Essential Knitting Instructions for Your Next Garment Project

You’ll Need:

400 (450) 500g of yarn (40% polyacryl, 30% mohair, 20% wool, 10% polyamide; 65m/50g);

Knitting needles 6.

Size:

S (M) L.

Stitches Control:

11 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 50 (54) 58 sts and work with stockinette stitch. At the same time, decrease 3 x 1 st from both sides in every 20th row for side chamfers = 44 (48) 52 sts.

Pocket Bag

Make 2.

Cast on 17 sts and work with stockinette stitch. In 14 cm = 22 rows from the set-up row, leave sts.

Left Front

Cast on 27 (29) 31 sts and work with stockinette stitch. Make side chamfer from the right side in the same way as for back. At the same time, in 29 cm = 46 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 17 sts for pocket enter, include sts of pocket bag in work in that place in the next row and after that work with stockinette stitch on all sts. Make decreases for arm-hole from the right side in the same way as for back = 20 (22) 24 sts. In 66.5 cm = 106 rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 4 sts from the left side for neck-hole, then, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row. Bind off the rest 9 (11) 13 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in reflection to left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 26 (30) 34 sts and work with stockinette stitch. In 12.5 cm = 20 rows from the set-up row, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides for chamfers, then, 4 x 1 st in every 10th row = 36 (40) 44 sts. In 41.5 cm = 66 rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 2 sts from both sides for sleeve cap, then bind off 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row, 3 x 1 st in every 4th row and 1 x 1 st, 2 x 2 sts in every 2nd row. Bind off the rest 12 (16) 20 sts in 56.5 cm = 90 rows from the set-up row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew pocket bags to WS of front. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.