Sizes: S (M, L, XL)
Finished Chest Measurement: 34 (38, 42, 46)”

Materials:
4 (5, 6, 7) – 50 gr balls Crystal Palace Taos
Crystal Palace Bamboo or DAISY Needles US size 7 (4.5 mm) straight and 16” circular needles or dpn’s or size needed to get gauge

Abbreviations:
BO- bind off; CO- cast on; Dec- decrease; K- knit; K2tog- knit 2 together; PU- pick up; P- purl; Rep- repeat; RS- right side; St(s)- stitch(es); St St- stockinette stitch; WS- wrong side

Gauge:
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch. The row gauge is very important in this pattern. For correct sizing, be sure to do a gauge swatch.

Center Panel: make 2
CO 32
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Begin checkerboard pattern as follows keeping the first and last st in St St
Row 3: K11. P10, K11
Row 4: P11, K10, P11
Repeat rows 3 & 4 four more times
Row 13: K1, P10, K10, P10, K1
Row 14: P1, K10, P10, K10, K1
Repeat rows 13 & 14 four more times
Repeat rows 3-14 until work measure 21 1/2” (55cm) from CO
BO all sts loosely

Front & Back:
Pick up 118 sts along the long right side of the center panel
Knit in St St until piece measures 1 1/2” (4cm) from PU row ending with a WS row
Shoulder shaping
Next Row: BO 11 (for side of funnel neck) and K rem sts
Work next 1(1, 3, 3) rows in St St.
Next Row: K1, K2tog, K rem sts
Dec 1 st every 2nd(4th, 6th, 8th) row 3 times as follows:
Knit 1 (3, 5, 7) row(s) in St St.
Next Row: K1, K2tog, K rem sts
Repeat these 2 (4, 6, 8) rows 2 more times
Knit 3 rows in St St
Dec 1 st every 2nd row 3 times as follows:
Purl 1 row
Next Row: K1, K2tog, K rem sts
Repeat these 2 rows 2 more times
Dec 1 st at armhole edge for the next 3 rows by knitting or purling 2 together 1 st from the edge
Knit 8 rows in St St
BO all sts

Repeat for the other side of center panel.

Finishing:
Sew up side seams.
Neckband:
PU 100 sts around neck hole opening using circular needle
Knit 4 rows in garter stitch
BO all stitches loosely
Armholes:
PU 98 sts around armhole using circular needle
Knit 4 rows in garter stitch
BO all stitches loosely
Repeat for other armhole
Hem:
PU 192 (216, 236, 260) sts around bottom hem using circular needle
Knit 7 rows in garter sts
BO all sts loosely

Block lightly.

Technical pattern editing and sizing by Brooke Sinnes

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