How to Create Your Stylish Burgundy and Grey Sweater

You’ll Need:

150 (200) 200g of burgundy yarn (70% alpaca, 30% polyamide; 225m/50g);

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in grey color;

Crochet hook 4.5;

Knitting needles 4.5;

5 buttons (diameter is about 28 mm).

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 3. Work according to the scheme.

Rib: start with 1 WS row: 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st. Make RS row as sts face.

Stitches Control:

14.5 sts x 8.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 67 (75) 83 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with burgundy yarn and work with the main pattern. In 66 cm = 56 rows, bind off the central 25 (27) 29 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 67 cm = 57 rows from the set-up row, finish your work on 21 (24) 27 sts.

Left Front

Make 31 (35) 39 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with burgundy yarn and work with the main pattern. In 60 cm = 51 rows from the set-up row, decrease 1 x 6 sts along the left side for the neck-hole and bind off 1 x 3 (4) 4 sts and 1 x 1 (1) 2 sts in every row. For this, bind off sts at the beginning of the row and make slip sts at the end of the row. Finish your work on the remaining 21 (24) 27 sts of the shoulder at the height of the back.

Right Front

Make in the same way as the left front, but in reflection.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 20 (22) 24 cm with circular knitting needles, including shoulder seams, 58 (66) 74 sts and make 3 cm of rib for the arm-hole placket. Then, bind off sts as they face. Cast on 34 (38) 42 sts along the lower edges of the front and 74 (82) 90 sts along the edge of the back; for the placket, work on all 142 (158) 174 sts and make 4 cm of rib. Then, bind off sts as they face. Cast on 86 sts along the sides of the front and short edges of the placket with circular knitting needles and work with rib for the plackets. Make 5 button-holes in the placket of the right front. Cast on 70 sts from inwards along the edge of the neck-hole and half of short placket sides with circular knitting needles and burgundy yarn and make 8.5 cm of rib for the collar. Bind off sts and sew buttons.