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work in patt to end—41 (44,45, 51, 57, 65, 69) sts rem. Next row: (WS) Work in patt. Next row: (WS) With slip st color, BO 7 (8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 15) sts, work in patt to end—34 (36, 36, 40, 44, 50, 54) sts rem for back neck. Next row: (RS) Work in patt. Place sts on holder.

BACK AND BODY

Remove provisional CO from back and place 72 (84, 90, 102, 114, 132, 144) sts on needle. Beg with St 1 (1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3) and ending with St 4 (4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2) of chart, work 20 (22, 24, 28, 28, 30, 30) rows of Rib Stripe chart. Break yarn. With RS of each piece facing and using same needle, work held sts of left front in patt, then CO 12 (14, 18, 20, 22, 22, 26) sts using the backward-loop method (see Glossary) for left underarm, work back sts in patt, CO 12 (14, 18, 20, 22, 22, 26) sts for right underarm, work held sts of right front in patt—168 (196, 216, 244, 272, 308, 340) sts total. Cont in rib as established, changing colors as indicated in Rib Stripe chart, until piece measures 3 (3'A, 3Vi_t 3)4, 3/4, 4, 4)" from underarm, ending with a WS row. Cont in rib, work stripes as foli: 2 rows A,

2 rows B. Work until new stripe sequence measures 3 (3!4, 3)4, 334, 3)4, 4, 4)", ending with a WS row. Return to original charted stripe patt and work until piece measures 9'A (10)4, 12, 13)4, 14)4, 16)4, 18)4)" from underarm, ending with a WS row. Hem border: Work Rows 1-8 of Plaid chart, then Rows 57-60 of chart, ending with a WS slipped st row. (Each vertical stripe will use about 18-24" of yarn.) Facing: With A, knit 2 rows. Work 9 rows in St st. BO all sts loosely.

UPPER LEFT FRONT

Remove provisional CO and place 36 (42, 45, 51, 57, 66, 72) sts on needle. Working vertical stripe and sl st patt as for upper back, beg with Row 1 of chart, work ac-cording to Plaid chart until piece measures 4¹/: (4)4, 5, 5!4, 5)4, 5)4, 5)4)" from beg of plaid, ending with a WS vertical stripe row. Shape neck: (WS; slipped st row)

BO 17 (18, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27) sts, work to end—19 (24, 27, 31, 35, 41, 45) sts rem. Work even in plaid patt until armhole measures 7Yi (8, 8)4, 9, 9, 9)4, 9)4)", ending with a RS vertical stripe row. Shape shoulder: (RS; slipped st row) With slip st color, BO 6 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15) sts, work in patt to end—13 (16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 30) sts rem. Work 3 rows even in patt. Rep last 4 rows once morę—7 (8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 15) sts rem. With slip st color, BO all sts.

UPPER RIGHT FRONT

Work as for upper left front to neck shap-ing, ending with a RS vertical stripe row. Shape neck: (RS; slipped st row) BO 17 (18, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27) sts, work to end—19 (24, 27, 31, 35, 41, 45) sts rem. Work even in plaid patt until armhole measures 7)4 (8, 8)4, 9, 9, 9)4, 9)4)", ending with a WS vertical stripe row. Shape shoulder: (WS; slipped st row) With slip st color, BO 6 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15) sts, work in patt to end—13 (16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 30) sts rem. Work 3 rows even in patt. Rep last 4 rows once morę—7 (8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 15) sts rem. With slip st color, BO all sts.

SLEEVES

With D, CO 84 (92, 100, 104, 104, 112, 112) sts. Beg with Row 24 of Rib Stripe chart and working down (toward Row 1), work in patt until piece measures 3 (3)4,3)4, 3)4, 334,4,4)" from CO, ending with a WS row. Shape cap: BO 6 (8, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14) sts at beg of next 2 rows—72 (76, 84, 84, 84,

88, 84) sts rem. Cont in rib, work stripes as foli: 2 rows A, 2 rows B. Work even until new stripe sequence measures 334 (4, 4, 4,

4, 4)4, 4)4)", ending with a WS row. Return to original charted stripe patt and dec 1 st each end of needle every other row 9 (10,

10, 10, 10, 11, 11) times—54 (56, 64, 64, 64, 66, 62) sts rem. Dec 2 sts each end of needle every other row 7 (7, 8,8, 7, 8, 7) times—26 (28, 32, 32, 36, 34, 34) sts rem. BO all sts.

BANDS

Buttonband: With RS facing and A, beg at left-front neck edge, pick up and knit 112 (126, 138, 150, 162, 178, 192) sts, ending at purl ridge of hem. Knit 15 rows. BO all sts. Buttonhole band: With RS facing and A, beg at right-front purl ridge of hem, pick upand knit 112 (126, 138, 150, 162, 178,

192) sts, ending at neck edge. Knit 3 rows. With E, knit 2 rows. With A, knit 2 rows. Buttonhole row: (RS) K5 (1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 1), k2tog, yo, [k9, k2tog, yo] 9 (11, 12, 13, 14,

15, 17) times, k6 (2, 2, 3, 3, 6, 2). Next row: (WS) *Knit to yo, sl yo with yarn in front (wyf); rep from * through last buttonhole, knit to end. Next row: (RS) *Knit to yo, knit into opening created by original yo; rep from * through last buttonhole, knit to end. Knit 1 row A, 2 rows D, and 4 rows A. BO all sts. Neckband: With RS facing and A, pick up and knit 27 (28, 28, 30, 32, 35,

37) sts across right neck straight edge, 22 (22, 24, 26, 26, 28, 28) sts along right neck, k34 (36, 36, 40, 44, 50, 54) from back neck holder, pick up and knit 22 (22, 24, 26, 26, 28, 28) sts along left neck, and 27 (28, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37) sts across left neck straight edge—132 (136, 140, 152, 160, 176, 184) sts total. Next row: (WS) Knit. Work 3 rows in St st. Next row: (WS) Knit. Work 5 rows in St st. BO all sts.

FlNISHING

Steam błock pieces. Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves into armholes. Tum up body hem and whip-stitch into place on WS. Turn neckband under at purl row and whipstitch into place. Sew buttons to buttonband opposite buttonholes. Collar: With A and working into purl row at top of neckband and beg just past right-front neck straight edge, pick up and knit 80 (80, 84, 92, 96, 108, 112) sts in purl bumps along top edge of neckband, ending just before left-front neck straight edge. Next row: Sl 1 wyf, kl, sl 1 wyf, *k2, p2; rep from * to last 5 sts, k2, sl 1 wyf, kl, sl 1 wyf. Next row: Kl, sl 1 wyf, kl, work in rib to last 3 sts, kl, sl 1 wyf, kl. Rep last 2 rows until collar measures 3", ending with a RS row. Using picot BO (see Stitch Guide), BO all sts. Weave in loose ends. □

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