1. With the steel needles cast on 36 stitches.

2. Knit 2 and purl 2 for 12 rows.

3. Next take one of the bone needles in your right hand and knit plain—all the stitches off the steel needle. Then knit 22 ribs with the bone needles.

4. Knit 11 stitches and slip on to safety pin, in order to begin to form the neck.

5. Bind off 14 stitches for neck.

6. On the remaining 11 stitches knit 4 ribs for the shoulder.

7. On this same needle cast on 14 stitches to form opposite side of neck. (See method of Casting On, pages 260 and 261.)

8. Slip the 11 stitches (see No. 6) and the 14 new stitches on another safety pin.