BACK: With Pink and No. 6 needles, cast on 66 (72) sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 5 rows for hem. START PATTERN: 1st ROW (right side): K across row. 2nd ROW: P across row, drop Pink. 3rd and 4th ROWS: With White, * K 1, yo, K 2 tog, repeat from * across row, drop White, pick up Pink. Repeat these 4 rows for pattern. Work even until 7 (8) inches from beg ending with 2nd pattern row. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. NEXT ROW: Work even in pattern. NEXT ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. Work even in pattern until 4½ (5) inches above beg of armhole shaping ending with 4th pattern row. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 8 (9) sts at beg of next 4 rows—22 (24) sts. Bind off.

LEFT FRONT: Cast on 33 (36) sts. Work same as back to underarm ending with 2nd pattern row. SHAPE ARMHOLE: Work same as Back. Work even in pattern until armhole measures 2 (2½) inches ending with 1st pattern row at front edge. SHAPE NECK: Dec 1 st at neck edge every 1st and 2nd pattern rows 11 (12) times—16 (18) sts. Work even until armhole measures same as on back ending with same row. Shape shoulder same as Back.

RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front reversing shaping.

SLEEVES: With Pink and No. 4 needles cast on 33 (36) sts. Work ribbing same as back. Change to No. 6 needles and work in pattern, inc 1 st each side every 8th row 9 times working added sts in pattern—51 (54) sts. Work even until sleeve measures 9 (10) inches from beg, or desired length to underarm ending with 2nd pattern row. SHAPE CAP: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every row 8 times. Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining sts.

LEFT FRONT BAND: With Pink and No. 4 needles, cast on 9 sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing until band fits along front edge, starting at beg of pattern to beg of neck shaping. Bind off. Mark front for 5 evenly spaced buttons.

RIGHT FRONT BAND: Work same as left front band working buttonholes to correspond to markers. BUTTONHOLES: Work 3 sts, bind off 3 sts, work across. On next row cast on 3 sts over bound-off sts.

COLLAR: With Pink and No. 4 needles cast on 139 (143) sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 2 inches. Bind off 3 sts at beg of every row until collar measures 3 inches from beg. Bind off remaining sts.

FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeves in position. Sew side and sleeve seams. Turn up hem at lower edge and sew in place. Sew front bands in place. Sew shaped edge of collar around neck edge, and each short edge to top of front band leaving ½ inch free from front edge. Sew grosgrain ribbon to wrong side of front bands. Cut buttonholes in ribbon. Work buttonhole sts around buttonholes. Sew buttons in position.

BERET