Knitting with Gedifra Cuor di Merino Yarn: A Step-by-Step Guide

You’ll need:

250g of light-grey (# 00005) Gedifra Cuor di Merino yarn (95% wool, 5% polyamide; 210m/50g);

300g of the same yarn, but in pink color (# 00014);

300g of the same yarn, but in burgundy color (# 00013);

Circular knitting needles 4.5 and 5;

Double-pointed knitting needles 4.5.

Size: 108 x 150 cm (with fringe made of hollow cord).

Used Patterns

Pattern of slipped sts: due to the scheme, make WS rows as sts face. Repeat 4 sts of the pattern, finish with a st after the pattern repeat. Make 1^st-14^th rows once, then repeat 3^rd-14^th rows.

Stripes order: * 2 pink rows, 2 light-grey rows, 2 burgundy rows*.

1 x 1 rib.

Stitches Control

25 sts x 48 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

For the back, cast on 265 sts with pink yarn and work with the pattern of slipped sts according to the scheme and stripes order. In 48 cm from the beginning of the neck-hole, bind off the central 15 sts and work separately; bind off 1 x 5 sts and 1 x 4 sts in every 2^nd row. Then, increase 2 x 1 st in every 8^th row from both sides, 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row, 4 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts, and 1 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row.

Then, work again on all sts, cast on extra 13 sts between the 2 parts on the 1^st row = 265 sts. In 21 cm from the beginning of the neck-hole, divide your work in half in the center, bind off the central st, and finish both halves of the front separately on 132 sts from both sides. In 69 cm from the division, after 1 row of knit sts with burgundy yarn, make 3 knit sts, 1 purl in the last WS row. Bind off sts on 4 sts with hollow cord and burgundy yarn. When the hollow cord will be finished on 132 sts, cast on sts from a separate skein and make hollow cord on these sts.

For the high collar, cast in 108 sts with circular knitting needles 4.5 and work with circle rows of rib. Bind off sts loosely in 24 cm.