ain knitting,
seam and knit in twos 20 rows (the stripes at the beginning and
ends will have 3 stitches), knit 6 rows plain knitting.
Seventh row:--Knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2
together, knit 4 stitches. Continue making a stitch, knitting 4
between, to the end of the row. Knit a stitch, increase a stitch,
knit to within 2 stitches of the end, increase a stitch by knitting
2 in one loop. Continue increasing a stitch in every 6th row till
there are 72 stitches; cast off 18 stitches, knit to the end of
the row; cast off 18 more. Knit 2 together at the beginning of
every row till only 24 stitches remain. Cast off, and sew up
the sleeve.
For the back, begin at the waist by casting on 28 stitches, knit
3 plain rows, knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit
2 together, knit 6. Continue making a stitch, and knitting 6
between, to the end of the row; knit 6 rows, knit 3 stitches,
increase 1 by knitting 2 in one loop, knit to within 4 stitches of
the end, increase 1 as before, knit 3, the next row knit plain.
Continue to increase a stitch till within 3 stitches of the beginning
and end of the needle, every second row, till there are 82 stitches.
The next row, knit 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit till within 5
of the end of the row, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 16 rows without
increasing or decreasing (this is for the arm-hole); knit 3, knit 2
together, knit to within 5 of the end, knit 2 together, knit 3.
Continue to decrease every row in this manner till only 24 stitches
remain; cast off.
For the fronts, begin at the waist, cast on 52 stitches; knit 3
rows, knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit
6. Continue to make a stitch, and knit 6 between, to the end of
the row; knit 12 rows, knit (from the front) 11 stitches, increase
a stitch by knitting 2 in 1, knit to the end of the row, knit 3 rows,
knit 12 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 13
stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 15 stitches,
increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 17 stitches, increase
1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 18 stitches, increase 1, knit to
the end, knit 3 rows, knit 19 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end.
Knit 3 rows, knit 20 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end. There
should now be 61 stitches on the needle. Knit 8 rows, without
either increasing or decreasing: knit from the front 45 stitches;
cast off 9; take another needle, knit the 7 whic
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