Knitting Instructions for Blue Magic Baby Joy Yarn Sweater

You’ll Need:

250g of blue Magic Baby Joy yarn (30% wool, 70% acryl; 133m/50g);

Knitting needles 4.

Size:

M-L.

Chest circumference: 88-96 cm.

Used Patterns:

• 2 x 2 rib;
• Garter stitch: knit;
• Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts.

Stitches Control:

18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 82 sts, make 16 rows of rib and work in the following way: 1 selvage st, 8 sts of garter stitch, 8 sts of wrong-side pattern, 8 sts of garter stitch, 8 sts of wrong-side pattern, 16 sts of garter stitch, 8 sts of wrong-side pattern, 8 sts of garter stitch, 8 sts of wrong-side pattern, 8 sts of garter stitch, 1 selvage st. In 108 rows from rib, work on all sts with garter stitch. In 134 rows from rib, bind off the central 22 sts for neck-hole and finish each side separately, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 2nd row. In 10 rows from the beginning of neck-hole, bind off 27 sts for shoulder from each side.

Front:

Make in the same way as back. In 84 rows from rib, divide your work in half for V-shape neck-hole and finish them separately, decrease 14 x 1 st in every 4th row (by means of making every 8th and 9th sts together). In 144 rows from rib, bind off 27 sts for shoulder.

Assembly:

Make shoulder and side seams (on the level of 66th row).