Knitting with Merino Air Yarn: Patterns and Instructions

You’ll Need

600-700g of Merino Air yarn (100% Merino, 30m/50g);

Knitting needles 4.5.

Size

S; M; L.

Used Patterns

Rib Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiplied by 4 + 2 selvedge stitches. Right-side rows – 1 purl + 2 knit stitches + 1 purl. Wrong-side rows – due to the ornament. Repeat the pattern between selvedge stitches.

Cable Pattern A

The quantity of stitches is multiplied by 4 + 2 selvedge stitches. Work according to scheme 1. Repeat rows 1^st-4^th, 5^th-6^th rows and finish.

Cable Pattern B

The quantity of stitches is multiplied by 8 + 2 selvedge stitches. Work according to scheme 2. Make rows 1^st-14^th once, then repeat rows 5^th-14^th.

Honeycomb Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiplied by 4 + 2 selvedge stitches. Work according to scheme 3. Repeat rows 1^st-4^th.

Pattern A

28 rows of rib, 34 rows of cable pattern A, 74 rows of cable pattern B, 30; 34; 38 rows of honeycomb pattern. Totally, 166; 170; 174 rows.

Pattern B

68 rows of rib, 42 rows of cable pattern A, 22 rows of honeycomb pattern. Totally, 132 rows.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 114; 122; 130 stitches and work with Pattern A. After 40 cm (about 110 rows) from the beginning of work, bind off 8 stitches from each side for arm-holes. In 59; 60.5; 62 cm from the edge of work, bind off 7; 8; 9 stitches in every 2^nd row for chamfers from both sides. After 61.5; 63; 64.5 cm from the edge of work, bind off the stitches.

Front

Make the front part in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 12 stitches in 55.5; 57; 58.5 cm and finish each part separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 4.5 x 2 and 1 x 1 stitches in every 2^nd row and bind off the stitches, matching with back.

Sleeves

Cast on 58; 62; 66 stitches and work with Pattern B. Increase 1 stitch x 13 in every 8^th row and 1 stitch x 3 in every 6^th row, 1 stitch x 1 in the following 8^th row, 1 stitch x 1 in the 6^th row. After 49 cm (32 rows) from the edge of work, bind off all the stitches.

Hood

Start making the hood from the left half. For this, cast on 18 stitches and work with cable pattern A. Increase 4 and 6 stitches and 4 x 7 stitches in every 2^nd row from the set-up edge for side chamfers and include these stitches in the ornament. After 21.5 cm from the edge, bind off 1 stitch from the right side and 4 x 1, 4 x 2, 1 x 3, 1 x 4 in every 2^nd row. Make the right part symmetrically to the left and connect the left stitches with Kitchener’s stitch and connect the back seam.

Assembly

Sew shoulders, sew the hood to the neck-hole. Make sleeves, side, and shoulder seams.