Complete Knitting Instructions for Cotton Garment Creation

You’ll Need:

450 (500)g of yellow yarn (100% cotton; 80m/50g);

Knitting needles 4.5 and 5;

Circular knitting needles 4.5.

Size:

S (L).

Used Patterns

Rib Pattern

The quantity of stitches is odd. Start and finish every row with 1 selvage stitch. RS rows: *1 knit stitch, 1 purl*; WS rows: as stitches face; circle rows: *1 knit stitch, 1 purl*.

Relief Wavy Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 17 + 2 selvage stitches. Work according to the scheme, which states RS and WS rows. Start with 1 selvage stitch, pattern repeat, and finish with 1 selvage stitch. Make 1^st-12^th rows once, then repeat 1^st-12^th rows, followed by repeating 3^rd-12^th rows.

Stitches Control

• Relief wavy pattern: 23 stitches x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Rib: 24 stitches x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 104 (121) stitches with knitting needles 4.5 and make 7 cm with rib for the placket. Continue work with relief wavy pattern using knitting needles 5. In 35.5 cm = 82 rows (31.5 cm = 72 rows) from the placket, bind off 1 x 3 stitches from both sides for armholes. Then, bind off 3 x 2 stitches and 1 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row = 84 (101) stitches. In 44.5 cm = 102 rows from the placket, bind off the central 20 (31) stitches for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 4 stitches, 5 x 3 stitches, and 3 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row. In 54 cm = 124 rows from the placket, bind off the rest 3 (6) stitches.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. In 37.5 cm = 86 rows from the placket, bind off the central 12 (23) stitches, then bind off 1 x 4 stitches, 1 x 3 stitches, 5 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row, *1 x 1 stitch, 1 x 2 stitches*; repeat from * to * x 4 times, then bind off 1 x 1 stitch.

Sleeves

Cast on 68 (86) stitches for each sleeve with knitting needles 4.5 and work with rib pattern. In 1 cm = 2 rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 (4) stitches from both sides for sleeve caps. Then, bind off 3 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row, *1 x 1 stitch and 1 x 2 stitches*; repeat from * to * x twice, then bind off 1 x 3 stitches and 1 x 5 stitches (1 x 3 stitches, 8 x 2 stitches, 1 x 3 stitches, and 1 x 5 stitches in every 2^nd row). In 10 cm = 26 rows from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 16 (24) stitches.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 180 (200) stitches along the neck-hole and mark 2 stitches at the level of shoulder seams. Then, work with rib pattern between these 4 shoulder stitches (= 2 stitches for each shoulder) and work with rib. At the same time, make the 1^st marked stitch together with the previous knit stitch in every circle row and make the 2^nd marked stitch together with the next knit stitch as broaching. Finally, make side and sleeve seams.