Multi-Color Yarn Sweater Knitting Instructions

You’ll Need

200g of pastel light-blue yarn (80% wool, 15% silk, 5% polyamide; 50m/50g);

200g of the same yarn, but in golden-yellow color;

200g of the same yarn, but in grey-brown color;

150g of the same yarn, but in blue-green color;

Knitting needles 7 and 9;

Circular knitting needles 7.

Size

S (M) L.

Pattern Details

1 x 1 rib;

Pattern of slipped sts: the quantity of sts is odd. Work according to the scheme, where both RS and WS rows are stated. Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Marked decrease, right side: 1 selvage st, knit2tog to the left.

Left side: the last 2 sts before selvage st as knit2tog, 1 selvage st.

Stripes order: 20 rows with pastel light-blue yarn, 28 golden-yellow rows, 28 grey-brown rows, 28 blue-green rows = a total of 104 rows.

Stitches Control: 11.5 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 53 (57) 61 sts with pastel light-blue yarn with knitting needles 7 and make 5 cm with 1 x 1 rib for the placket. Continue work with the pattern of slipped sts according to scheme 2 with knitting needles 9 with stripe order. In 44 cm = 70 rows (42.5 cm = 68 rows) 41.5 cm = 66 rows from the placket, bind off 1 x 2 sts from both sides for raglan chamfers, make marked decreases of 16 (17) 18 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 65 cm = 104 rows from the placket, bind off the rest 17 (19) 21 sts for the neck-hole.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but in 60 cm = 96 rows from the placket, bind off the central 7 (9) 11 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row for a smooth rounding. Bind off the rest 2 sts at the height of the back, as they relate to the neck-hole.

Sleeves

Cast on 27 (29) 31 sts with knitting needles 7 and make 5 cm of 1 x 1 rib for the placket. Continue work with the pattern of slipped sts according to scheme 2 with knitting needles 9 with stripe order. At the same time, increase 5 x 1 st in every 8^th row from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 4 x 1 st in every 6^th row (9 x 1 st in every 6^th row) = 45 (47) 49 sts. In 44 cm = 70 rows (42.5 cm = 68 rows) 41.5 cm = 66 rows from the placket, make a raglan chamfer from both sides in the same way as for the back. In 65 cm = 104 rows from the placket, bind off the rest 9 sts.

Assembly

Make raglan seams. For trim, cast on 48 (52) 56 sts along the neck-hole with blue-green yarn and work with 1 x 1 rib with circular rows. Bind off all sts when the width of the trim is 4 cm. Make side and sleeve seams.