Knitting Instructions for Light-Green Sweater

You’ll Need:

500 (550, 600)g of light-green 100% cotton yarn (100m/50g);

Knitting needles 3.5 and 4;

Circle knitting needles 4, 80-100 cm long;

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size:

S (M, L).

Used Patterns:

Knot Pattern:

1 knit stitch, 1 purl by turn;

Main Pattern:

1 knit stitch, 1 purl by turn, replace the pattern every 2 rows;

Fancy Pattern:

Based on the scheme, which states only right-side rows, create wrong-side rows according to the ornament. Repeat rows 1^st-12^th.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern, knitting needles 4: 22-23 stitches x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 117 (125, 137) stitches with knitting needles 3.5 and make the first 3 rows with the knots pattern, starting with a wrong side row as follows: 1 selvage stitch, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, etc., according to the ornament. Finish the row with 1 knit stitch and 1 selvage stitch. Then, switch to knitting needles 4: 1 selvage stitch, 7 (9, 13) stitches of the main pattern, * 29 stitches of the fancy pattern, 7 (9, 13) stitches of the main pattern*; repeat from * to * once. Continue with 29 stitches of fancy pattern, 7 (9, 13) stitches of the main pattern, 7 (9, 13) stitches of the main pattern, and finish with 1 selvage stitch. At a height of 31 (33, 31) cm, i.e., in 90 (96, 90) rows, increase 1 x 1 stitch from each side of the detail, and then, increase 3 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row = 125 (133, 145) stitches. Include the increased stitches in the main pattern. At a height of 37 (39, 37) cm, i.e., in 108 (114, 108) rows, bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-holes and leave the rest 115 (123, 135) stitches; the height of this detail is 39 (41, 39) cm.

Front:

Make in the same way as the back.

Sleeves:

Cast on 81 (83, 85) stitches with knitting needles 3.5 and make the first 3 rows with the knots pattern, starting with a wrong side row and working as follows: 1 selvage stitch, knit stitch, purl, according to the ornament. Finish the row with 1 knit stitch and 1 selvage stitch. Then, switch to knitting needles 4: 1 selvage stitch, 7 stitches of the main pattern, 29 stitches of the fancy pattern, 7 (9, 11) stitches of the main pattern, 29 stitches of the fancy pattern, 7 stitches of the main pattern, 1 selvage stitch. For sleeve widening, at a height of 19 (18.5, 11) cm, i.e., in 54 (52, 30) rows from fancy pattern, increase 1 x 1 stitch from both sides, then, 3 x 1 stitch (5 x 1 stitch, 9 x 1 stitch) in every 4^th row = 89 (95, 105) stitches. Include the increased stitches in the main pattern. At a height of 25 (27, 25) cm, i.e., in 72 (78, 72) rows, bind off 1 x 3 stitches and 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides, leaving 79 (85, 95) stitches = 27 (29, 27) cm.

Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Yoke:

Transfer the stitches of back, first sleeve, front, and second sleeve to circle knitting needles, making knit 3 together in every transfer between the details = 380 (408, 452) stitches. Then, work around, decrease 2 stitches in every transfer between the details, totaling 4 decreases of 2 stitches = 372 (400, 444) stitches. Make decreases in every 2^nd row x 14 (17, 20) times = 260 (264, 284) stitches. At the same time, at 45 (49, 49) cm, in 132 (144, 144) rows, leave the central 49 stitches for the neck-hole and knit the rest stitches according to the ornament. Increase 2 x 7 stitches, 1 x 5 stitches, 1 x 4 stitches, and 1 x 3 stitches at the end of every row, make yarn over and turn your work in the reverse direction. Then, make 1 row of knit stitches, including the previously left stitches, making yarn over together with the next stitch as knit stitch before the front half and cross knit stitches together with the stitch before yarn over after the front half. Make 1 row of purls, making decreases: 56 x 2 stitches (60 x 2 stitches, 68 x 2 stitches) = 204 (204, 216) stitches. Make 1 more row of purls, and then bind off the stitches as knit stitches.

Assembly:

Sew the sleeves and make side seams. Fasten the neck-hole with the help of a crochet hook according to the scheme, starting from the arrow. After the 6^th row, make 1 more row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”. Finish your work.