Knit a Wool Alpaca Sweater: Step-by-Step Instructions
You’ll Need:
600 (700)g of olive (29) color Lana Grossa Wool Alpaca yarn (70% sheep wool, 30% alpaca; 140m/50g);
Knitting needles size 4;
Circular knitting needles size 4 (100 cm long).
Size:
S (M).Used Patterns:
1 x 1 rib.
Main pattern: The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 20 + 1 + 2 selvage stitches.
Work according to the scheme, which states only RS rows. Make WS rows as stitches face, and make yarn overs as purls. Start with 11 stitches before the right arrow, repeat 20 stitches of the pattern, and finish with 12 stitches after the left arrow. Repeat the 1st to the 28th rows.Marked decreases: From the right side: 1 selvage stitch, 1 broaching;
From the left side: knit two together, 1 selvage stitch.
Stitches Control:
Main pattern: 27 stitches x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
1 x 1 rib: 30 stitches x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions:
Back:
Cast on 143 (163) stitches with knitting needles size 4 and make 23 cm = 67 rows with 1 x 1 rib. Start with selvage stitch, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch in the 1st row (WS). Then, work with the main pattern. In 58.5 (54.5) cm from the setup row, increase 1 x 1 stitch from both sides for sleeves and 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 3 stitches, 2 x 4 stitches in every 2nd row = 183 (203) stitches. In 80.5 cm from the setup row, bind off 1 x 12 (13) stitches from both sides for shoulder chamfers and 5 x 12 stitches (1 x 13 stitches and 4 x 14 stitches) in every 2nd row. In 84.5 cm from the setup row, bind off the remaining 39 stitches.
Left Front:
Cast on 73 (83) stitches with knitting needles size 4 and make 23 cm = 67 rows with 1 x 1 rib. Start with selvage stitch, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch in the 1st row (WS). Then, work with the main pattern, starting with 11 stitches before the right arrow, repeating 20 stitches of the pattern 3 times, and finishing with 1 stitch and 1 selvage stitch (12 stitches) after the left arrow. In 58.5 cm (54.5) cm from the setup row, increase 1 x 1 stitch from the right side for the sleeve and 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 3 stitches, 2 x 4 stitches in every 2nd row = 93 (103) stitches. In 69 cm from the setup row, decrease 1 x 1 stitch with marked decreases for neck-hole chamfer and 20 x 1 stitch in every 2nd row. In 80.5 cm from the setup row, bind off 1 x 12 (13) stitches from the right side for shoulder chamfer and 5 x 12 stitches (1 x 13 stitches and 4 x 14 stitches) in every 2nd row.
Right Front:
Make in symmetry to the left front and divide stitches in the following way: start with the selvage stitch and 11 stitches before the right arrow, repeat 20 stitches of the pattern 3 times, and finish with 12 stitches after the left arrow.
Assembly:
Make shoulder seams. Cast on 351 stitches with circular knitting needles size 4 along front edges and neck-hole chamfers of front and back, and make 5 cm of stockinette stitch. Bind off stitches. Make sleeve and side seams.