Knitting Instructions for Casual Soft Yarn Sweater


You’ll Need
4 (5) 6 (7) 8 skeins of beige Schachenmayr Casual Soft yarn (73% cotton, 19% wool, 8% viscose; 100m/50g);
2 (3) 3 (4) 4 skeins of the same yarn, but in dark-blue color;
Knitting needles size 6.
Size
S (M) L (XL) 2XL.
Colors Order
* 8 rows of beige color, 4 rows of dark-blue color*; repeat from * to *.
Stitches Control
14.5 sts x 20.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back/Front
Cast on 68 (74) 80 (86) 94 sts and work with stockinette stitch according to the colors order. In 15.5 (17) 18.5 (20) 21.5 cm = 31 (33) 37 (41) 43 rows, increase 1 st from both sides. In 16 (18) 20 (22) 24 rows, increase 1 st from both sides once again = 72 (78) 84 (90) 98 sts. At 32 (35) 38 (41) 44 cm = 65 (71) 77 (83) 89 rows height, make marks from both sides for arm-holes. At 47.5 (51.5) 55.5 (59.5) 63.5 cm, bind off 18 (21) 23 (26) 29 sts from each side for shoulder chamfer on 16 rows. At 56 (60) 64 (68) 72 cm = 116 (122) 130 (140) 148 rows, bind off the rest 36 (36) 38 (38) 40 sts for neck-hole.
Sleeves
Cast on 34 (36) 37 (38) 40 sts and work with stockinette stitch according to the colors order. In 12 rows = 6 cm from the set-up row, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers. Then, increase 5 x 1 st in every 16th row (6 x 1 st in every 14th row) 7 x 1 st in every 12th row (8 x 1 st in every 10th row) 9 x 1 st in every 8th row = 46 (50) 53 (56) 60 sts. At 47.5 (46.5) 46.5 (45.5) 44.5 cm = 98 (96) 96 (94) 92 rows, bind off all sts loosely.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves. Make sleeve and side seams.