#4001B Lace Sun Top

DIAMOND LACE ST.                                                                          ARROW LACE ST.
Row 1: P1,*K2,K2-tog,Yo,K3*. Rep *to*, end P1.                     Row 1: *K5,Yo,SSK,K3*. Rep *to*, end K1.
Row 2: K1,*P1,P2-tog,Yo,P1,Yo,P2-tog through                       Row 2,4,6,8: Purl across the row.
            back,P1*. Rep *to*, end K1.                                              Row 3: *K3,K2-tog,Yo,K1,Yo,SSK,K2*.
Row 3: P1,*K2-tog,Yo,K3,Yo,SSK*. Rep *to*, P1.                                 Rep *to*, end K1.
Row 4: K1,Purl until 1 stitch remains,K1.                                    Row 5: *K2,K2-tog,Yo,K3,Yo,SSK,K1*.
Row 5: P1,*Yo,SSK,K5*. Rep *to*, P1.                                                    Rep *to*, end K1.
Row 6: K1,*Yo,P2-tog,P2,P2-tog through back,                        Row 7: *K1,K2-tog,Yo,K5,Yo,SSK*.
            Yo,P1*. Rep *to*, end K1.                                                             Rep *to*, end K1.
Row 7: P1,*K2,Yo,SSK,K2-tog,Yo,K1*.                                        Row 8: Purl across the row.
            Rep *to*, end P1.                                                                Repeat rows 1-8 for pattern.
Row 8: Repeat Row 4.

Repeat Rows 1-8 for pattern.

BACK & FRONT: With #8 needle and Victory, Cast on 86(93,100,107)sts. Knit 1 row. Change to work Diamond Lace pattern for two full repeats. Change to 2 rows of Garter St., Increasing 0(1,0,1)st on the last row. Change to Open Lace St. for 2” ending ready for a RS row. Change to 2 rows of Garter St. change to Arrow Lace St., keeping 3(2,5,4) stitches in Stock St. at beginning of each pattern row before working pattern. Work in pattern for 2 full repeats. Change to Garter St. for 2 rows. Change to Open Lace St. for 2”, ending ready for a RS row. Change to Garter St., decreasing 0(1,0,1)st on last row. Change to Diamond Lace St. for 2 repeats. Change to 2 rows Garter St., Increasing 0(1,0,1)st on last row. Change to #7 needle and Stock St. for 4 rows. Change to Garter St. for 2 rows. Continue, working as follows:
          Row 1: (RS) P2,K2. Place a marker. Work Stock St. until 4sts remain. Place a marker,K2,P2.
          Row 2: K2,P2. Move marker. Work Stock St. until 4sts remain. Move marker,P2,K2.

Work in pattern, decreasing 1 stitch each RS row after 1st marker as SSK and before 2nd marker as K2-tog every RS row 10(12,11,13)x. 66(70,78,82)sts on the needle. Change all stitches to Rib St. Continue in Rib St. for 1”. On next RS row, Work 10sts in Rib St. Bind off the next stitches until 10sts will remain in Rib St. at the opposite end. Continue working each side with separate skeins of yarn until the armhole is
7(7 ½,8,8 ½)”. Bind off remaining stitches.

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