How to Knit a Stylish Sweater with Extra Merino Big Yarn

You’ll Need:

550g of grey Extra Merino Big yarn (100% sheep wool; 80m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles 6.

Size:

Used Patterns:

• 3 x 3 rib;
• 2 x 2 rib;
• Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 24 + 1 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the pattern, yarn overs – as purls.
  Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1st-28th rows.

Stitches Control:

• Main pattern: 15.5 sts x 20.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Ribs A and B: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Make 75 sts and make 14 cm of rib A between selvage sts, start and finish with 2 knit sts; then, work with the main pattern. In 47.5 cm from rib, bind off the central 19 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts in the next 2nd row from inwards. In 50 cm from rib, bind off the rest 25 sts of shoulder from each side.

Front:

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 45 cm from rib, bind off the central 11 sts and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row.

Sleeves:

Make 41 sts and work with rib A between selvage sts, start and finish with 3 knit sts. In 15 cm from the set-up row, work in the following way: 1 selvage st, the last 7 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat x once, finish with the first 8 sts of pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. In 8 cm from rib, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers, 3 x 1 st in every 4th row and 11 x 1 st in every 2nd row = 71 sts, include the increased sts in the pattern. In 28.5 cm from rib, bind off all the sts.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams; for collar, cast on 64 sts with circular knitting needles and make 1 circle row of purls, then, work with rib B. At 19 cm height of collar, bind off the sts loosely. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.