With right side facing, pick up and k 48 (50, 54) sts around neckline,
omitting tops of front bands. ROWS 1-3: Work even in garter st. ROW 4: K
4 (5, 4), inc 1 st in next st, * k 7 (9, 8), inc 1 st in next st; repeat
from * to last 3 (4, 4) sts, k 3 (4, 4)—54 (55, 60) sts. ROW 5: Work
even. ROW 6: K 4 (5, 5), inc 1 st in next st, * k 8 (10, 9), inc 1 st in
next st; repeat from * to last 4 (5, 4) sts, k 4 (5, 4)—60 (60, 66) sts.
ROW 7: Work even. ROW 8: K 2 (2, 3), inc 1 st in next st, * k 3 (3, 5),
inc 1 st in next st; repeat from * to last 1 (1, 2) sts, k 1 (1, 2)—75
(75, 77) sts. ROWS 9-13: Work even in garter st. ROW 14: K 6, work in
pat st same as Row 13 of Back to last 6 sts, k 6. ROWS 15-17: K across
row. Repeat Rows 14-17 for pat. ROWS 18-96 (100, 104): Work even in
garter st at beg and end of row and pat st in center. About 12 (12½,
13)″ from beg. SHAPE CROWN: ROW 97 (101, 105): K across row. ROW 98
(102, 106): Working in pat, bind off 28 (28, 29) sts at beg of row, work
across 18 sts, attach 2nd double strand and bind off remaining 28 (28,
29) sts. ROWS 99-142 (103-148, 107-152): Work even in pat. ROWS 143-153
(149-159, 153-163): Work even in garter st. ROW 154 (160, 164): Bind
off.