MEASUREMENTS: Width across back at underarm: 17 (18, 19) inches Width across each front at underarm: 8 (9, 10) inches
BACK: With White cast on 74 (78, 82) sts. 1st ROW: K 2, * P 2, K 2, repeat from * across row. Repeat 1st row for pattern. Inc 1 st each side every 1½ (1¾, 1) inches 5 (6, 7) times—84 (90, 96) sts. Work even in pattern until back measures 9 inches from beg, or desired length to underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each end every other row 3 times (all sizes)—68 (74, 80) sts. Work even until armholes measure 6½ (7, 7½) inches from beg of armhole shaping. SHAPE NECK AND SHOULDERS: Work 22 (24, 26) sts, bind off next 24 (26, 28) sts for back of neck, work to end of row. Working on one shoulder, dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times. Work 2 rows even. Bind off 9 (10, 11) sts at armhole edge twice. Complete other shoulder to correspond.
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RIGHT FRONT: Cast on 30 (34, 38) sts. 1st ROW (wrong side): Work in pattern across. 2nd ROW (inc row): Inc 1 st at beg of row (front edge), work across. Repeat last 2 rows 5 times. At the same time, inc at side edge same as back—41 (46, 51) sts. Work even until same length as back to underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLE: Work same as back. Work until 1 inch above beg of armhole shaping, ending at front edge. SHAPE NECK: Bind off 10 (12, 14) sts, complete row in pattern. Dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 5 (6, 7) times—18 (20, 22) sts. Work even until armhole measures same as back armhole. SHAPE SHOULDER: Work same as back.
LEFT FRONT: Work same as right front, reversing all shaping.
SLEEVES: Cast on 50 (54, 58) sts. Work in pattern same as back, inc 1 st each side every 2 (1½, 1½) inches 5 (6, 7) times—60 (66, 72) sts. Work even until sleeve measures 11 inches from beg, or desired length to underarm. SHAPE CAP: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Then dec 1 st at beg of each row until 22 sts remain (all sizes). Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 14 sts.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. Sew sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in position. With right side facing, work 2 rows of s c around entire Bolero and sleeve edges. EYELETS: With Scarlet, work 10 s c over a bone ring, join. NEXT ROUND: * Ch 1, sl st in next st, repeat from * all around, join, cut yarn. Work remaining rings in same manner. Sew 5 eyelets along each front edge spacing evenly as illustrated. CORD: Work a ch about 1½ yds. Work a sl st in 2nd st from hook and in loop on wrong side of each remaining st of ch, cut yarn. Lace through eyelets as illustrated. POMPONS: Make 2. Wind Scarlet 150 times over a 3 inch cardboard, sl off cardboard and tie in center. Cut both ends and trim into shape. Attach to each end of cord.
HAT
Cast on 74 sts and work in stockinette st for 3 inches, then work in pattern same as bolero for 4½ inches. Bind off. Turn stockinette st band under and sew in place. Sew seam. Divide and mark top into 8 equal sections and sew tog at markers. Finish with pompons same as Bolero, but make chain ¾ yd. long. Tie chain into bow and attach to top of Hat.