How to Knit a Stylish Merino Sweater with Rib Patterns

You’ll Need:

550g of grey Extra Merino Big yarn (100% sheep wool; 80m/50g);

Straight and circle knitting needles 6.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns

Rib A:

3 knit sts, 3 purls by turn;

Rib B:

2 knit sts, 2 purls by turn;

Main Pattern:

The quantity of sts is multiple 24 + 1 + 2 selvedge sts. Work due to the scheme, in which only RS rows are stated, and make WS rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls. Start with 1 selvedge st, pattern repeat, finish with 1 st after pattern repeat and 1 selvedge st. Repeat 1^st-28^th rows.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 15.5 sts x 20.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Rib A and B: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 75 sts and make 14 cm of rib A between selvedge sts, starting and finishing with 2 knit sts. Then, work with the main pattern. In 47.5 cm from rib, bind off the central 19 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts in the next 2^nd row from inwards. In 50 cm from rib, bind off the rest 25 sts of shoulder from each side.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 11 cm in 45 cm from rib and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 41 sts and work with rib A between selvedge sts, starting and finishing with 3 knit sts. In 15 cm from set-up row, work in the following way: 1 selvedge st, the last 7 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with the first 8 sts of pattern repeat and 1 selvedge st. In 8 cm from rib, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers, 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row, 11 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 71 sts, including the increased sts in the pattern. In 28.5 cm from rib, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; for collar, cast on 64 sts with circle knitting needles along the neck-hole and make 1 circle row of purls, and then work with rib B. At 19 cm collar height, bind off all the sts loosely. Sew up the sleeves, and make side and sleeve seams.