Your Essential Knitting Guide for Bouton d’Or Mango Yarn

You’ll Need

10/11/12/13 skeins of Bouton d’Or Mango yarn (50% cotton, 50% viscose; 110m/50g) in blue-green yarn (1091);

Knitting needles 3 and 3.5;

8 buttons.

Sizes

S (P1), M (P2), L (P3), XL (P4).

Used Patterns

Increase

Lift the horizontal yarn between 2 sts and make it as cross knit st.

Crossing Knit Stitches

Cross 6 knit sts to the left: transfer 3 sts to the auxiliary needle in front of work, 3 knit sts, 3 knit sts from the auxiliary needle;

Cross 6 knit sts to the right: transfer 3 sts to the auxiliary needle behind work, 3 knit sts, 3 knit sts from the auxiliary needle;

Stitches Control

29 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back, Front, and Sleeves

Work according to the schemes. Make a fancy pattern with knitting needles 3, then change to knitting needles 3.5.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 38 sts from A to B along the right front neck-hole and 42 sts along from C to D along the back neck-hole, 38 sts from B to A along the left front neck-hole and make a fancy placket according to the scheme. Cast on 126/134/142/142 sts with knitting needles 3 along the central edges of the front from E to A and make a fancy placket, making button-holes on the right front in the 7^th row. Make side and sleeve seams, sew up the sleeves. Sew buttons.