featherlite Aluminum Knitting Needles, 1 pair each Sizes 1 and 2.

MEASUREMENTS OF GARMENT—At bustline buttoned 35 (37-39) ins.
Width of back at underarm 17 (18-19) ins.
Sleeves—Width at underarm 12½ (13-13½) ins.

GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch; 12 rows = 1 inch

BACK—With size 1 needles and A, cast on 128 (136-144) sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 1 in.
With size 2 needles, work stockinette st—k 1 row, p 1 row—for ½ in. Dec. 1 st each side of next row; repeat decs, every 1½ ins. twice; 122 (130-138) sts. Inc. 1 st each side every 1 in. 7 times; 136 (144-152) sts. Work even until 12 ins. above ribbing.

Armholes—Bind off 8 (9-10) sts at beg. of next 2 rows for underarm. Dec. 1 st each side every 2nd row 8 (9-10) times; 104 (108-112) sts. Work even until armhole measures 4¾ (5-5¼) ins., straight up from underarm, end with p row.

Shaping for Yoke—K 38, place on holder for right half of back, bind off next 28 (32-36) sts for center of yoke, finish row. Working left half, p 1 row. Bind off 3 sts at beg. of next row. Repeat last 2 rows once. Dec. 1 st at inner edge every row 16 times; every 2nd row twice; 14 sts. Work 4 rows even. Bind off. Beg. at inner edge, finish right half to correspond to left half.

LEFT FRONT—With size 1 needles and A, cast on 79 (83-87) sts.
Row 1—Work p 1, k 1 ribbing for 72 (76-80) sts, k last 7 sts for garter st front facing.
Row 2—K 7, work p 1, k 1 ribbing to end. Repeat last 2 rows for 1 in.
With size 2 needles, work stockinette st keeping 7 sts of front facing in garter st, shaping underarm edge at beg. of k rows as for back until same length as back to armhole, end at underarm edge; 83 (87-91) sts.
Shape armhole as on back; 67 (69-71) sts. Work even until 3¾ (4-4¼) ins. above underarm, end at front edge.

Shaping for Yoke—K 7, p 8, place these 15 sts on holder for front band, bind off next 11 (13-15) sts, finish row. Dec. 1 st at front edge every row 22 times; every 2nd row 5 times; 14 sts. Work 8 rows even. Bind off. Take up 15 sts of front band, continue stockinette st keeping 7 sts of facing in garter st, for 2½ ins. Break yarn leaving a 12-in. end for weaving. Place on holder.
Mark position of 7 buttons on front band, evenly spaced, having first button in center of ribbing and 7th button ½-in. from top of band.

RIGHT FRONT—With size 1 needles and A, cast on 79 (83-87) sts. Row 1—K 7 for facing, k 1, p 1 ribbing to end. Work ribbing and facing to correspond to left front until opposite first marker for button, end at front edge.

Buttonholes—K 2, bind off next 3 sts for buttonhole, work until 5 sts from bind-off, bind off next 3 sts for buttonhole, finish row. On next row, cast on 3 sts over each buttonhole. Finish right front to correspond to left front shaping at opposite sides, repeating buttonholes opposite each marker.

SLEEVES—With size 1 needles and A, cast on 54 (56-58) sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 3 ins., increasing 8 (10-12) sts evenly spaced across last row; 62 (66-70) sts.
With size 2 needles, work stockinette st, increasing 1 st each side every ¾ in. 19 times; 100 (104-108) sts. Work even until 15 ins. above ribbing. Bind off 8 (9-10) sts at beg. of next 2 rows. Dec. 1 st each side every 2nd row 10 times; every 4th row 8 (9-10) times; every 2nd row twice. Bind off 3 sts at beg. of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining 26 sts.

