RIGHT FRONT: Cast on 28 (30, 32) sts and work in pattern as follows: 1st ROW: K 3 (5, 7), P 1 * K 5, P 1, repeat from * twice, K 2, * P 1, K 1, repeat from last * twice. 2nd ROW: P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1 (border sts), P 2, K 1, * P 5, K 1, repeat from * twice, P 3 (5, 7). 3rd ROW: Same as 1st row. 4th ROW: P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 2, * drop next st down 3 rows below, insert needle in st and under strands, K the st, P 5, repeat from * across row ending last repeat with P 3 (5, 7). 5th ROW: Repeat 1st row. 6th ROW: P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 2, P across remaining sts. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern. Work even in pattern until work measures 17½ inches from beg, ending with 5th pattern row. NEXT ROW: * P 1, K 1, repeat from * twice, P 2 tog, P across remaining sts. Then dec 1 st after border sts in same manner every 6th row 2 (4, 6) times; at the same time when work measures same as back to armhole, shape armhole same as back. When armhole measures same as back, shape shoulder same as back. Then work even on 6 border sts until border is long enough to reach center back of neck, bind off.
LEFT FRONT: Work same as right front reversing all shapings and pattern by starting from end of row and working back to beginning of row.
ARMHOLE BANDS: MAKE 2: Cast on 7 sts, * P 1, K 1, repeat from * twice, P 1. 2nd ROW: * K 1, P 1, repeat from * twice, K 1. Repeat these 2 rows until band is long enough to go around armhole, bind off.
FINISHING: Block each section. Weave shoulder and side seams. Sew band to armhole edge having P st edge on right side of work. Weave border ends tog at back of neck, weave border to back of neck.
CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS
| Chain | ch |
| Stitch | st |
| Slip Stitch | sl st |
| Single Crochet | s c |
| Short Double Crochet | s d c |
| OR Half Double Crochet | h d c |
| Double Crochet | d c |
| Treble Crochet | tr c |
| Double Treble Crochet | d tr c |
| Treble Treble Crochet | tr tr c |
| Yarn Over | y o |
| Open Mesh | o m |
| OR Space | sp |
| Solid Mesh | s m |
| OR Block | bl |
| Picot | p |
| Double Picot | d p |
| Beginning Round | beg rnd |
| Inclusive | incl |
| Increase | inc |
| Decrease | dec |
| Remain(ing) | rem |
Asterisk...*. This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from * 3 times” means 4 patterns in all.