Knitting a Sweater with a Leaf Pattern Using Ecotone Yarn

You’ll Need:

400 (500) g of beige Ecotone yarn (100% cotton; 140m/50g);

Straight and circle knitting needles 3;

Crochet hook 3.

Size:

S (M).

Used Patterns:

Pattern with leaves: the quantity of sts is multiple 24. Work due to the scheme, on which only odd rows are stated. Make even rows due to the ornament, cross knit sts – cross knit sts/ cross purls, yarn overs – as knit st/ purl.

Stitches Control:

27 sts x 30.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Cast on 240 (288) sts with circle knitting needles, circle them in the ring and knit around with the pattern with leaves (right side line is the beginning of circle row). In 58 cm = 176 rows from the set-up row, divide your work to front and back (120 (144) sts for each detail) and make back, first.

Cast on 12 sts from both sides for sleeves and knit all 144 (168) sts with straight and reversed rows with the pattern with leaves. In 73.5 cm = 224 rows (76 cm = 232 rows) from the set-up row, bind off the central 30 (34) sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 4 sts in every 2nd row from inwards. In 75.5 cm = 230 rows (78 cm = 238 rows) from the set-up row, bind off the rest 49 (59) sts.

Then, make the front in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 71.5 cm = 218 rows (74 cm = 226 rows) from the set-up row, bind off the central 30 (34) sts and 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, and 1 x 4 sts in every 2^nd row.

Make shoulder seams; cast on 108 (116) sts along the neck-hole line with circle knitting needles, make 1 WS row of knit sts and bind off the sts as knit sts.

Make sleeve seams. Fasten the arm-holes with 1 row of slip sts with the help of the crochet hook.