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With size 3.25 mm needles and color B cast on 114( 118, 122) stitches, using Italian cast on for 2x2 rib, starting and ending with 2 knit stitches on the RS row. Work on the 2x2 rib pattern in total 17 rows, ending with a RS row.
Set up side bars( WS): selvage stitch, purl 1, knit 2, purl to the last 4 stitches, knit 2, purl 2. Join color A and change to needles 3.75 mm(*). Work in the set up pattern, changing colors every 14 rows, transferring and interweaving non-working and working colors on WS immediately after the selvage stitch. Work from(*) 118 rows in total, ending on WS( worked 8 full stripes, not counting the rib and 6 rows of color A). Place markers at the beginning and at the end of current row marking the beginning of armholes.
Armhole shaping aisteb1973
Knit the next RS row, eliminating the side bars. From this point knit all stitches on RS and purl all stitches on WS. Keepting changing colors as set before, work 7 more rows ending with a WS. In the next RS row perform increases for armhole widening.
RS increase row: selvage stitch, knit 2, twisted yarn over, knit to the last 3 stitches, twisted yarn over in opposite direction, knit 3.
WS increase row: selvage stitch, purl 2, twisted yarn over, purl to the last 3 stitches, twisted yarn over in opposite direction, purl 3.
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