Contrast A (10012 Toasty Grey) 4 balls Contrast B (10008 Aran) 4 balls Contrast C (10610 Fools Gold) 4 balls Size 5 mm (U.S. 8) circular knitting needle 36 ins [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain tension. TENSION 19 sts and 25 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st. INSTRUCTIONS Stripe Pat Work 4 rows each with A, B, C. These 12 rows form Stripe Pat. With C, cast on 284 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle, knit 5 rows (garter st), noting first row is WS and inc 10 sts evenly across last row. 294 sts. Proceed in pat as follows: 1st row: (RS). With A, knit. 2nd row: K3. Purl to last 3 sts. K3. 3rd row: K3. *(K2tog) 4 times. (yo. K1) 8 times. (K2tog) 4 times. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3. 4th row: Knit. First 4 rows of Stripe Pat are completed. Keeping cont of Stripe Pat, rep last 4 rows for pat until work from beg measures approx 64 ins [162.5 cm], ending with 4 rows of B. With C, knit 5 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS). The New Generation / Le Nouvelle Gnration ABBREVIATIONS: www.patonsyarns.com/abbreviations a part of your life. P.O. Box 40, Listowel ON N4W 3H3 #169