Detailed Knitting Instructions for a Pistachio and Cream Yarn Garment

You’ll Need

400g of pistachio yarn (100% cotton; 80m/50g);

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

Circular knitting needles 5.5.

Size

M-L.

Used Patterns

Rib Pattern

Work in straight and reversed directions. The quantity of stitches is odd. Start and finish every row with 1 selvage stitch.

RS rows: *1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch*; repeat from * to *, ending with 1 knit stitch;

WS rows: as stated face

Circle rows: the quantity of stitches is even. *1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch*.

Relief Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 5 plus 2 selvage stitches. Work according to the scheme, which states both RS and WS rows. Start with 1 selvage stitch and stitches before pattern repeat, then the pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat and 1 selvage stitch. Repeat rows 1^st-8^th.

Colors order: 84 pistachio rows, *4 cream rows, 4 pistachio rows*; repeat from * to * four times = a total of 124 rows.

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit stitches.

Stitches Control

14 stitches x 22.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 77 stitches with pistachio yarn and make 1 cm = 3 rows of rib for the placket, starting with 1 WS row. Continue working with the relief pattern according to the colors order. At the same time, increase 1 x 1 stitch in the next 8^th row from both sides for the side chamfer. Then, bind off 9 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row and include the increased stitches in the pattern to reach 97 stitches. In 19.5 cm = 44 rows from the placket, continue knitting straight. In 39 cm = 88 rows from the placket, bind off 1 x 1 stitch from both sides for shoulder chamfers, then bind off 17 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. In 55 cm = 124 rows from the placket, bind off the remaining 61 stitches; the central 39 stitches form the neckhole, and the outer 11 stitches from both sides are for the shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as the back.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For the placket, cast on 82 stitches with pistachio and work with rib. Bind off stitches as they face at a width of 1.5 cm for the placket. For the arm-hole plackets, cast on 70 stitches along straight sides of each arm-hole starting with 1 WS row, and make 3 rows of the wrong-side pattern. Then, bind off all stitches as purls. Make side seams, including the short sides of the plackets.