BACK With MC, cast on 41 (44, 47, 53) sts. Knit 5 rows. Change to St st and work even until Back measures 8 inches from beg, ending with a WS row. Begin Stripe Pattern and work even until Back measures 13 (14, 16, 18) inches from beg, ending with a WS row.Neck shaping Keeping in pattern, k 14 (15, 16, 19) sts. Join second strand of yarn and bind off next 13 (14, 15, 15) sts, k to end. Working both sides at once, work even in pattern until Back measures 14 (15, 17, 19) inches from beg. Bind off. FRONT Work as for Back until Front measures 11 (12½, 14½, 16) inches from beg, ending with a WS row.Neck shaping Keeping in pattern, k 17 (18, 19, 22) sts. Join second strand of yarn and bind off next 7 (8, 9, 9) sts, knit to end. Working both sides at once, decrease 1 st at neck edge every other row 3 times – 14 (15, 16, 19) sts each side. Work even in pattern until Front measures 14 (15, 17, 19) inches from beg. Bind off. SLEEVES (Make 2) With MC, cast on 22 (22, 24, 24) sts. Knit 5 rows. Change to St st. Work 8 rows of Stripe Pattern. At same time, increase 1 st each side every 4th row 6 (10, 11, 11) times and every 6th (0, 0, 2nd) row twice – 38 (42, 46, 50) sts. Work even until Sleeve measures 10 (11, 12, 13) inches from beg. Bind off.FINISHING Sew left shoulder seam. With RS facing and MC, pick up and k 40 (42, 43, 44) sts evenly around neck edge. Work 5 rows in St st. Bind off loosely.
Sew right shoulder and neck seam. Sew in sleeves, matching center of sleeve top with shoulder seam and working down. Sew underarm and Sleeve seams. Weave in ends.
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