​Knit Pullover without Sleeves

You’ll need:

150 (150) 200g of apricot Banu yarn (100% polyacryl; 75m/50g);

100g of the same yarn, but in sandy color;

100g of the same yarn, but in turquoise color;

Straight and circular knitting needles 7.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Pattern with slipped sts: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 3 + 2 selvage sts. Start and finish every row with 1 selvage st. RS row: * cross 3 knit sts, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, finish with cross 3 knit sts. WS row: * cross 3 purls, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, cross 3 purls. Slip every 4^th st after selvage st (= stockinette stitch) to the set-up row, make 3 chain sts upon this st for connecting strap white bind off the sts.

Stripes order: * 4 apricot rows, 4 turquoise rows, 4 sandy rows*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches control: 8,5 sts x 14,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 53 sts with apricot yarn and make 1 WS row of knit sts. Don’t take this row into account. Then, work with the pattern with slipped sts due to the stripes order. In 44 cm = 64 rows (52 cm = 76 rows) 60 cm = 88 rows from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams on the outer 8 (12) 16 cm from each side. For placket, cast on 84 sts along neck-hole with apricot yarn and circular knitting needles, make 1 circle rows of purls and bind off all the sts as knit sts. Make side seams, leave the upper 18 (22) 26 cm open from each side for arm-hole. Cast on 46 (58) 70 sts with apricot yarn and circular knitting needles and make placket in the same way, as for neck-hole. Cast on 114 (136) 158 sts along the bottom of pullover with sandy yarn and circular knitting needles, make 1 circle row of purls and bind off all the sts as knit sts.