How to Knit a Stylish Sweater with Gray, White, Green, and Blue Yarn

You’ll Need

100 (150) 200g of grey Latte yarn (85% cotton, 15% microfiber; 100m/50g);

100 (150) 200g of the same yarn, but in white color;

100 (150) 200g of the same yarn, but in green color;

100 (150) 200g of the same yarn, but in blue color;

Knitting needles 4 and 4.5;

Circular knitting needles 4.

Size

128/134 (140/146) 152/158.

Used Patterns

• 2 x 2 rib;
• Garter stitch: knit sts;
• Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.
• Relief pattern: * 4 rows of garter stitch, 4 rows of stockinette stitch, 4 rows of garter stitch*; repeat from * to *.

Stripes Order

12 white rows, 12 green rows, 12 blue rows, 12 grey rows.

Marked Decreases in RS Rows

In the beginning of the row: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, 1 broaching; in the end of the row: knit 2 together, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st. Make WS rows sts as they face.

Stitches Control

Rib: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern: 17 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 70 (78) 86 sts with grey yarn and knitting needles 4 and make 5 cm of rib. Change to knitting needles 4.5 and work with relief pattern, making stripes order. In 24 (26) 28 cm = 72 (78) 84 rows from rib, bind off 1 x 4 sts from both sides of rib for raglan chamfers, then, make marked decreases in every 2^nd row x 20 (23) 26 times. In 38 (42) 46 cm = 114 (126) 138 rows from rib, bind off the rest 22 (24) 26 sts for neck-hole.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with neck-hole. For this, in 28 (32) 36 cm = 84 (96) 108 rows from rib, divide your work in half and finish each half separately. For chamfer, bind off 8 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows by turn and 1 x 1 st in the next 4^th row (8 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows by turn, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row) 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows by turn, then, 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Bind off all sts at the height of back.

Sleeves

Cast on 38 (42) 46 sts with blue yarn and knitting needles 4, make 5 cm = 13 rows of rib and work with relief pattern, making stripes order, starting with 12 grey rows, then, work from * and increase 2 (4) 6 sts in the 1^st row from rib = 40 (46) 52 sts. For chamfers, increase 2 x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides of rib and 7 x 1 st in every 10^th row, including the increased sts in the pattern = 58 (64) 70 sts. In 28 (30) 32 cm = 84 (90) 96 rows from rib, make raglan chamfers in the same way as for back. In 42 (46) 50 cm = 126 (138) 150 rows from placket, bind off the rest 10 sts for neck-hole.

Assembly

Make raglan, side, and sleeve seams. Cast on 91 (95) 99 sts along neck-hole with blue yarn and circular knitting needles, start and finish in the corner of neck-hole, work with circle rows of rib, finishing in the corner with 1 knit st (central st). Make 2 blue circle rows, 2 white circle rows, and 3 green circle rows. In 2.5 cm = 7 rows from the beginning of placket, bind off the rest 83 (87) 91 sts with green yarn.