​Sandy Knit Jacket

You’ll need:

300f of thin woolen yarn;

Knitting needles 3;

Crochet hook 2,5;

4 buttons.

Chest circumference: 90 cm.

Instructions

Front and Back

Cast on 230 sts and make 2 rows of stockinette stitch, then work in the following way: the first 4 edging sts – with 1 x 1 rib, the central 222 sts – due to the scheme. Divide your work into 2 halves of front (72 sts each) and back (96 sts). Bind off the sts of front or transfer them to the auxiliary needle, knit only back. For arm-hole, decrease 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 3 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Decrease 1 x 7 sts and 1 x 9 sts in every 2^nd row along the shoulder line.

Sleeves

Cast on 78 sts for each sleeve and make 2 rows of stockinette stitch, then, work due to the scheme. For arm-hole, decrease 1 x 5 sts along the edges of sleeves, knit the part of sleeve, which should be sewn to front straight, decrease 17 x 1 st in every 2^nd row for the half of sleeve, which should be sewn to backm then, knit straight for 6 cm.

Make the second sleeve in symmetry to the first.

Assembly

Sew all the details. Cast on all the sts along the neck-hole line and make 4 rows of knit sts. Sew 4 buttons, make button-holes on the opposite side.