MAKE FRONT BODY

Cast on 105(119, 133) stitches. 

Work in stockinette stich until piece measures 4(5,5) inches; end on a purl row. Slip all stitches onto a stitch holder. Break yarn, leaving a tail, and set aside for now. 

MAKE BACK BODY 

Cast on 105(119, 133) stitches. 

Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 4(5,5) inches; end on a purl row. Do not break yarn. 

 
JOINING ROUND

With right side facing, knit across stitches of the back body, place a stitch marker, then knit all stitches of the front body from the stitch holder onto the circular needle. You now have 210(238, 266) stitches. The yarn is coming from the last stitch on the front body.

Without turning the needles (so that the right side is facing out and the last stitch of the front body is next to the first stitch of the back body), place a second stitch marker, then knit all the way around to complete the joining round.

Continue in stockinette stitch in the round (knitting all stitches) until piece measures 1(2,2) inch from joining round.

SHAPING ROUNDS

Decrease Round 1: *Knit to within 2 sts of marker, ssk, slip marker, k1, k2tog;  repeat from * to end of round.  Continue in stockinette stitch for 1 inch, then repeat decrease round.  Continue in stockinette stitch for 1(3,3) inches more.

Increase Round 1: *Knit to within 2 sts of marker, m1, slip marker, m1.  Repeat from * to end of round.  Continue in stockinette stitch for 1 inch, then repeat increase round. 

Continue in stockinette stitch until piece measures 13.5(16.5, 16.5) inches from joining round.

DIVIDE FOR FRONT AND BACK

Slip 105(119, 133)sts onto a holder.  These are the stitches that will later create the front. You can put away the stitch markers now.

 
WORK FRONT AND BACK SEPARATELY, SHAPE ARM HOLES FOR BACK
 
Beginning with a purl row, work with the 105(119, 133) remaining stitches on the circular needles in stockinette stitch, alternating knit and purl rows.

Row 1: Bind off 5, purl to end. 

Row 2: Bind off 5, knit to end.  

Continue in stockinette stitch until piece measures 19(22, 22) inches from joining round, ending on a purl row. 

 
BIND OFF BACK NECKLINE 

Bind Off Row:  K10, bo75(99, 113), k10.
Slip 20 remaining stitches to a holder.  Break yarn, leaving a 16 inch tail.

 
SHAPE ARM HOLES FOR FRONT

Slip 105(119, 133) stitches from holder onto the circular needles. Rejoin yarn and work identical to the back, beginning with a purl row.

 
BIND OFF FRONT NECKLINE 

Bind Off Row:  K10, bo75(99, 113), k10.
Break yarn, leaving a 16 inch tail.