Cast on 98 stitches, and rib with 2 plain, 2 pearl, for 12 rows.
Thirteenth row—knit 16, make 1 (by putting the wool round the needle), knit 30, make 1, knit 6, make 1, knit 30, make 1, knit 16.
Fourteenth row—Plain knitting.
Fifteenth row—knit 17, make 1, knit 30, make 1, knit 8, make 1, knit 30, make 1, knit 17.
Sixteenth row—Plain knitting.
Seventeenth row—knit 18, make 1, knit 30, make 1, knit 10, make 1, knit 30, make 1, knit 18.
Eighteenth row—plain. Continue in this way until you have done 30 rows with holes and 30 alternate plain rows.
Now, for the front part take 60 stitches, leaving all the rest still on the needle, and do plain knitting backwards and forwards on those 60 for 32 rows.
Thirty-third row—cast off 5 stitches, knit the rest plain.
Thirty-fourth row—you must now reduce for the neck at the end of this row by taking 2 together.