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Sizes: Child's EIGHT (10, 12, 14) Finished Measurements: Chest: 36 (38, 40, 42) Length: 20 (21, 22, 23) Materials: 9 (9, 12, 12) ounces of Camouflage 0971 yarn for color A, 10.5 (10.5, 14, 14) ounces of Dark Sage 0633 yarn for color B, 1 skein each of Bronze 0286 for C, and Copper 0289 for D, size 8 knitting needles, size 6 circular needles, 16 inches in lenth, three stitch holders, two safety pins, and a yarn needle. SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS: Ssk: Slip next two stitches knitwise, one at a time to right-hand needle, insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these 2 stitches and knit together. M1: Lift running thread before next stitch onto left-hand needle and knit in its back loop to make one stitch. Body Pattern: Row 1 (right side-RS): With color B, knit. Row 2: With color B, purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1) across. Rows 3-4: As Rows 1-2. Rows 5-7: With A, knit. Row 8: With A, purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1) across. Rows 9-12: With C, repeat Rows 1-4. Rows 13-16: As Rows 5-8. Rows 17-20: With B, repeat Rows 1-4. Rows 21-24: As Rows 5-8. Rows 25-28: With D, repeat Rows 1-4. Rows 29-32: As Rows 5-8. Repeat Rows 1-32 for Body Pattern. INSTRUCTIONS: BACK: Beginning at the lower edge with color A and larger needles, cast on 71 (81, 85, 89) stitches. Knit 1 row. Next Row: Purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1) across. Begin Body Pattern. Work Body Pattern to approx. 21.5 (13, 13.5, 14) inches from the beginning, ending with a WS row. Raglan shaping: Bind off two stitches at the beginning of the next two rows. Decreasing Row: Knit 1, ssk, pattern across to the last 3 stitches, knit 1 together, knit 1. Next row: Purl 2, pattern across, ending purl 2. Repeat Decreasing Row every 4th row 3 (4, 5, 5) times more, then every 2nd row 17 (17, 17, 18) times, ending with a WS row. Place the remaining 30 stitches on a holder. FRONT: Work as for the Backuntil piece measures approx. 18 (19, 20, 21) inches from beginning, ending with a WS row and placing markers on either side of center 13 (15, 17, 19) stitches. Neck Shaping: Continue Raglan Shaping, work to marker, place center 13 (15, 17, 19) stitches onto a holder, join a new strand of yarn and work to end. Working sides seperately and at the same time, decrease 1 stitch each neck edge every other row 4 times. When piece meausres same length as Back, ending with a WS row, place remaining 5 stitches for each shoulder onto safety pins. SLEEVES (make two): Beginning ath the lower edge with color A and larger needles, cast on 31 (33, 35, 37) stitches. Knit 1 row. Next Row: Purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1) across. Body Pattern: Row 1 (RS): With color B, knit. Row 2: With B, purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1) across. Rows 3-4: As Rows 1-2. Rows 5-7: With A, knit. Row 8: With A, purl 1; (knit 1, purl 1, knit 1) across. Repeat Rows 1-8 for Body Pattern to approx. 2 inches from beginning, ending with a WS row. Increasing Row: Knit 1, M1, pattern across to the lat stitches, M1, knit 1, increase 1 stitch each edge every 4th row 3 (4, 0, 0) times more, then every 6th row 9 (9, 11, 9) times and every 8th row 0 (0, 2, 4) times-57 (61, 63, 65) stitches. Continue in patter nto approx. 12.5 (13, 15, 16) inches from the beginning, ending with a WS row. Raglan Shaping: Bind off 2 stitches at the beginnning of the next 2 rows. Decrease Row: Knit 1, ssk, pattern across to the last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. Next Row: Purl 2, pattern across. Repeat Decrease Row every 4th row 7 (7,, 8, 8) more times then every 2nd row 9 (11, 11, 12) times, ending with a WS row. Place the remaining 19 stitches onto a holder. FINISHING: Neckband: With the RS facing you, using smaller circular needles and color B, begin with back and knit 1, ssk, knit 25 (27, 29, 31) stitches, knit 2 together. Knit 2 together over the last stitch from the back and first stitch from sleeve, on sleeve, ssk, knit 13, knit 2 together. Knit 2 together over last stitch from sleeve, and first stitch from front, on front, knit 3 together, knit 1, pick up and knit 9 stitches evenly spaced along side of neck, knit 13 (15, 17, 19) stitches from holder, pick up and knit 9 stitches along side of neck, knit 1, knit 3 together. knit 2 together over the last stitch from front and first stitch from sleece, on sleeve, ssk, knit 13, knit 2 together. Knit 2 together over the last stitch from sleeve and first stitch from back- 96 (100, 104, 108) stitches. Place marker to indicate beginning of round; join ends of round together. Round 1: Purl 1, knit 1 around. Rounds 2-5: As Round 1. Rounds 6-11: With color C, repeat Round 1. Bind off loosely and knitwise. Turn neckband to inside and whip stitch (sew) in place. Join raglans, sides, and sleeve seams. Hide ends in the WS of fabric.
