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The front and back are knitted separately, with the shoulders shaped by working short rows, then the stitches are left live so that the front and back can be joined with a three-needle cast-off. All r

Notes To pick up stitches evenly across the lower border section, use detachable markers to divide the top width of the border into equal sections. Divide the number of stitches you wish to pick up by

PROVISIONAL CAST-ON Using a crochet hook and waste yarn, make a chain a few stitches longer than the total number of cast-on sts. Using yarn B and 3mm circular needles, 40cm long (or DPNs), pick up th

1x1 RIB PATTERN Row 1: P1, *K1, P1; rep from * to end. Row 2: K1, *P1, K1; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form the pattern and are repeated. LACE RIB PATTERN (multiple of 16 sts + 1) Row 1: K1, *yo,

INCREASES Increase 1 st by making 1 yarnover, which is worked through the back loop on the next row/round to avoid a hole. DECREASES Decrease 1 st on each side of the marker as follows: Work to 3 sts

The back and front are worked in rows on circular needles so that the single-colour rows can be worked from either end, reducing the need to cut the yarn. Attach any new colour by knitting in the ends