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Instructions
Yoke & Sleeves
First Sleeve (beg at wrist)
- Foundation: Ch 27 (30, 33, 35, 38).
- Row 1: Ch 3, dc in 4th ch from hk and ea ch across, turn 27 (30, 33, 35, 38) sts.
- Rows 2 to 3: Ch 3, dc in ea st across, turn.
- Rows 4 to 20: Increase 1 st at beg of ea row (45, 48, 51, 53, 56 sts).
- Work even for 0 (2, 4, 5, 6) more rows.
Yoke
First Shoulder
- Dec 3 sts at beg and end of row. To do this, ch 1, sl st in 1st 3 sts, ch 3, dc in ea st across to the last 3 sts, turn (39, 42, 45, 47, 50 sts).
- Work even for 5 (6, 6, 7, 7) more rows.
Neck
- Separate for front and back, working 17 (18, 19, 20, 21) sts for the back and 10 (11, 11, 12, 12) sts for the front, working even in patt for 9 (9, 10, 11, 12) more rows.
Next Shoulder
- Ch 12 (13, 15, 15, 17) between front and back. Attach a new length of yarn at the back edge and work across the back, 12 (13, 15, 15, 17) ch and the front, joining the front to the back again (39, 42, 45, 47, 50 sts).
- Work even for 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) more rows.
Second Sleeve
- To increase 3 sts at one end of the 1st row of the sleeve, at the beg of the next row, ch 7 sts, sl st in the 2nd ch from the hk and the next 2 ch. Sk the next 3 ch and dc in ea dc st across to the end of the row.
- To increase 3 sts at the beg of the row, ch 7 sts, dc in 4th ch from hk, dc in next 2 ch and ea dc st across the row, dc in 3 sl sts at the end of the row, turn, 3 sts increased at ea end.
- Work even for 0 (2, 4, 5, 6) more rows.
- Decrease 1 st at beg of the next 17 rows (28, 31, 34, 36, 39 sts).
- Work even for 3 more rows. Weave in end.
Skirt (beg at the bottom)
- Foundation: Ch 132 (138, 150, 156, 162).
- Row 1: Ch 3, dc in 4th ch from hk and ea ch across, sl st in top of ch 3 to join into a circle.
- Row 2: Ch 4, sk 2 sts, 3 dc in next st (this is a 3-dc shell) [ch 1, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, ch 1, sk 2 sts, 3 dc in next st (3-dc shell)] repeat to 3rd st from end, ch 1, sl st to 3rd ch in ch 4.
- Row 3: Sl st in 1st 2 sts, ch 3, 1 dc in same st, [dc, ch1, dc] in next st, 2 dc in next st *working in the next 3-dc shell: 2 dc in 1st st, [dc, ch1, dc] in next st, 2 dc in last st* repeat between * * for all shells, sl st in top of ch 3.
- Row 4: Ch 3, [6 dc in ch-1 sp, 1 dc in sp between shells] repeat around, ending with 6 dc, then sl st in top of ch 3.
- Row 5: Ch 3, [dc in 1st 2 sts of 6-dc shell, hdc in next two sts of shell, dc in last two sts of shell, sk 1 st to get to next shell] repeat around, sl st in top of ch 3 (132, 138, 150, 156, 162 sts) and one step-up ch.
- Row 6: Ch 3, dc between 1st and 2nd st, and between the next 4 sts [sk next st, 5 dc between ea of next 5 sts] repeat around, sl st in top of ch 3, 110 (115, 125, 130, 135) sts and 1 step-up ch.
- Row 7: Ch 3, dc between ch 3 and 1st st, dc between ea st around except the last sp between the last st and the ch 3, sl st in top of ch 3.
- Repeat row 7 until skirt measures 8-1/2" (21.6 cm) (9-1/2" [24.1 cm], 10-1/2" [26.7 cm], 11-1/2" [29.2 cm], 12-1/2" [31.8 cm]).
Assembly
- Block the skirt so the center back is straight.
- Fold the yoke and sleeve section in half lengthwise along shoulder line (see diagram below) and sew sleeve seams.
- Using a doubled strand of yarn, chain stitch on top of the yoke between the 2nd and 3rd st along the edge of the front and back. Line up the center back of the skirt with the center back of the yoke. Stitch the skirt to the yoke along the inside of the chain stitching, gathering the skirt through the center front and back beginning about 1" (2.5 cm) from each side. Stitch the skirt to the edge of the armhole about 1" (2.5 cm) on either side of the yoke without gathering. Weave in end.
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