Patterns Written in US Terms

MATERIALS:  Red Heart Hula yarn (3 ply sport weight) in Turquoise (4 skeins for size 38 bust), needle to take yarn and hook for gauge.
GAUGE: E hook: 4 sts = 1”, 4 rows pattern = 1”,    H hook: 4 sts = 1-1\4”, 4 rows pattern = 1-1\2”,    J hook 4 sts = 1-1\2”, 4 rows pattern = 2”
FINISHED SIZE: E hook: 38”.  H hook: 40” bust.  J hook: 42” bust.
FRONT:
ROW 1: With yarn and hook ch-85, sc 2nd ch from hook, (dc next ch, sc next ch) across to last ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn.  (84 sts)
ROW 2-59: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 60: Sl st next 6 sts, (sc next st, dc next st) 36 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (72 sts)
ROW 61-76: Sk 1st st, sc next, dc dec next 2, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (70 sts)(68 sts)(66 sts)(64 sts)(62 sts)(60 sts)(58 sts)(56 sts)(54 sts)(52 sts)(50 sts)(48 sts)(46 sts)(44 sts)(42 sts)(40 sts)
ROW 77: (Sc next st, dc next st) twice, sc next, dc dec next 2, sl st next 27 sts, rep bet () 3 times, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)
ROW 78: (Sc next st, dc next st) 3 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 79-98: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 98, fasten off.
ROW 99: With yarn and hook join in last st row 77, ch-1, sc sa st as beg ch-1, (dc next st, sc next st) twice, dc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 100-119: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 119 fasten off.
BACK:
With yarn and hook rep row 1-76 of front.
ROW 77-82: Sk 1st st, sc next, dc dec next 2, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (38 sts)(36 sts)(34 sts)(32 sts)(30 sts)(28 sts)
ROW 83: (Sc next st, dc next st) 3 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 84-96: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 96 fasten off.
ROW 97: With yarn and hook join in last st row 82, ch-1, sc sa st as beg ch-1, (dc next st, sc next st) twice, dc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 98-110: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 110 fasten off.
With needle and yarn sew tog at shoulders and sides.
EDGING:
Join in any st around neck edge, ch-1, evenly sc ea st and end of row around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
Rep for ea arm opening.