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Approximately 64 inches by 26 inches

MATERIALS — Bear Brand Jumbolaine or Fleisher's Jumbo-Knit, 9 skeins.
Bucilla Plastic or Wooden Needles, 1 pair Size 13.
Bucilla Plastic Crochet Hook, Size 6.

KNITTED GAUGE: 13 sts = 4 inches

Cast on 150 sts for long edge of stole. P 1 row.
Short rows—Row 1—K 148 sts.
Row 2—Turn, slip 1 st as to p, p 145 sts.
Row 3—Turn, slip 1 st as to p, k 143 sts.
Row 4—Turn, slip 1 st, p 141 sts.
Continue in this way to work 2 sts less every row until 2 sts remain in last row, end with p row.
Next row—Turn, slip 1 st, place 75 sts of right hand needle on a heavy strand of yarn for one short edge. Begin border on other short edge.

BORDER—Row 1—right side—K 1, * inc. 1 st by knitting 1 st in slipped st in row below, k 2; repeat from *, end last repeat k 1, inc. 1 st in last st; 113 sts.
Row 2—K. Row 3—P, increasing 1 st each side; 115 sts.
Row 4—P. Row 5—K, increasing 1 st each side; 117 sts.
Row 6—P. Row 7—right side—K 1, yo, p 1, * yo, k 1, yo, p 7; repeat from * 13 times, yo, k 1, yo, p 1, yo, k 1.
Row 8—P 1, k 2, * p 3, k 7; repeat from * 13 times, p 3, k 2, p 1.
Row 9—K 1, yo, p 2, * k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, p 7; repeat from * 13 times, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, p 2, yo, k 1.
Row 10—P 1, k 3, * p 5, k 7; repeat from * 13 times, p 5, k 3, p 1.
Row 11—K 1, yo, p 3, * k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 7; re­peat from * 13 times, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3, yo, k 1.
Row 12—P 1, k 4, * p 7, k 7; repeat from * 13 times, p 7, k 4, p 1.
Row 13—K 1, yo, p 4, * k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 7; re­peat from * 13 times, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 4, yo, k 1.
Row 14—P 1, k 5, * p 9, k 7; repeat from * 13 times, p 9, k 5, p 1.
Row 15—K 1, yo, p 5, * slip, k and pass, k 5, k 2 tog., p 7; repeat from * 13 times, slip, k and pass, k 5, k 2 tog., p 5, yo, k 1.
Row 16—P 1, k 6, * p 7, k 7; repeat from * 13 times, p 7, k 6, p 1.
Row 17—K 1, yo, p 6, * slip, k and pass, k 3, k 2 tog., p 7; repeat from * 13 times, slip, k and pass, k 3, k 2 tog., p 6, yo, k 1.
Row 18—P 1, k 7, * p 5, k 7; repeat from * 14 times, p 1.
Row 19—K 1, yo, p 7, * slip, k and pass, k 1, k 2 tog., p 7; repeat from * 14 times, yo, k 1.
Row 20—P 1, k 8, * p 3, k 7; repeat from * 14 times, k 1, p 1.
Row 21—K 1, yo, p 8, * slip 1, k 2 tog., pass slipped st over k 2 tog., p 7; repeat from * 14 times, p 1, yo, k 1. P 1 row, k 2 rows. Bind off as to p.

2nd HALF OF BORDER—Take up 75 sts from thread. Begin at outer edge from right side.
Row 1—* K 2, inc. 1 st as before; repeat from *, end inc. 1 st in last st; 113 sts. Finish 2nd half to correspond to first half of border. Sew seam at center of border.
Pin out to given measurements, and steam lightly.

FRINGE—Cut an 8-in. cardboard. Working from wrong side, hold cardboard in back of work, with loop on hook, insert hook through both loops of first st of bound-off edge, draw up a loop, yarn around cardboard, yo, through 2 loops on hook, * draw up a loop through next st as before, yarn around cardboard, yo, through 2 loops; repeat from * to end of bound-off edge. Fasten off.
From right side, work 1 row sc on ends of borders and cast-on edge.