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Increasing and Decreasing the Double V Stitch:
Increasing and decreasing this pattern for shaping is easy. Simply add a dc to increase and skip a dc to decrease. As you increase or decrease, you should try to adhere to the pattern as closely as possible. You may have to make several dc's side by side before you can revert back to the Double V stitch pattern. Don't worry about this. Strict adherence to the pattern at the very edge is not necessary and any variance will not be noticeable. It's important that you count your stitches at the edge of each row to be sure that you have one more stitch (increase) or one less stitch (decrease) than on the previous row's edge. It's very helpful to place a stitch marker at the beginning of an increase or decrease row. This way, you can tell at a glance how many rows you have completed and when you must do your next increase or decrease.
The Back Overview:
The back consists of 20 groups of 2 double v stitches (henceforth called "groups"). You will start decreasing one stitch on each edge beginning with the 3rd row and every 4th row thereafter 4 TIMES. In between decreases you will work 3 rows even. When you have done all the decreases, you will work 3 rows even and then begin your increases. You will increase one stitch at each edge and then work three rows even. When you are finished, you will have 4 rows of increases, each one separated by three rows worked evenly. You are actually "putting back" the stitches you took away during your decrease rows.
To shape the armhole, you will skip 9 stitches on both edges and then decrease every row three times. When your fabric is 7 1/2" to 8" from the beginning of the armhole shaping, you will fasten off.
Instructions for Back:
Row 1 Ch 84. 2dc in 5th ch from hook, 2dc in next ch, sk 2 ch, *2dc in ea of next 2 ch, sk 2 ch* repeat from * to * to last 2 ch. Sk 1 ch, dc in last ch, ch3, turn. (20 groups)
Row 2 Sk 1st dc. *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* repeat from * to * to last 2 dc. SK next dc, dc in top of tc, ch 2, turn.
Row 3 Sk 1st dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* repeat from * to * to last 2 dc. SK next dc, dc in top of tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 4-6 Work evenly in pattern
Row 7 Dc in 2nd dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* , repeat from * to * to last group. Sk 1 dc, 2dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, dc in tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 8-10 Work evenly in pattern
Row 11 Work 2dc in 1st dc, sk 2 dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* , repeat from * to * to last group. Work 2dc in 2nd dc of group, dc in tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 12-14 Work evenly in pattern
Row 15 Dc in 1st dc, sk 2 dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* repeat from * to * to end, dc in last dc, dc in tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 16-18 Work evenly in pattern
Row 19 2 dc in next dc, sk 1 dc *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* repeat from * to * to end. 2dc in last dc, 1 dc in tc, ch2, turn.
Rows 20-22 Work evenly in pattern
Row 23 Dc in base of tc, 2dc in next dc , sk 1 dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* repeat from * to * to last group, sk 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 2dc in top of tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 24-26 Work evenly in pattern
Row 27 Sk 1 dc, *2dc in ea of next 2 dc, sk 2 dc* , repeat from * to * to last group. 2dc in ea of 2nd and 3rd dc of group, dc in tc, ch 2, turn.
Rows 28-29 Work evenly in pattern
Row 30 Work in pattern to end, ch3, turn
Row 31 Work in pattern, turn ( do not ch 3)
Continued
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