How to Knit a Stylish Sweater with Cool Wool Yarn

You’ll Need

750g of Cool Wool 2000 yarn in brown color (100% Merino wool; 160m/50g);

Knitting needles 3 and 3.5;

4 buttons.

Size

S.

Used Patterns

Half-patent pattern: the quantity of stitches should be odd. Start and finish every row with 1 selvedge stitch.

Row Instructions

1^st row (WS): 1 purl, 1 knit stitch by turn, finish with 1 purl;

2^nd row (RS): *1 knit stitch, slip the next stitch with yarn over as purl*; repeat from * to *, finish with 1 knit stitch;

3^rd row (WS): 1 purl, *knit 2 together, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *.

Repeat 1^st-3^rd rows one time, then repeat 2^nd-3^rd rows.

Special Decreases

From the right side: 1 selvedge stitch, 6 stitches of half-patent pattern, knit 3 together;

From the left side: knit 2 together as broaching (slip 1 knit stitch, knit 2 together, draw it through the slipped stitch), 6 stitches of half-patent pattern, 1 selvedge stitch.

Special Increases

From the right side: 1 selvedge stitch, 6 stitches of half-patent pattern, include 1 cross knit stitch from transversal thread of yarn in the pattern;

From the left side: include 1 cross knit stitch from transversal thread of yarn in the pattern, 6 stitches of half-patent pattern, 1 selvedge stitch.

Stitches Control

25 stitches x 47 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 131 stitches with knitting needles 3 and work with half-patent pattern. In 2 cm from the set-up row, switch to knitting needles 3.5. In 7 cm from the set-up row, make special decreases for better fitting from both sides: 4 x 2 stitches in every 8^th row, 4 x 2 stitches in every 6^th row = 99 stitches. In 19 cm from the set-up row, make special increases from both sides: 10 x 1 stitch in every 8^th row = 119 stitches. In 38 cm from the set-up row, make special decreases of 4 stitches for armholes from both sides, then decrease 2 x 2 stitches in every 4^th row, 2 x 2 stitches in every 6^th row, and 2 x 2 stitches in every 8^th row = 87 stitches. In 58 cm from the set-up row, bind off 5 stitches from both sides for shoulder chamfers and 3 x 5 stitches in every 2^nd row. In 60 cm from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 47 stitches, with the central 37 stitches forming the neck-hole.

Left Front

Cast on 123 stitches with knitting needles 3 and work with half-patent pattern. In 2 cm from the set-up row, switch to knitting needles 3.5. Make decreases and increases from the right side for better fitting, armholes, and shoulder chamfers – in the same way as the back. At the same time, in 18 cm from the set-up row, make button-holes from the left side. For this, bind off the 6^th and 5^th stitches from the end of the row and cast them on in the next row. In 24 cm from the set-up row, make the second button-hole. In 25 cm from the set-up row, make special decreases from the left side for neck-hole chamfer: 24 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row, 2 x 2 stitches in every 4^th row, 2 x 2 stitches in every 6^th row, 6 x 2 stitches in every 8^th, and 6 x 2 stitches in every 10^th row. Bind off the rest 5 stitches at the height of the back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front with 2 holes for buttons. Make the first hole in 18 cm from the set-up row from the right side. For this, bind off the 6^th and 5^th stitches and cast them on again in the next row. In 24 cm from the set-up row, make the second hole. Then, switch to knitting needles 4.5 and work with leaves pattern. At the same time, make increases for sleeve chamfers due to the pattern design. In 40 cm from rib, bind off all the stitches.

Sleeves

Cast on 73 stitches with knitting needles 3 and work with half-patent pattern. In 2 cm from the set-up row, switch to knitting needles 3.5. In 12 cm from the set-up row, increase 1 stitch from both sides for sleeve chamfers, 8 x 1 stitch in every 12^th row and 5 x 1 stitch in every 10^th row, include the increased stitches in the pattern. In 44 cm from the set-up row, bind off 4 stitches from both sides for sleeve caps and make special decreases: 4 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row, 5 x 2 stitches in every 4^th row, 2 x 2 stitches in every 6^th row, 5 x 2 stitches in every 4^th row, and 2 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row. In 58 cm from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 21 stitches.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, and complete the side and sleeve seams. Finally, sew the buttons.