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INSTRUCTIONS: Back: Beginning at lower edge, cast on (7 stitches color B, 7 stitches color A) for 5 (6, 7, 8) times, cast on 7 stitches in B - 77 (91, 105, 119) stitches. Row 1 (wrong side): Knit 7 in color B, *yf, take next color under last color and to wrong side, knit 7 in A, yf, take next color under last color and to wrong side, knit 7 in B; repeat from * across. Rows 3-12: Repeat Rows 1-2. Row 13 (Knit 1 in A, knit 1 in B) across, ending with a knit 1 stitch in color A. Row 14 (right side): As Row 2, beginning with knit 7 in A and alternating color blocks across. Row 15: As Row 1, in newly established color pattern. Rows 16-25: As Rows 14-15. Row 26: As Row 14. Row 27: (Knit 1 in B, knit 1 in A) across, ending with a knit 1 stitch in B. Row 28: As Row 2. Row 29: As Row 1. Rows 30-39: As Rows 28-29. Row 40: As Row 28. Repeat Rows 13-40 for Body Pattern until piece measures approximately 5.25 inches from beginning, ending with a wrong side row. Armhole Shaping: Bind off 5 stitches at the beginning of next 2 rows. Decrease Rows: Keeping to established color and stitch pattern, knit 2, sssk, pattern across, ending knit 3 together, knit 2. Work 1 row even. Repeat last 2 rows for 3 (4, 6, 7) times more - 51 (61, 67, 77) stitches. Work even to approximately 12.5 (14, 15.5, 15.5) inches from beginning, ending with a wrong side row. Neck Shaping: Pattern across 12 (15, 17, 21) stitches, join new balls of yarn and bind off center 27 (31, 33, 35) stitches, pattern to end of row. Working sides separately and at the same time, decrease 1 stitch at each neck edge, twice. NOTE: On decrease row, work to last 4 stitches, knit 2 together; knit 2; for next side, knit 2, ssk, work to end. When piece measures 13 (14.5, 16, 16) inches from beginning, end with a wrong side row. Bind off remaining 10 (13, 15, 19) stitches for each shoulder. LEFT FRONT: Beginning at lower edge, cast on (7 stitches for A, 7 stitches for B) for 1 (1, 2, 2) time(s), with A cast on 2 (7, 2, 7) stitches, with B cast on 0 (2, 0, 2) stitches - 16 (23, 30, 7) total stitches. In established color pattern, knit across. Increase Row (right side): Pattern across, ending increasing 1 stitch in last stitch. Pattern is now set. Including new stitches into color block pattern, increase 1 stitch at front edge every right side row 16 times more - 33 (40, 47, 54) stitches. Place a marker on last increase row. When piece measures approximately 5.25 inches from beginning cast on row, end with a wrong side row. Armhole Shaping: Bind off 5 stitches at the beginning of next row. Decrease Row (right side): Knit 2, sssk, pattern across. Repeat Decrease Row every Right Side row 3 (4, 6, 7) times more. AT SAME TIME, continue even until work from marker measures 3 inches, end with a wrong side row. NECK SHAPING: Decrease Row: Pattern across to last 4 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 2. Next 3 Rows: Pattern across. Repeat last 4 rows 3 (4, 8, 8) times more, then decrease every other row 6 (7, 4, 5) times. Continue in pattern on remaining 10 (13, 15, 19) stitches to same length as Back. RIGHT FRONT: Beginning at lower edge, cast on 2 stitches with color A (B, A, B); *cast on 7 stitches with B (A, B, A), cast on 7 stitches with A (B, A, B). Repeat from * 0 (0, 1, 1) time more, cast on 0 (7, 0, 7) stitches with color A - 16 (23, 30, 37) stitches. In established color pattern, knit across. Increase Row (right side): Increase 1, pattern across. Work as for Left Front, reversing front, armhole, and neck shaping. For Armhole decrease; pattern to last 5 stitches; knit 3 together, knit 2. For Neck Shaping: knit 2, ssk, pattern to end. FINISHING: Join shoulder and side seams. Armhole Edging (make two): With Right Side acing, using crochet hook and color B, slip stitch evenly around armhole, beginning and ending at underarm seam. In first slip stitch (slip stitch, chain 1, single crochet); (chain 1, skip 1 slip stitch single crochet in next slip stitch) around, ending chain 1, skip 1 slip stitch, slip stitch in first single crochet. Fasten off. Body Band: With color B, cast on 5 stitches. (Knit 2 rows B, knit 2 rows A) until band fits around entire edge of body. Beginning at back neck, sew band in pace and sew band edges together. Weave in loose ends on wrong side of fabric.
