Almost a Gansey, Part Two

Left Front: From the wrong side, starting at the shoulder edge, pick up 16 stitches. Knit four rows and then start box stitch with a knit stitch. Work for 18 rows ( four and a half pattern repeats ) The picture below is what picking up from the wrong side looks like; it has a  "ridge" that while not the same as the garter ridge, is similar. View at EasyCaptures.com for a larger image. 
Neck shaping.
Increase one stitch at neck edge every row six times, incorporating stitch into pattern. Place a marker after the second increase row for ease of counting, if desired. Place Left Front stitches on holder.  Break off yarn.
Right Front: From the wrong side, starting 16 stitches in from the right shoulder edge, pick up 16 stitches. Work the same as for the Left front. Do not place stitches on holder. 
Neck Join:
You should be starting now on the right side of the work. Knit the 22 stitches from the right shoulder, cable cast on 12, knit 22 stitches from the left shoulder. Continue as for back from row 30 until 4 full repeats of box stitch after first ridge.  Break yarn. Cast on two stitches, work the front stitches, cast on four stitches, work the back stitches, cast on two stitches, place marker for beginning of round, join to front. Now work in rounds until you have six full repeats of box stitch after first ridge, and then: 
Round 57: Knit
Round 58: Purl
Round 59: Purl
Round 60: Knit
Continue in Stockinette stitch until about 19" from the beginning. 
Edge Rounds ( garter stitch ).  Rounds 1&3: Purl. Rounds 2&4: Knit. 
Round 5: Bind off purlwise.   Use TechKniters "Good" bind off  but change it to purlwise insertion of the needle on the stitch to bind off. 



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