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Size 34-36

Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 7 balls of color 126 Spanish Red and 1 ball of color 68 Skipper Blue. Milward’s knitting needles, No. 4 (3½ millimeter) and 1 pair of steel knitting needles No. 1 (2½ millimeter). Milward’s steel crochet hook No. 4. 1 red button, ½ inch in diameter.

Gauge: 7 sts equal 1 inch, 8 rows equal 1 inch. The entire blouse is worked with 2 strands of cotton.

Back: With Spanish Red, using No. 4 needles, cast on 90 sts. Change to No. 1 needles and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3½ inches. Change to No. 4 needles and k 1 row, increasing 1 st in the 5th st and then every 9th st (100 sts on needle). * 2nd row: P across. 3rd and 4th rows: K across. Repeat from *, making an increase at both ends of every 5th row, which will be the 1st of the k rows. Continue working with increases until there are 122 sts on needle and piece measures about 11½ inches from beginning. (The pattern alternates 3 rows of stockinette st and 3 rows of purling, giving a striped effect). There should be 21 stripes when there are 122 sts on needle. Work 2 rows in pattern, bind off 7 sts at beginning of next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st at beginning of next 12 rows (96 sts), ending with the 2 knitted rows.

Right upper back: Work over 48 sts, continuing the decreases at armhole, and working other edge even, until there are 38 sts across. Then decrease at armhole on every row for 3 times. * From armhole bind off 4 sts, work across. At end of next row, decrease 1 st. Repeat from * 3 more times. Work 2 rows even and bind off last 15 sts. Work other side to correspond.

Front: Cast on 96 sts as for back, and work in ribbing for 3½ inches. Change to No. 4 needles and bind off 4 sts at beginning of row. K across, increasing 1 st in 3rd and every 9th st (102 sts). 2nd row: Bind off 4 sts, p across. 3rd row: K across. 4th row: Attach Skipper Blue and k across, decreasing 1 st at both ends. P next row. Drop Skipper Blue and with Spanish Red, k 2 rows, decreasing 1 st at both ends of last k row. P next row. Repeat from 3rd row until there are 28 sts across. P next row, bind off on next row by knitting 2 sts together.

Left side front: With Spanish Red, using No. 4 needles, cast on 84 sts and work in pattern for 6 rows. On 7th row bind off 4 sts. Decrease 1 st at both ends of 10th row and every 3rd row thereafter for 4 more times. Decrease on every other row for 6 times, then every row for 8 times. * At neck edge bind off 2 sts and on next row decrease 1 st at both ends. Repeat from * 2 more times. Then bind off 3 sts at beginning of every row, making a decrease at end of rows for 6 rows. Bind off on next row.

Right side front: Work to correspond, binding off the 4 sts on the 6th row instead of the 7th row.

Sleeve: With Spanish Red cast on 32 sts and work in pattern, one edge to be even, and increasing 1 st every other row on other edge starting on 5th row, until there are 47 sts across. Cast on 24 sts on next row (uneven edge) and work even for 8 rows. Decrease 1 st every other row for 2 times, work even for 17 rows, increase 1 st every other row 2 times, work even for 7 rows, bind off 24 sts next row, then decrease every other row until 32 sts are left. Work even for 6 rows, bind off.

Cuff: With Spanish Red, cast on 70 sts and work in pattern of 5 rows for each stripe for 5 stripes. Bind off.

Collar: With Spanish Red, cast on 100 sts and knit in stockinette st for 3½ inches, bind off.

Sew straight edge of side fronts to center front, with stockinette stripes coming first. Sew underarm seams, and work 1 row of s c around shoulder and armhole. Work 1 row of s c around armhole of sleeve. Join cuffs so that the 3 purled stripes are on right side. Join collar so that the purled side will roll down on right side. Make a loop for button to fasten blouse at back of neck.