BACK: Ch 62 (68, 74, 80).
Foundation Row (Wrong Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across; turn – 61 (67, 73, 79) sts.

Row 1 (Right Side): Ch 1, hdc in first sc; * 3 hdc in next ch-1 sp – group made; rep from * to last sc; hdc in last sc; turn – 30 (33, 36, 39) groups.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first hdc, * ch 1, skip next group **, sc between skipped group and next group; rep from * to last hdc, end at **; sc in last hdc; turn.

Rep Rows 1 and 2 for pat until 10" from beg, end Row 1. Fasten off.

Shape Armholes: With wrong side facing, skip first 4 (7, 7, 7) hdc, join thread in sp before next group; ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch 1, skip next group, sc between skipped group and next group; rep from * to last 4 (7, 7, 7) sts; turn, leaving last sts unworked – 28 (29, 32, 35) ch-1 sps.

Decrease Row: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, skip next ch-1 sp, [group] 26 (27, 30, 33) times, skip last ch-1 sp, hdc in last sc; turn.

Next Row: Rep pat Row 2.

Next Row: Rep Decrease Row – 24 (25, 28, 31) groups. Work even in pat until 16½ (17, 17½, 18)" from beg, end wrong side row.

Shape Shoulders and Back Neck: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, [group] 4 (4, 5, 5) times, hdc in next sc. Fasten off.

With right side facing, skip next 15 (16, 17, 20) sc, join thread in next sc; ch 1, hdc in same sc, [group] 4 (4, 5, 5) times, hdc in last sc. Fasten off.

FRONT: Work same as back until 14½ (15, 15½, 16)" from beg, end wrong side row.

Divide for Shoulder and Neck: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, [group] 7 (7, 8, 8) times, hdc in next sc; turn.

Next Row: Rep pat Row 2.

Next Row: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, [group] 6 (6, 7, 7) times, hdc in last ch-1 sp, hdc in last sc; turn.

Next Even Row: Ch 1, sc in first hdc, ch 1, skip next 4 hdc, sc in sp before next group, * ch 1, skip next group, sc between skipped group and next group; rep from * to last hdc; ch 1, sc in last hdc; turn.

Next Row: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, [group] 5 (5, 6, 6) times, hdc in last ch-1 sp, hdc in last sc; turn.

Next Row: Rep Next Even Row.

Next Row: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, [group] 4 (4, 5, 5) times, hdc in last ch-1 sp, hdc in last sc; turn.

Work a few rows even if necessary until front measures same as back to shoulders. Fasten off.

With right side facing, skip next 9 (10, 11, 14) sc of last long row, join thread in next sc; ch 1, hdc in same sc, [group] 7 (7, 8, 8) times, hdc in last sc; turn. Complete to correspond to first side, reversing shaping.

FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams.

Edging (Worked around Neck, Armhole and Lower Edges)-Rnd 1: With right side facing, join thread at a seam; ch 1, work sc evenly around, taking care to keep work flat; join with a sl st to first sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, * sc in next sc, ch 3, sl st in top of last sc made, sc in next sc; rep from * around, adjusting as necessary at end of rnd; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.