Easy Knitting Guide for a Beautiful Berry-Color Sweater

Materials Needed

You’ll need:

• 650 (700) 750g of berry-color Kara yarn (46% polyamide, 27% cotton, 27% polyacryl; 125m/50g);
• Knitting needles size 4;
• Crochet hook size 4;
• 5 purple buttons.

Size Options

Available sizes: S (M) XL.

Used Patterns

Fans Pattern

Work according to the scheme for the crochet hook.

Relief Pattern with Cables

Worked on 17 stitches: follow the scheme, where only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows as stitches face, make crossed stitches as cross purls, and yarn overs as purls. Repeat the pattern and finish with stitches before arrow A. Repeat the 1^st-16^th rows.

Stitches Control

• Fans pattern: 16.5 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Relief pattern with cables: 22.5 sts x 29.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Knitting Instructions

Back Section

For the lower part, make 89 (100) 111 chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and work with the fans pattern. Finish in 43 cm from the set-up row. For the upper part, make 98 (115) 132 stitches along the lower part and work with the relief pattern with cables between selvage stitches. At 10 (7) 3 cm height of the upper part, bind off 6 stitches from both sides for armholes and 1 x 2 stitches, 4 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. At 18 (21) 25 cm height, bind off the central 30 (31) 30 stitches for the neck hole and finish both sides separately, binding off 3 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row. At 20 (23) 27 cm height of armholes, bind off the rest of the stitches of the shoulder from each side.

Right Front Section

For the lower part, make 41 (46) 52 chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and work with the fans pattern, starting with stitches from arrow A, making 2 (3) 3 pattern repeats, and finishing with stitches after the pattern repeat (for size M with stitches before arrow B). Substitute 4 double crochets for 7 double crochets at the beginning of the row in the 2^nd-4^th and 10^th-12^th rows as indicated in the scheme. Finish in 43 cm from the set-up row. For the upper part, cast on 47 (55) 64 stitches along the lower part and work with the relief pattern with cables between selvage stitches, for size M finishing with stitches before arrow B. Create the armhole in the same way as done for the back from the left side. At 6 (9) 13 cm height of the armhole, bind off 9 stitches from the right side for the neck hole and bind off 1 x 2 stitches, 6 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row and 2 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row. At 20 (23) 27 cm height of the armhole, bind off the rest of the stitches of the shoulder.

Left Front Section

Make this section in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Cast on 49 (66) 83 stitches and work with the relief pattern with cables between selvage stitches. For sleeve chamfers, increase 20 x 1 stitch in every 6^th row from both sides, incorporating the increased stitches into the pattern. At 45 cm from the set-up row, bind off 5 stitches from both sides for the sleeve caps and bind off 3 x 2 stitches, 4 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row, 10 x 1 stitch in every 4^th and 2^nd rows alternately, 4 x 1 stitch in every row, and 1 x 2 stitches, 1 x 4 stitches in every 2^nd row. At 18 cm height of the cap, bind off the remaining stitches.

Assembly Instructions

Join the shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves and complete the sleeve and side seams. For the placket, fasten the neck hole and edges of the front with 2 cm of single crochets, making 3 stitches in 1 stitch at the corners. In 1 cm, create 5 buttonholes on the right front. Finish by fastening the lower edge of the sleeves in the same manner. Finally, sew on the buttons.