Complete Knitting Guide for a Mixed Yarn Garment

You’ll Need:

1050; 1150g of mixed content yarn (95m/50g);

Circle knitting needles 5;

Auxiliary needle;

Button.

Size:

S; M.

Used Patterns

• 2 x 2 rib;
• Wrong side: in right-side rows – knit sts, in wrong-side rows – purls;
• Big cable pattern: due to the scheme.

Make wrong-side rows due to the ornament.

Honeycomb pattern: the quantity of sts is multiplied by 3. There is 1 st fewer on the knitting needle after the 1^st row, increase this st in the 3^rd row. The width of stripes is 15 sts and 14 sts.

Honeycomb Pattern Rows

1^st row: * transfer 1 st to the auxiliary needle behind work, knit2tog, 1 st from the auxiliary needle in 1 knit st, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, transfer 1 st to the auxiliary needle behind work, knit2tog, 1 st from the auxiliary needle in 1 knit st. Totally, 14 sts;

2^nd row: purl;

3^rd row: 1 knit st, * 1 yarn over, transfer 2 sts to the auxiliary needle in front of work, 1 knit st, slip 1 st as knit st, the 2^nd st from the auxiliary needle as knit st and draw it through the slipped st*; repeat from * to *, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st. Totally, 15 sts;

4^th row: purl.

Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.

Stitches Control:

• Wrong side: 19 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Big cable A: 9 sts = 3 cm;
• Big cable B: 19 sts = 6 cm;
• Big cable C: 9 sts = 3 cm;
• Honeycomb pattern: 15 sts = 6 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 183; 193 sts and make 1 wrong side row. After that: 1 selvedge st, 19; 22 sts of wrong side pattern, 9 sts cable A, 19; 22 sts of wrong side pattern, 15 sts honeycomb pattern, 19; 20 sts of wrong side pattern, 19 sts cable B, 19; 20 sts of wrong side pattern, 15 sts honeycomb pattern, 19; 20 sts of wrong side pattern, 9 sts cable C, 19; 20 sts of wrong side pattern, 1 selvedge st.

For fringe, decrease 10 sts in the 10^th row: purl2tog along the edges of pattern. Repeat the decreases in every 10^th row 6 times.

At the same time, purl2tog near the selvedge st from both sides in every 20^th row 3 times. You should get 107; 117 sts. After 63 cm, decrease 1 st x 1 from both sides, then, 1 st x 2 in every 10^th row, 1 st x 3 in every 6^th row. You should get 95; 105 sts.

Turn to making increases: 1 st x 4 in every 12th row from both sides; 1 st x 6 in every 8th row. You should get 103; 117 sts. After 99; 97 cm bind off 3 sts x 1 for the armholes. Then, 1 st x 2; 4 times in every even row. There are 93; 103 sts left.

After 115 cm, bind off 7 sts x 1 for shoulders and 6; 8 sts x 2 on every 2^nd row. There are 55; 57 sts left.

In the last wrong-side row, purl2tog from the central sts, then transfer 56; 58 sts to the auxiliary needle. Total length is 117 cm.

Front

Make in the same way as back. Don’t increase the st in the last row. Transfer 55; 57 sts to the auxiliary needle.

Assembly

Sew up the shoulder seams. Lift 76; 82 sts along the armhole and make 2 cm of rib. Bind off the sts. Sew the sides.

Knit the sts from the auxiliary needle with circle knitting needles due to the ornament. Make straight/reversed knitting, save the cut on the back. At the same time, knit3tog on each shoulder. You should get 107; 111 sts. At the height of collar (8 cm) after 19 rows of cable B, bind off the sts. Sew the button.