Row 17-18: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (23 sts)(21 sts)
Row 19: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Row 20: Hdc next 6 sts, sl st next 9 sts, hdc last 6 sts, ch-1, turn. (12 sts + 9 sl sts)
Row 21: Hdc next 3 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
Row 22: Sk 1st st, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
Row 23: Hdc ea st across, fasten off.
Row 24: With Aran and H hook join end row 20, ch-1, hdc same st as beg ch-1, hdc next 2 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
Row 25-26: Rep row 22-23. End row 26 fasten off.
With needle and yarn sew tog a shoulders.
Collar:
Row 1: With Aran and H hook ch-3, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc last ch, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
Row 2-20: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Row 21: 2 sc 1st st, sc last st, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
Row 22: Sc next 2 sts, 2 sc last st, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
Row 23: 2 sc 1st st, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (5 sts)
Row 24-25: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Row 26: Sc next 3 sts, sk next st, sc last st, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
Row 27: Sk 1st st, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
Row 28: Sc 1st st, sk next st, sc last st, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
Row 29: Sk 1st st, sc next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
Row 30: 2 sc only st, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
Row 31-38: Rep row 21-28.
Row 39-59: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 59 fasten off.
Sew collar to neck edge of top.