Complete Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Sweater

You'll Need:

500; 550; 600; 650 g of yarn (75% wool, 25% silk; 200m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 4.5;

Circle knitting needles 4.5 with fishing line 40 cm.

Size:

XS, S, M, L.

Used Patterns

• 2 x 2 rib;
• Stockinette stitch:
  • In right-side rows - knit stitches, in wrong-side rows - purls, in circle rows - only knit stitches;
• Wrong side:
  • In right-side rows - purls, in wrong-side rows - knit stitches, in circle rows - only purls;
• Cable: according to scheme A.
  • Horizontal pattern repeat – 18 stitches, vertical pattern repeat – 38 rows.
• Relief pattern: according to scheme B;
  • Finish the row with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Horizontal pattern repeat – 17 stitches, vertical pattern repeat – 8 rows.

Stitches control with knitting needles 4.5 in 2 threads of yarn:

• Stockinette stitch and wrong-side - 17.5 stitches x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Cable: 18 stitches x 8 cm = 10 x 10 cm;
• Relief pattern: 25.5 stitches x 26.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 82; 86; 90; 94 stitches with 2 threads of yarn, knit 5 cm (= 16 rows) of placket with rib. Start the row with 1 selvedge stitch and 1 knit stitch, finish - in reflection.

Then, allocate the stitches as follows:

• 1 selvedge stitch, 4; 6; 8; 10 stitches of wrong side, 18 stitches of cable, 3 stitches of wrong side, 30 stitches of stockinette stitch, 3 stitches of wrong side, 18 stitches of cable, 4; 6; 8; 10 stitches of wrong side, 1 selvedge stitch.

Starting from 19; 19; 19; 21 row of placket increase from both sides due to the needed size:

• In 18th row 1 x 1 stitch and in every 16th row 6 x 1 stitch;
• In every 18th row 4 x 1 stitch and in every 16th row 3 x 1 stitch;
• In every 18th row 7 x 1 stitch;
• In 18th row 1 x 1 stitch, in 20th row 1 x 1 stitch and in every 18th row 6 x 1 stitch.

You should get 98; 102; 106; 110 stitches in work. Make increased stitches as wrong side.

At 51; 53; 55; 57 cm (= 148; 154; 160; 166 rows) from the placket bind off 1 x 11; 11; 13; 13 stitches from both sides for shoulders and then in paired rows 2 x 11; 12; 12; 13 stitches.

At the level of decreases for shoulders, bind off the central 32 stitches for the neck-hole. Finish each part separately.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 12 stitches at 45; 47; 49; 51 cm height (= 130; 136; 142; 148 rows).

For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 22 stitches, and 3 x 1 stitch in the even rows along the inner side of the neck-hole.

Sleeves

Cast on 43; 60; 60; 77 stitches in 2 threads of yarn and knit 1 wrong side row of knit stitches.

Turn to the relief pattern, make 48 rows.

Then, knit the detail with stockinette stitch, increasing 1 stitch from both sides in the 1st row. There are 45; 62; 62; 79 stitches in work.

For widening (except 48th row) increase 1 stitch (measure due to the stockinette stitch) in:

• 15; 39; 21 rows from both sides,
• Then 3 x 1 stitch in every 14th row,
• 3 x 1 stitch in every 12th row,
• 1 x 1 stitch in every 36th row,
• 3 x 1 stitch in every 20th row,
• 1 x 1 stitch in every 18th row.

Total: 59; 66; 72; 79 stitches.

At 36; 38; 40; 42 cm height (= 110; 116; 122 rows) of stockinette stitch, bind off the stitches.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams.

Lift 84 stitches along the neck-hole with circle knitting needles and knit 2.5 cm (= 6 rows) of rib. Bind off the stitches.

Sew the sleeves, and make sleeve and side seams.