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WAISTBAND RIBBING (Worked vertically): Starting at side edge with size H crochet hook and double strand of yarn, ch 13. ROW 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across—12 sl sts. Ch 1, turn. ROW 2: Working in back lps only, sl st in each st across—12 sl sts. Ch 1, turn. ROWS 3-62 (66, 70): Repeat Row 2, ending Row 62 (66, 70) with ch 3. Turn waistband sideways.
MAIN PIECE: ROW 1: Working across one long edge of waistband, dc in end st of second to last row of ribbing and each row across—62 (66, 70) dc. Ch 1, turn. ROW 2: Sc in each st across—62 (66, 70) sc. Ch 3, turn. ROW 3: Sk first st, * dc in next st, raised dc in next st on Row 1; repeat from * to last st, dc in last st—62 (66, 70) sts. Ch 1, turn. ROW 4: Repeat Row 2. ROW 5: Sk first st, * raised dc in next st of Row 3, dc in next st of Row 4; repeat from * to last st, dc in last st—62 (66, 70) sts. Ch 1, turn. Repeat Rows 2-5 for pat. ROWS 6-33: Work even in pat.
SHAPE ARMHOLES: ROW 34: Dec 4 sts at beg and end of row—54 (58, 62) sts. ROWS 35-37: Dec 1 st at beg and end of each row—48 (52, 56) sts. ROWS 38-53 (55, 57): Work even in pat.
SHAPE SHOULDER: ROWS 54 & 55 (56 & 57, 58 & 59): Dec 5 (6, 6) sts at beg and end of each row—28 (28, 32) sts. ROW 56 (58, 60): Dec 6 (6, 7) sts at beg and end of row—16 (16, 18) sts remain for back of neck. Fasten off.