Knitting Instructions for a Stunning Sweater with Relief Pattern

You’ll Need:

350 (450) of blue yarn (70% polyester, 30% polyamide; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles 7;

Circular knitting needles 7.

Size:

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple of 12 + 1 + 2 selvage sts. Work according to the scheme, in which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows as sts face, yarn overs as purls.

Wrong-side pattern: in RS rows – purls, in WS rows – knit sts;

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

Stitches Control:

Instructions

Back

Cast on 63 (75) sts and make 1 cm = 2 rows of wrong-side pattern for placket. Continue work with relief pattern. In 86.5 cm = 156 rows (83.5 cm = 150 rows) from placket, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides for sleeves; then, 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 75 (87) sts. In 100 cm = 180 rows from placket, bind off the central 31 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 109 cm = 196 rows from placket, bind off the rest 19 (25) sts of shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. To achieve this, in 96.5 cm = 174 rows from the placket, bind off the central 17 sts, then bind off 1 x 4 sts and 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For the placket, cast on 82 sts along the neck-hole and make 2 circular rows of knit sts. Then, bind off all sts as they face. For sleeve plackets, cast on 50 (58) sts along the straight edges of the arm-holes and make 2 circular rows of stockinette stitch. Then, bind off all sts as knit sts. Make side seams.