BACK: With darker color work 80 (90, 100) lps on each side of staple.
Work 10 (for all sizes) more dark strips. Work 10 (for all sizes) strips
contrasting color. This completes strips from lower edge to underarm
running horizontally. Work 1 strip contrasting color with 68 (78, 88)
loops. Work 3 strips dark color and 2 strips contrasting color each with
64 (74, 84) loops. This completes strips for armhole.
TO ASSEMBLE: Always work strips with starting loops on right edge and
beginning length of yarn at top. Take 1 dark strip, place 1 contrasting
strip above; insert crochet hook in 1st 2 loops of top strip on right
edge, insert crochet hook in 1st 2 loops of lower (dark) strip and pull
through top strip, insert in next 2 loops of top strip and pull through.
Continue in same manner across strips working alternately into top and
lower strip until joining is completed. Place a dark strip on top of
light strip and join in same manner. Alternating colors continue joining
all strips to underarm.
SHAPE ARMHOLE: Take the strip with 68 (78, 88) loops. Skip 1st 6 loops
on last strip, then work joining as before, skipping last 6 loops. Take
next color strip with 64 (74, 84) loops; insert hook in 2 loops of top
strip, then insert through 4 loops of lower strip and pull through, then
join as before working last 4 loops tog. Alternating colors, continue
joining all armhole strips.
FRONT: Work 11 dark strips with 90 (100, 110) loops and 10 contrasting
strips with 90 (100, 110) loops. Work and mark following strips for neck
and armhole shaping: 2 strips 34 (38, 42) loops contrasting color, 2
strips 28 (32, 36) dark color, 2 strips 24 (28, 32) contrasting color, 2
strips 20 (24, 28) dark color, 4 strips 16 (20, 24) contrasting color, 2
strips 16 (20, 24) dark color.
TO ASSEMBLE: Join strips to underarm in same manner as back.
SHAPE NECK AND ARMHOLES: 1st ROW. Take 1 strip 34 (38, 42) loops, skip 6
loops on right edge for armhole shaping, then complete joining. Take 2nd
34 (38, 42) loops strip, skip 10 (12, 14) loops for neck, and complete
joining skipping last 6 loops at other armhole.
2nd ROW: Take 28 (32, 36) strip, insert crochet hook in 2 loops on top
strip, insert hook through 4 loops on lower strip and pull through,
continue joining loops as before until 10 loops are free on lower strip,
* pick up and pull through 3 loops on lower strip, pick up and pull
through 2 loops on top strip, repeat from * once, then pick up and pull
through 4 loops on lower edge. Take 2nd 28 (32, 34) loop strip, pick up
2 loops on top strip, pick up and pull through 4 loops on lower strip, *
pick up 2 loops on top strip, pick up and pull through 3 loops on lower
strip, repeat from * once, then complete joining in same manner, working
last 4 loops tog.
3rd ROW: Take next color with 24 (28, 32) loops, work joining even until
10 loops are free on lower strip, then complete same as last row. Take
2nd 24 (28, 32) strip, work joining same as last row working even at
armhole edge.
4th ROW: Take next color with 20 (24, 28) loops, and join same as last
row.
5th ROW: Take next color with 16 (20, 24) loops and repeat last row.
6th ROW: With next color, repeat last row.
7th ROW: Repeat last row.
FINISHING: Join front and neck sections together at shoulders same as
all joining. Sew side seams with matching colors. Finish all ends. Work
a row of s c around each armhole working 4 s c in each stripe, join.
Work a row of s c around neck edge working 4 s c in each color stripe
and working 2 s c in each st at front neck edge; working 1 s c in each
of 2 sts each side at shoulders and 2 s c in each remaining st across
back of neck, join.
2nd ROW: S c, 4 d c in same space, skip 3 s c, * s c, 4 d c in next s c,
repeat from * all around, join, fasten off.
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