Knitting a Stylish Brown Cotton Garment: A Step-by-Step Guide

You’ll Need:

300g of brown 100% cotton yarn;

Straight knitting needles 4.5.

Size:

S-M.

Notes:

Work in 2 threads of yarn.

In order to get 1 size bigger/smaller, increase/decrease 2 cm in width and 1 cm in length.

Used Patterns:

Garter Stitch:

All knit stitches;

Main Pattern:

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 12.

• 1^st-6^th rows: 2 knit stitches, *1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 4 knit stitches, purl 3 together, 4 knit stitches, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, 3 knit stitches;
• 7^th-12^th rows: 2 knit stitches, purl 2 together, *4 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 4 knit stitches, purl 3 together*; repeat from * to *, make the last 13 stitches in the following way: 4 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 4 knit stitches, purl 2 together, 2 knit stitches;

Repeat 1^st-12^th rows.

Stitches Control:

19 stitches x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back/Front:

Cast on 86 stitches and make 32 cm of garter stitch, then work with the main pattern, increase 1 x 15 stitches in the 1^st row, making the first and last 2 stitches with garter stitch. In 52 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the stitches.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams (for 13 cm from each side) and side seams.