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Then cast on 1 st at each end of the next 2 right side rows, 2 sts at each end of the following 5 alt rows and
finally 1 stat each end of the next 16 right side rows, 1 st at each end of following 6 rows and 1 st at each end
of the 3rd and following seven 3rd rows. (181sts) When work measures 25cm, ending with a wrong side row,
cast off the centre 15sts to make the slit for the belt, and cast them back on in the following row. Continue
without further shaping until work measures 38 cm. Then begin shaping for top part of blanket. Cast off 1 st at
each end of the third and following nine third rows…
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