Knitting Instructions for an Antiga Yarn Sweater

You’ll Need:

600 (650; 700)g of Antiga yarn (34% polyacryl, 30% polyamide, 18% mohair, 18% wool; 40m/50g) in black color (03114);

Knitting needles 10.

Size:

XL (XXL; XXXXL).

Chest circumference: 104 (114; 126) cm.

Used Patterns

Stockinette Stitch

In RS row – knit stitches, in WS row – purls;

Wrong-Side Pattern

In RS row – purls, in WS row – knit stitches.

Stitches Control

7 (8) stitches x 12 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 40 (44; 48) stitches and work with the wrong-side pattern. At 56 (54; 53) cm height, bind off 2 (2; 3) stitches at the beginning of the 2^nd row for raglan, and 1 stitch at the beginning of the next 24^th (26^th; 28^th) rows. At 78 cm height, bind off the remaining 12 (14; 14) stitches for the neck-hole.

Left Front

Cast on 22 (24; 26) stitches and work with the wrong-side pattern. At 50 cm height, cast on 12 stitches (starting from WS row) from the left side for the collar, totaling 35 (37; 39) stitches. Make the first 15 stitches of the collar with stockinette stitch, and the remaining 20 (22; 24) stitches with the wrong-side pattern. Decrease 1 stitch at the end of the next RS row for the neck-hole, followed by 7 x 1 stitch decreases in the next 4^th row as follows: knit to the last 17 stitches, purl 2 together to finish the row. At the same height as the back, create raglan from the opposite side as for the back (starting with the RS row). At the same height as the back neck-hole, knit the remaining 15 stitches of the collar for 38 (39; 39) cm, then bind off 5 x 1 stitch from the left side in every row (starting with WS row), and transfer the remaining 10 stitches to a pin.

Right Front

Work in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 26 (28; 32) stitches and make 7 rows of the wrong-side pattern. Increase 1 stitch on both sides in the next RS row, followed by 2 x 1 stitch increases in the next 6^th row, resulting in 32 (34; 38) stitches. At 22 cm height, create raglan in the same manner as for the back. At 44 (46; 47) cm height, bind off the remaining 4 stitches.

Assembly

Make the raglan seams. Sew the sleeves, and make side seams. Connect the right and left sides of the collar with an overlap, sew sides to the back-neck, and turn the collar.