How to Knit a Stylish Sweater with Thick Yarn

You’ll Need:

9 skeins of white or ivory thick yarn (25m/100g);

Knitting needles 20;

Big crochet hook;

Circle knitting needles;

Pin.

Size:

XS-S-M.

Chest circumference: 91.5 (104, 117) cm.

Length: 58.5 (58.5, 61) cm.

Sleeve: 35.5 (35.5, 39) cm.

Stitches Control:

5 sts х 8 rows = 10 х 10 cm of stockinette stitch with knitting needles 20.

Used Patterns

• Cable of 8 sts: transfer 4 sts to the auxiliary needle behind work, 4 knit sts, 4 knit sts from the auxiliary needle.
• Open cast on method: cast on with auxiliary yarn, which will be taken off later.

Instructions

Main Part

Start with the lower edge of back, cast on 20 (22, 24) sts.

1^st row (RS): 6 (7, 8) purls, 8 knit sts, 6 (7, 8) purls;

2^nd row (WS): 6 (7, 8) knit sts, 8 purls, 6 (7, 8) knit sts.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows once.

5^th row: 6 purls, transfer 4 sts to the auxiliary needle behind work, 4 knit sts, 4 knit sts from the auxiliary needle (cable of 8 sts), 6 (7, 8) purls. Continue work, crossing the sts (cable) in every 8^th row x 3 times at the same time, after finishing the 8^th row:

9^th row: 1 purl, purl2tog to the last 2 sts, purl2tog, 1 purl = 18 (20, 22) sts.

Knit 5 rows straight.

15^th row: 1 purl, 2 purls out of 1 st, 1 purl = 20 (22, 24) sts. Knit 7 rows straight.

Sleeve

Cast on 7 sts with open method in the beginning of the next 2 rows and cast on 6 sts in the beginning of 3^rd and 4^th rows. You should have 46 (48, 50) sts on the knitting needles. Knit straight for 5 (6, 6) rows.

Front

Next row: knit 19 (20, 21) sts, transfer the middle sts to the pin, cast on 8 sts with open method and knit straight to end of row due to the reversing cable twist rows pattern, bind off 6 sts in the beginning of the next 2 rows, when there are 14 (16, 16) rows on the knitting needle, and cast on 7 sts in the beginning of the 3^rd and 4^th rows. Knit straight for 7 rows, repeat the 9^th row of back. Knit straight for 5 rows, repeat the 15^th row. Knit straight for 8 rows, bind off the sts.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams. Make 1 long slip stitch in every 2^nd row along the lower edge of each cuff.

Collar

It is made in tubular knitting technique.

Cast on 1 st along the RS of collar.

1^st row: * transfer 1 st from the front pin to the knitting needle, transfer 1 st from the behind pin to the knitting needle*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Cast on 1 knit st on the opposite side of collar = 18 sts on the knitting needles. Turn your work.

Next row: * 1 knit st, slip 1 st, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to * to the last st, 1 knit st.

Repeat the last row x 4 times.

Slip the odd sts to the one knitting needle, even sts – to another one. Bind off the sts.