Knitting a Stylish Cotton Sweater

You’ll Need:

200g of yellow 100% cotton yarn;

Knitting needles 4.5.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns:

• 2 x 2 rib;
• Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;
• Cable (20 sts wide):
  • 1^st and 3^rd rows: 1 purl, 8 knit sts, 2 purls, 8 knit sts, 1 purl;
  • 2^nd and all WS rows: due to the ornament;
  • 5^th row: 1 purl, cross 8 sts to the right (leave 4 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, 4 knit sts, 4 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 2 purls, cross 8 sts to the left (leave 4 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 4 knit sts, 4 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 1 purl.

Repeat 1^st-6^th rows.

Relief pattern: due to the scheme.

Stitches Control:

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

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 78 sts and make 3 cm of rib. Then, work with stockinette stitch. In 7 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 6^th row from both sides for better fitting. In 22 cm from the set-up row, increase 2 x 1 st in every 12^th row. In 36 cm from the set-up row, bind off 2 knit sts from both sides for raglan chamfers, 11 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 44 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest sts.

Front:

Cast on 78 sts and make 3 cm of rib. Then, divide the sts in the following way: 29 sts of stockinette stitch, 20 sts of cable, 29 sts of stockinette stitch. Make better fitting in the same way, as for back. In 28 cm from the set-up row, increase 1 st and work with relief pattern. Make raglan chamfers from both sides in the same way, as for back. Bind off the rest sts at the height of back.

Sleeves:

Cast on 50 sts and make 3 cm of rib. Then, work with stockinette stitch, bind off 2 sts from both sides for raglan chamfers and 5 x 1 st in every 4^th row. In 11 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest sts.

Assembly:

Make raglan seams: cast on 170 sts along the neck-hole line and make 4 cm of rib, then, bind off the sts. Make side and sleeve seams.