Complete Knitting Guide for a Purple Sweater with Relief Zigzags

You’ll Need:

400 (500)g of purple Scarlett (33% wool, 22% polyacryl, 21% polyester, 14% polyamide, 10% alpaca; 120m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles 7.

Size:

S-M (L-XL).

Used Patterns

• 1 x 1 rib.
• Garter stitch: knit sts.
• Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.
• Relief zigzags pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 13 + 2 selvage sts.
  Work according to the scheme, which only states RS rows, make WS rows sts as they face, make yarn overs as purls. Repeat pattern between selvage sts from 1st to 14th rows.

Stitches Control:

• Stockinette stitch: 10.5 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Relief zigzags pattern: 10.5 sts x 17.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 53 (67) sts and make 18 cm of rib. Then, make 2 cm = 4 rows of garter stitch for placket, decrease 1 (0) st in the 1st row = 54 (67) sts. After that, work with stockinette stitch. In 17.5 cm = 28 rows from placket, start working with the relief zigzags pattern. In 18.5 cm = 32 rows (12.5 cm = 22 rows) from pattern change, bind off 3 sts from both sides for armholes and 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row = 40 (53) sts. In 37.5 cm = 66 rows from pattern change, bind off the central 12 (17) sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For a smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 4 sts in the next 2nd row. In 40 cm = 70 rows from pattern change, bind off the central 8 (13) sts and 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row.

Front

For a deeper neck-hole, bind off the central 8 (13) sts in 32 cm = 56 rows from pattern change and 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 23 (27) sts and make 16 cm of rib. Then, make a placket in the same way as for the back, increase 1 st in the 1st row = 24 (28) sts. After that, work with stockinette stitch, for chamfers increase 2 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 6th row (3 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 4th row) from both sides = 28 (34) sts. At the same time with the last increase, in 7.5 cm = 12 rows from placket, start working with the relief zigzags pattern. Also, for sleeve chamfers, increase 3 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 10th row (6 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 4th and 6th row) = 34 (36) sts. In 20.5 cm = 36 rows from pattern change, bind off 1 st from both sides for sleeve caps, 1 x 1 st in the next 2nd row, 2 x 1 st in every 4th row and 3 x 1 st and 2 x 2 sts in every 4th row (8 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts in every 2nd row). In 33 cm = 58 rows from pattern change, bind off the rest 12 (18) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For the collar, cast on 58 (68) sts along neck-hole with circular knitting needles, make 1 circle row of purls, and work with rib. At 26 cm height of collar, bind off all sts according to the pattern. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.