BACK YOKE INSERT—With size 2 needles and C, cast on 40 sts for neck edge.
Row 1—P. Drop C.
Row 2—With B, k increasing 1 st in each st; 80 sts. P 1 row, k 1 row.
Row 5—* P 1, p 2 tog., p 1, p 2 tog. twice; repeat from * to end; 50 sts. Break B.
Row 6—With C, k increasing 1 st each side; 52 sts.
Row 7—P. Drop C.
Row 8—With A, k increasing 1 st in each st; 104 sts. P 1 row, k 1 row.
Row 11—* P 2 tog. twice, p 1; repeat from *, end p 2 tog. twice; 62 sts. Break A.
Row 12—With C, k increasing 1 st each side; 64 sts.
Rows 13 to 16—Work same as rows 1 to 4 inclusive; 128 sts. Row 17—*P 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; repeat from *, end p 2; 74 sts. Break B.
Rows 18 to 22—Work same as rows 6 to 10 inclusive; 152 sts.
Row 23—For size 14—* P 1, p 2 tog. 5 times; repeat from *, end p 1, p 2 tog. 4 times; 83 sts. (for size 16—* P 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; repeat from *, end p 1, p 2 tog. twice; 87 sts—for size 18—* P 2 tog. twice, p 1; repeat from *, end p 2 tog.; 91 sts). Break A.
Row 24—With C, k increasing 1 st each side; 85 (89-93) sts.
Rows 25 to 28—Work same as rows 1 to 4 inclusive; 170 (178-186) sts.
Row 29—* P 2 tog. 4 times, p 1; repeat from *, end for size 14—p 2 tog. 4 times; 94 sts; (for size 16—p 2 tog. 3 times, p 1; 99 sts—for size 18—p 2 tog. 3 times; 103 sts). Break B.
With C, k 1 row. Bind off as to p.

RIGHT FRONT YOKE INSERT—With C, cast on 24 sts.
Rows 1 to 4—Work same as rows 1 to 4 of back inclusive; 48 sts.
Row 5—* P 1, p 2 tog. twice; repeat from *, end p 1, p 2 tog.; 29 sts. Break B.
Row 6—With C, inc. 1 st in first st for shoulder shaping, k to end; 30 sts.
Rows 7 to 10—Work same as rows 7 to 10 of back inclusive; 60 sts.
Row 11—* P 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; repeat from *, end p 1, p 2 tog., p 1; 35 sts.
Row 12—With C, inc. 1 st in first st, k to end; 36 sts.
Rows 13 to 16—Same as rows 1 to 4 inclusive; 72 sts.
Row 17—* P 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; repeat from *, end p 2 tog.; 41 sts. Break B.
Row 18—With C, inc. 1 st in first st, k to end; 42 sts.
Rows 19 to 22—Work same as rows 7 to 10 inclusive; 84 sts.
Row 23—For size 14—* P 1, p 2 tog. 5 times; repeat from *, end p 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; 46 sts (for size 16—* p 1, p 2 tog. 3 times; repeat from * to end; 48 sts—for size 18—* p 2 tog. twice, p 1; repeat from *, end p 2 tog. twice; 50 sts). Break A.
Row 24—With C, inc. 1 st in first st, k to end; 47 (49-51) sts.
Rows 25 to 28—Work same as rows 1 to 4 inclusive; 94 (98-102) sts.
Row 29—* P 2 tog. 4 times; p 1; repeat from *, end for size 14, p 2 tog. twice; 52 sts; (for size 16, p 2 tog., 4 times; 54 sts—for size 18, p 2 tog., p 1; 57 sts).
With C, k 1 row. Bind off as to p.

LEFT FRONT YOKE INSERT—Work same as Yoke insert of right front increasing at end of rows 6, 12, 18, 24 for shoulder shaping.

FINISHING—Sew seams. Sew on yoke, matching shoulder seams, inserting front edges between front band and facing. Fold under front facings and sew to wrong side; weave tog. top of facing and front band. With C, work 1 row slip st on cast-on edge of yoke to hold in neck. Sew in sleeves with seam at center underarm. Finish buttonholes working through both thicknesses. Steam.