Sizes: Women’s M (L, XL, XXL) Men’s S (M, L, XL)
Finished Chest Measurement: 36 (40, 44, 48)”

Materials:
5 (6, 7, 8) – 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:
Beg- beginning; BO- bind off; CO- cast on; Cont- continue; Dec- decrease; K- knit; P- purl; Patt- Pattern; PU- pick up; 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.
For correct sizing, be sure to do a gauge swatch.

Back:
CO 76 (98, 116, 136)
Work in K2, P2 ribbing for 2.75”

Change to Checkerboard pattern for body as follows:
Row1: P3(4, 3, 3) *K10, P10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), K10, P3(3, 4, 3).
Row 2: K3(4, 3, 3) *P10, K10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), P10, K3(3, 4, 3).
Repeat rows 1 & 2 eleven more times.
Row 25: K3(4, 3, 3) *P10, K10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), P10, K3(3, 4, 3).
Row 26: P3(4, 3, 3) *K10, P10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), K10, P3(3, 4, 3).
Repeat rows 25 & 26 eleven more times.
Repeat rows 1-26 one more time.
Row 73: K3(4, 3, 3) *P10, K10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), P10, K3(3, 4, 3).
Row 74: P3(4, 3, 3) *K10, P10* repeat from * to * 1(2, 3, 4) more time(s), K10, P3(3, 4, 3).
At the same time Inc 1 st at beg & end of every 20th row 4(3, 4, 4) times – 84 (104, 124, 144) sts.

Shape Armholes
Continue working body sts in patt as established while shaping armholes.
BO 5 sts at the beg of next 2 rows – 74 (84, 114, 134) sts.
BO 3 sts at the beg of next 2 rows – 68 (88, 108, 128) sts.
BO 2 sts at the beg of next 2 rows twice – 60 (80, 100, 120) sts.
BO 1 st at the beg of next 2 rows three times – 54 (74, 94, 114) sts.
Every 4th row BO 1 st at the beg of next 2 rows twice – 50 (70, 90, 110) sts.
Continue until work measures 9.75” from beg of armhole shaping.
Shoulder shaping
BO 2 (3, 5, 6) sts at the beginning of the next two rows 4 times.
After binding off twice at shoulder edge BO center 30 (34, 34, 38) for neck opening.
Work each shoulder separately from this point on.
Continue to BO the 2 (3, 5, 6) sts at the shoulder edge every other row 2 more times.
At the same time at neck edge BO 3 sts once.
After fourth BO at shoulder edge BO off remaining sts on next row.
Repeat for other shoulder.

Front:
Work as for back through armhole shaping.
When front measures 8” from beg of armhole shaping begin neck shaping as follows:
BO center 18 (22, 22, 26) sts
Working each side separately continue as follows:
BO 3 sts once at neck edge
BO 2 sts once at neck edge
BO 1 st once at neck edge
Knit in patt as established until front matches the beg of shoulder shaping.
Shoulder shaping
BO 2 (3, 5, 6) sts at the beginning of the next two rows 4 times.
After fourth BO at shoulder edge BO off remaining sts on next row.
Repeat for other shoulder.

Finishing:
Sew up side and shoulder seams.
Neckband:
PU 104 (112, 112, 120) sts around neck hole opening using circular needle
Knit 12 rows in K2, P2 ribbing
BO all stitches loosely.
Armholes:
PU136 sts around armhole using circular needle.
Knit 12 rows in K2, P2 ribbing.
BO all stitches loosely.
Repeat for other armhole.

Block lightly.

Technical pattern editing and sizing by Brooke Sinnes

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