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280 knit two; these buttonholes must have ten plain rows between each.

The fronts must now be knitted back and forward, taking care to keep the ribs by knitting the purl-stitches and purling the knitted.

Work fourteen rows of the basket pattern, then commence the gores; work twenty-four stitches next the armhole; commence the gore by picking up one loop between the stitches and knitting it plain (the gores are plain knitting throughout); knit twelve stitches, continuing the pattern, then begin the second gore; again knit twelve stitches.

In the three following rows: Continue the pattern, and knit the stitches of the gores.

In the fourth row: Increase a stitch by picking up one loop before and one after the made stitches for the gores and knitting them; this increase is continued till you have the gores the required length.

Cast off across the front, leaving twenty-four stitches for the shoulder; work as far as the top of shoulder, which you must judge the length of, by the size of armhole needed, cast off the twenty-four stitches. Work the second side of front in the same way, with the addition of the wrap and buttonhole before described.

Now continue the back as far as required till you have worked it from four to six rows higher than the front. Cast off all but the twenty-four stitches on each side; on these work the shoulders till long enough; join to front shoulders by sewing together. Pick up the stitches round the armhole on three pins. The gusset under the arm is formed by knitting two stitches together in every third round exactly in the centre of under part of sleeve. When the sleeve is the required width continue to work round without decrease for twenty-one rounds, then cast off.