Knitting a Beautiful Purple Merino Sweater

You’ll Need:

350 (400) 450g of purple Merino Mix yarn (51% merino wool, 49% polyacryl; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 4 and 4.5;

4 buttons.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Pattern for Plackets

Knitting needles 4: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, * 2 purls, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st; repeat from * to *;

Main Pattern 1

Stockinette stitch, knitting needles 5;

Main Pattern 2

Wrong-side pattern, knitting needles 5;

Cable Pattern

1^st row: 10 knit sts;

2^nd row: 10 purls;

3^rd row: 10 knit sts, increase 6 sts = 16 sts;

4^th row: 16 purls;

5^th row: 16 knit sts.

Make 1^st-3^rd rows once, then repeat 4^th and 5^th rows, crossing the sts in the following way in every 20^th row: leave 8 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 8 knit sts, 8 knit sts from the auxiliary needle. Decrease 6 sts after the last cross = 10 sts.

Special Decreases

From the right side: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st, then work with the main pattern;

From the left side: knit 2 together, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st.

Stitches Control

Pattern for plackets: 24 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 102 (110) 122 sts and make 10 cm of pattern for plackets. Then, work with main pattern 1, decrease 22 (24) 30 sts in the 1^st row = 80 (86) 92 sts. For better fitting, decrease 4 x 1 st in every 8^th row from both sides with special decreases and then increase 4 x 1 st in every 8^th row from both sides. In 38 (39) 40 cm from the set-up row, decrease 7 (9) 11 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides with special decreases for arm-holes = 66 (68) 70 sts. In 58 (59) 60 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 x 4 sts and 1 x 5 sts (2 x 5 sts and 2 x 4 sts) 3 x 5 sts and 1 x 4 sts in every 2^nd row from both sides for shoulder chamfers. In 60 (61) 62 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 32 sts.

Left Front

Cast on 38 (46) 50 sts and make 10 cm with pattern for plackets. Then, work with the main pattern 2 with cable, decrease 7 (11) 11 sts in the 1^st row = 31 (35) 39 sts. Work in the following way: 1 selvage st, 2 knit sts, 8 (12) 16 purls, 10 sts of cable, 7 purls, 2 knit sts, 1 selvage st. Increase 6 sts in the 3^rd row of cable = 37 (41) 45 sts. Make better fitting and arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back. In 35 cm from the set-up row, decrease 7 x 1 st in every 4^th row from the left side. Decrease 6 sts after the last cross. Make shoulder seams from the right side in the same way, as for back, decrease 0 (1) 2 sts in 2 rows before the beginning of shoulder chamfer.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 50 (54) 58 sts and work with plackets. In 2 rows, decrease 7 x 1 st and 7 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row from both sides with special decreases. In 10 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 8 (12) 16 sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams. Sew up the sleeves. Make 2 cords 40 cm long. Cast on 272 (275) 278 sts along the edges of the front and back neck-hole and work with pattern for plackets, making 4 button holes. Sew buttons.