How to Knit a Beautiful Beige Sweater with Cable and Rib Patterns

You’ll Need:

600g of beige Mondial Merino Sprint yarn (50% wool, 50% acryl; 190m/100g).

Straight knitting needles 4 and 4.5.

3 buttons.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns:

Double Rib:

Cast on half of the needed quantity of stitches with contrast yarn:

1^st row: with working yarn, *1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: *yarn over as knit stitch, slip 1 stitch as purl without knitting, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd and last row: *1 knit stitch, slip 1 stitch as purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *, take off the contrast yarn.

2 x 2 Rib:

Pattern with Cables:

(The quantity of stitches is multiple of 11 + 5):

1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 9^th, 11^th, 13^th, 15^th, 17^th rows: *2 purls, 1 knit stitch, 2 purls, 6 knit stitches*; repeat from * to *, followed by 2 purls, 1 knit stitch, 2 purls;

2^nd and all the even rows: work according to the ornament;

7^th and 19^th rows: *7 purls, 1 knit stitch, 2 purls, cross 6 stitches to the left (leave 3 stitches on the auxiliary needle in front of work, knit 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches from the auxiliary needle)*; repeat from * to *, followed by 2 purls, 1 knit stitch, 2 purls.

Repeat the pattern from the 3^rd row.

Stitches Control:

Pattern with cables: 22 stitches x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 82 stitches with knitting needles 4 and make 4 rows with double rib, then work with 2 x 2 rib. In 6 cm, switch to knitting needles 4.5 and work with pattern with cables. In 50 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 2 stitches from both sides for chamfers and then decrease 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row after the first 2 stitches and before the last 2 stitches. In 68 cm from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 74 stitches, 20 stitches of which are for each shoulder.

Right Front:

Cast on 24 stitches with knitting needles 4.5 and work with the pattern with cables, starting the row with 2 purls and 6 knit stitches. Increase 1 x 7 stitches in every row after the first 2 stitches from the right side and 18 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row, including the increased stitches in the pattern with cables. In 25 cm from the set-up row, knit 10 cm without increases, and in 35 cm from the set-up row, decrease 25 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row after the first 2 stitches from the right side for the neck-hole. In 42 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 2 stitches for arm-hole chamfer from the left side and then decrease 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from the left side. In 60 cm from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 20 stitches.

Left Front:

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves:

Cast on 58 stitches with knitting needles 4 and make 4 rows with double rib, then work with 2 x 2 rib. In 2 cm from the set-up row, switch to knitting needles 4.5 and work with pattern with cables. In 6 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 2 stitches from both sides for sleeve caps and then decrease 17 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. In 21 cm from the set-up row, bind off the remaining 20 stitches.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. For front placket and neck-hole, cast on 44 stitches along the back neck-hole and work with 2 x 2 rib. Increase 5 x 6 stitches and 6 x 5 stitches in every 2^nd row along the neck-hole of each front part. Then, increase 1 x 24 stitches along the set-up row of each half of the front, including the increased stitches in the 2 x 2 rib pattern. In 8 cm, make 4 rows with double rib and bind off all stitches. At 5 cm height from the beginning of the placket, make 3 button-holes on the central 10 cm of the right front with 5 cm interval. Sew up the sleeves and make sleeve and side seams. Finally, sew the buttons.