Essential Knitting Techniques for Your Violet Sweater

You’ll Need:

350g of violet 100% acrylic yarn (300m/50g);

Knitting needles size 2.

Used Patterns

Double Rib:

Set-up row: 1 knit stitch, 1 purl.

1^st row: 1 knit stitch, slip 1 stitch as purl (yarn in front of work) by turn;

2^nd row and all subsequent rows: as the 1^st row.

1 x 1 Rib

Rib of Cables:

Based on scheme 2.

Fancy Pattern:

Based on scheme 1. Only RS rows are indicated; create WS rows as per the ornament. Repeat rows 1^st-28^th.

Relief Pattern:

Follow scheme A.

Stitches Control:

34 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 153 stitches and make 2 cm of double rib. Conclude the last row with 1 x 1 rib. Continue following scheme 1. At 32 cm height from the set-up row, switch to rib of cables following scheme 2. At 52 cm from the set-up row (= 20 cm from starting rib of cables), bind off 8 stitches from both sides for arm-holes. Make 20 cm more (= 72 cm from the set-up row) and bind off all stitches (44 stitches for shoulder, 60 stitches for neck-hole).

Front

Cast on 153 stitches and follow the same steps as the back to 32 cm height, then switch to rib of cables via scheme 2. After 10 cm, proceed to form the neck-hole by dividing the stitches accordingly: 1 selvage stitch, 40 knit stitches, 41 stitches of rib of cables pattern (= *2 purls, 6 stitches of cable pattern*; repeat from * to * five times, followed by 1 purl). Turn, complete 1 WS row. Finish each side individually, decreasing 30 times 1 stitch every 2^nd row for the neck-hole. At 52 cm height, bind off 8 stitches for arm-hole. Make 20 cm more (= 72 cm from the set-up row) and bind off 44 stitches of the shoulder.

Make the right side in symmetry to the left.

Sleeves

Cast on 101 stitches and work 2 cm of double rib, complete the last row with 1 x 1 rib. Increase 22 stitches in the next row. Continue working on 123 stitches according to scheme 1. At 54 cm height from the set-up row, bind off all stitches.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew the sleeves into place. Complete side and sleeve seams.