Knitting a Stylish Sweater with Flower Patterns

You'll Need

500 g of blue-grey yarn of mixed content (550m/100g);

The same yarn of lemony, carroty, light-crimson, and light-purple colors;

Knitting needles size 3;

Crochet hook size 2.5;

Fabric for backing.

Size

M

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: right-side rows - knit stitches, wrong-side rows - purls;

• Flower 1 - scheme 1;
• Flower 2 - scheme 2;
• Flower 3 - scheme 3;
• Flower 4 - scheme 4;
• Flower 5 - scheme 5;
• Flower 6 - scheme 6;
• Flower 7 - scheme 7;
• Leaf - scheme 8;
• Fastening - straight/reversed rows according to scheme 9.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 142 stitches with the main color yarn and knit with stockinette stitch according to the pattern design. For the waist, bind off 1 stitch for 14 times in every 12th row from both sides. After that, knit straight. At 60 cm from the bottom part, make increases: 1 stitch for 4 times in every 6th row. At 70 cm, bind off 4 stitches from both sides for armholes, bind off 3 stitches for 1 time in all the even rows, 2 stitches for 1 time, and 1 stitch for 1 time. Then, knit straight.

At 88 cm, bind off 30 central stitches for the neck hole. Continue each part separately. For rounding, bind off 5 stitches for 1 time, 3 stitches for 1 time, and 1 stitch for 1 time along the inner edge of every 2nd row. At 92 cm, bind off all the stitches.

Front

Make the pattern design in natural size. Then, place the already made flowers according to the pattern design and photo. Connect them to one another and remove the pattern design.

Sleeve

Cast on 52 stitches and knit with stockinette stitch. Increase 1 stitch from both sides in every 8th row. At 42 cm, bind off 4 stitches from both sides for sleeve cap, then 2 stitches for 3 times in every 2nd row, 1 stitch for 14 times, and 2 stitches for 4 times. At 58 cm, bind off all the stitches.

Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Assembly

Sew the shoulders, sides, and sleeves. Fasten the bottom part of your work, sleeves, and neck hole according to scheme 9.