Finished Chest Measurements: 38(41,44)"
    
MATERIALS: Crystal Palace Cotton Flamme 100% cotton, 50gm (98 yds), 2 balls color A, 5 (5,6) balls color B, 2 balls color C.
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles sizes 4 and 6 (or size to obtain gauge), stitch holders, yarn bobbins.
    
GAUGE: 9 sts 2" in Stockinette stitch (St st) on larger needles. Take time to check gauge.
    
FRONT: With smaller needles and color B cast on 88 (92,100) sts. Work in Garter st (knit every row) for 6 rows. Change to larger needles and begin St st. Follow the color chart. Blocks are 20(21,23) sts wide and 24(25,27) rows high (there are 4 sts added to side blocks for border sts, so side blocks will be 28(29,31) sts wide). Use bobbins for each color and cross yarns when changing color to prevent holes. Armhole shaping: When 3 rows of color blocks have been finished, bind off 4 sts at each side (border sts) . Work even until 7" above the armhole shaping. Begin neck shaping: Knit to center 20 sts. Bind off the center 20 sts, join another ball of yarn and finish row. Work each side separately. At each neck edge, every other row, bind off 5 sts once, then 3 sts once, then 1 st once. 21(23,27) sts rem at each shoulder. Work even on these rem sts until last block is completed. Bind off all sts.
    
BACK: Work all in color B as for front omitting neck shaping. Bind off straight across back when same length as front

NECKBAND: Sew left shoulder seam. With smaller needles, color B and right side of work facing you, pickup and knit 43 sts down around neck edge and work 4 rows in Garter st. Bind off loosely.

FINISHING: Sew right shoulder seam. Using smaller needles and color B, pick up 43 sts around armhole edges and work 4 rows in garter st. Bind off loosely. Sew side seams.