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Continue to work in rib 1x1 for 16 more rows or 8 cm total, end with WS row. Work 1 row in St st, increasing 2( 4, 3, 5, 4) sts evenly across the row with M1R. There are 47( 51, 54, 58, 61) sts now on needles.
Switch to main US10,5( 6,5 mm) needles and continue to work in St st. Work straight for 42 rows total, counting from ribbing, end with WS row. Transfer all sts to a spare circular needle temporarily, don’ t break yarn.
Pocket
Re-join yarn from a separate skein for pocket. Put knitted piece of right front on flat surface with RS up. Find 8 th row of St st and mark 10 th( 11 th, 13 th, 15 th, 16 th) and 34 th( 36 th, 38 th, 41 st, 43 d) st with markers, counting from side line.
With a crochet hook holding it behind the piece, draw approximately 1 meter of yarn to WS between 34 th and 35 th( 36 th and 37 th, 38 th and 39 th, 41 st and 42 nd, 43 d and 44 th) sts.
From RS make one yarn over on needle( pocket selvage st), insert needle into 34 th( 36 th, 38 th, 41 st, 43 d) and pick up st. Continue to pick up sts along 8 th row to 10 th( 11 th, 13 th, 15 th, 16 th) st included and one more selvage st between 9 th and 10 th( 10 th and 11 th, 12 th and 13 th, 14 th and 15 th, 15 th and 16 th) sts. There are 27( 28, 28, 29, 30) sts on needle total.
Transfer picked up sts to LH needle. Continue to work in St st. Work for 12 rows total, including row of picked up sts, end with RS row.
In the next WS row begin to work on a pocket opening.
Pocket opening shaping rows: slip 2 first sts purlwise with yarn in front, k1, ssp, work row to end. In RS work edge sts of the pocket opening as they face you.
Continue to work as established, repeating pocket opening shaping rows 11 more times, end with RS row. Work one more row with US9( 5,5 mm) needles, purling first and last 2 sts together so that selvage sts would roll inwards. End with this row, there are 13( 14, 14, 15, 16) sts on needles. Break yarn, leaving long enough tail for sewing long side of pocket to front later on.
Then join top part of pocket with front. Return front sts to working US10( 6,0 mm) needle, k14( k15, k16, k17, k18) sts, then knit 1 st of pocket together with corresponding st of front as if 3 needle bind off, but leave sts live. Work over all pocket sts, end row as established.
With crochet hook draw to RS yarn tail left in WS after picking up pocket sts.
Continue to work front until there are 72( 72, 70, 68, 66) rows total counting from ribbing, end with WS row. Place locking marker at end of this row to mark beginning of armhole.
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