Ultimate Sweater Knitting Instructions

You'll Need

800; 900; 1000; 1100; 1300g of mixed cotton yarn (50% cotton, 50% acrylic; 187m/100g);

Circle knitting needles 4 and 4.5;

Markers.

Used Patterns

Stockinette Stitch

In right-side rows - knit stitches, in wrong-side rows - purls;

Garter Stitch

All knit stitches;

Relief Pattern

Due to the scheme.

Stitches Control

Relief pattern with knitting needles 4.5: 20 stitches x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch with knitting needles 4.5: 18 stitches x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 95; 113; 131; 149; 167 stitches with knitting needles 4 and make 6 rows with garter stitch. Turn to knitting needles 4.5 and make the relief pattern (see the scheme) to 19" height. Place markers at the beginning and end of the last row and continue making arm-holes at 7; 7; 8; 9; 10" height. Bind off all stitches and place a marker on the central 41st stitch of the neck-hole.

Left Front

Cast on 62; 80; 98; 116; 134 stitches with knitting needles 4 and work according to the following descriptions:

• 1st row: knit stitches to the last 3 stitches, place marker, 1 purl, 2 knit stitches;
• 2nd row: 2 purls, 1 knit stitch, transfer marker, knit stitches to end of row.

Make 4 more rows following the previously described actions and change to knitting needles 4.5. Knit the stitches after the marker according to the ornament, and make the pattern (see the schemes) on the remaining stitches to 19" height. Place markers at the beginning and end of the last row and continue making the arm-hole to 7; 7; 8; 9; 10" height. Bind off all the stitches and place markers on the first 27; 36; 45; 54; 63 stitches. There will be a shoulder seam on these stitches.

Right Front

Make in reflection to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 45; 45; 45; 49; 49 stitches with knitting needles 4 and make 6 rows with garter stitch. Turn to knitting needles 4.5 and continue working with stockinette stitch to 5 cm from the bottom part. Increase 1 stitch from both sides in the next right-side row. Repeat the increases every 1.75; 1.75; 1.75; 1.75" x 8; 8; 12; 15; 19 times. You should get 63; 63; 71; 81; 89 stitches. In 17", bind off all the stitches.

Assembly

Sew up the shoulders. Cast on 100; 114; 130; 146; 162 stitches along the neck-hole line with knitting needles 4 and make 5 rows with garter stitch. Bind off the stitches.

Sew the sleeves. Make sleeve and side seams.