Left Front
CO 33, (35, 37) sts.
Rib Row (WS): P1, *k1, p1; rep from * across.
Rib Row (RS): K1, *p1, k1; rep from * across.
Rep these 2 rows 2 times more—6 rows total.
Next Row (WS): Work first 15 sts in seed & Cable pattern, pm, P18, (20, 22) sts.
Next Row (RS): Knit to last 15 sts, sl m, work next row of Seed and Cable Panel across 15 sts.
These 2 rows establish the left front pattern.
Cont to work as established, progressing in the Seed and Cable Panel, until front measures 6 ½”, (7, 7 ½) from CO edge, end having worked a WS Row.
(Read through entire section before proceeding—you will be shaping the armhole at the same time as shaping the neckline, as well as the shoulder shaping)
Shape Armhole (RS): BO 1 st, pattern to end of row. 32, (34, 36) sts.
Dec Row (WS): Pattern to last 3 sts, p2tog, p1—1 st dec’d. 31, (33, 35) sts.
Rep the dec row every WS Row 6, (7, 7) times more
At the same time when armhole measures 2 ½”, (3, 3 ½), beg shape neck on next WS Row as follows:
Shape Neck: BO 8 sts at the beg of next WS row, pattern to end of row. Work 1 row even.
Next Row (WS): Pattern across next 6 sts and place these sts onto a holder, pattern to end of row. Then, dec 1 st at neck edge every WS Row 4, (4, 5) times. When all shaping is complete, 7, (8, 9) sts will rem. At the same time when armhole measures 4½”, (5, 5 ½), shape the shoulders to match the back.
No sts will rem.
FINISHING:
Row 1 (WS): Work in 1x1 rib (k1 st, p 1 st) to 2nd marker (furthest from this point), sl m, wrap and turn (with yarn in back, sl next st from left needle to right, move yarn to front, sl st back to left hand needle, turn.)
Row 2: Rib back to first marker, sl m, wrap and turn.