Gauge: 24 st / 4 “
Cable cast-on 182. Join. Work in the round

3 rows purl

front

6 sts stockinette
78 sts “chevrons layette 1”
7 sts stockinette
marker

back

6 sts stockinette
78 sts “chevrons layette 1”
7 sts stockinette

began waist shaping on round #28 (7cm=2¾“)
1 cdd at each side; 1 dec round over 8; 6 dec rounds total; ending with 158 st on round 75 (19.5cm=7⅔”).
went on straight on pattern until round 99 (26cm=10¼“).
Then, began increases 1 round over 8 on the front only
End of 1st skein at row 125 (34cm=13⅓”)
after 6 rounds of increases (round 149) made 6 short/decrease rounds to shape the waist:
round 1 : follow pattern until 2 st before marker, k2tog turn work
round 2 : follow pattern until 2 st before marker, p2tog turn work
round 3 : follow pattern until 2 st before marker, k2tog, follow pattern until 2st before end of round, ssk

repeat 5 more times those 3 rounds

rounds 169 170 171 purl each st
round 170: BO 13; K 13; BO 26; K 13; BO 26; K 13; BO 26; K 13; BO 13

work 20 repeats of the 4 rows pattern on 13 first live stitches then join with corresponding stitches of the back (3 needles BO )
Repeat with the 13 following live stitches

Tadaa