Knitting Instructions for Your Stylish Garment Using Cotofine Yarn

You’ll Need:

650 (750)g of bright-blue Cotofine yarn (70% cotton, 30% polyamide; 90m/50g);

Knitting needles 6.5;

Crochet hook 5.5.

Size:

Used Patterns:

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

Relief pattern with cables: the quantity of sts is multiple 13 + 2 selvage sts.

Stitches Control:

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 67 (80) sts and make 1 cm = 2 rows of wrong-side pattern for placket. Then, work with relief pattern with cables. In 60 cm = 150 rows from placket, bind off all sts; the central 39 (40) sts form the neck-hole, and outer 14 (20) sts from each side form the shoulders.

Front:

Make in the same way as back, but bind off the central 27 (28) sts in 55 cm = 138 rows from placket and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts and 4 x 1 st in every 2nd row from inwards. Bind off the rest 14 (20) sts of shoulder from each side at the height of the back.

Sleeves:

Cast on 41 sts and make placket in the same way as for back. Then, work with relief pattern with cables. In 24 cm = 60 rows (16 cm = 40 rows) from placket, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers and bind off 3 x 1 st in every 8th row (9 x 1 st in every 4th and 6th rows) = 49 (61) sts; include the increased sts in pattern repeat. In 38.5 cm = 96 rows from placket, bind off all sts of placket.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Fasten the neck-hole with 1 circle row of single crochets and “shrimp stitch.” Sew up the sleeves, and make side and sleeve seams.