With (W) and 2 needles cast on 48 sts. Work 1½ ins. ribbing (K2. P2), dec. 1. st. at end of last row. Proceed in pattern as follows (being careful to twist wool when changing colours, using separate ball of wool for each diamond and separate strand of wool for each diagonal stripe):–
**1st row: K1(B). 10(W). 1(Y). 1(M). 10(W). 1(P). Joining 2nd balls and strands of wool, K10(W). 1(M). 1(Y). 10(W). 1(B).
2nd row: K1. P1(B). 8(W). 1(Y). 2(W). 1(M). 8(W). 3(P). 8(W). 1(M). 2(W). 1(Y). 8(W). 1(B). K1(B).
3rd row: K3(B). 6(W). 1(Y). 4(W). 1(M). 6(W). 5(P). 6(W). 1(M). 4(W). 1(Y). 6(W). 3(B).
4th row: K1. P3(B). 4(W). 1(Y). 6(W). 1(M). 4(W). 7(P). 4(W). 1(M). 6(W). 1(Y). 4(W). 3(B). K1(B).
5th row: K5(B). 2(W). 1(Y). 8(W). 1(M). 2(W). 9(P). 2(W). 1(M). 8(W). 1(Y). 2(W). 5(B).
6th row: K1. P5(B). 1(Y). 10(W). 1(M). 11(P). 1(M). 10(W). 1(Y). 5(B). K1(B).
7th row: K5(B). 1(Y). 1(B). 10(W). 1(P). 1(M). 9(P). 1(M). 1(P). 10(W). 1(B). 1(Y). 5(B).
8th row: K1. P3(B). 1(Y). 3(B). 8(W). 3(P). 1(M). 7(P). 1(M). 3(P). 8(W). 3(B). 1(Y). 3(B). K1(B).
9th row: K3(B). 1(Y). 5(B). 6(W). 5(P). l(M). 5(P). 1(M). 5(P). 6(W). 5(B). 1(Y). 3(B).