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  1. Cast on 12 stitches and place marker. Continue casting on, placing a marker every 11 stitches, until you’ve placed 25 markers (276 stitches); cast on an additional 12 stitches for a total of 288 stitches.
  2. (RS) SWYF, knit 5, turn
  3. (WS) DS (make a double stitch), knit to end
  4. SWYF, knit to first marker, turn
  5. DS, knit to end
  6. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  7. DS, knit to end
  8. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  9. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  10. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  11. DS, knit to end
  12. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  13. DS, knit to end
  14. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  15. DS, knit to end
  16. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  17. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  18. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  19. DS, knit to end
  20. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  21. DS, knit to end
  22. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  23. DS, knit to end
  24. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  25. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  26. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  27. DS, knit to end
  28. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  29. DS, knit to end
  30. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  31. DS, knit to end
  32. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  33. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  1. SWYF, knit to first marker, bind off 11 stitches (to next marker), knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to the first marker you come to, cast on 11 stitches, knit to end
  1. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to end
  3. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  4. DS, knit to end
  5. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  6. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  7. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  8. DS, knit to end
  9. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  10. DS, knit to end
  11. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  12. DS, knit to end
  13. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  14. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  15. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  16. DS, knit to end
  17. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  18. DS, knit to end
  19. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  20. DS, knit to end
  21. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  22. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  23. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  24. DS, knit to end
  25. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  26. DS, knit to end
  1. SWYF, knit to first marker, bind off 11 stitches (to next marker), knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to the first marker you come to, cast on 11 stitches, knit to end
  1. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  3. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  4. DS, knit to end
  5. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  6. DS, knit to end
  7. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  8. DS, knit to end
  9. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  10. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  11. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  12. DS, knit to end
  13. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  14. DS, knit to end
  15. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  16. DS, knit to end
  17. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  18. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  19. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  20. DS, knit to end
  21. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  22. DS, knit to end
  23. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  24. DS, knit to end
  25. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  26. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  1. SWYF, knit to first marker, bind off 11 stitches (to next marker), knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to the first marker you come to, cast on 11 stitches, knit to end
  1. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  2. DS, knit to end
  3. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  4. DS, knit to end
  5. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  6. DS, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1
  7. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  8. DS, knit to end
  9. SWYF, knit to 5 stitches past the ds, turn
  10. DS, knit to end
  11. SWYF, knit to 6 stitches past the ds, turn
  12. DS, knit to end
  1. SWYF, knit to end
  2. SWYF, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1

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