Ultimate Knitting Guide for a Stunning Sweater with Elevated Yarn Choices

You’ll Need:

11/12/13 skeins of Lana Grossa Evento yarn (65% cotton, 35% merino wool; 160m/50g) in white color;

4/4/5 skeins of Babykid yarn (60% kid mohair, 40% polyamide; 200m/50g) in grey-beige color;

Straight knitting needles 8 and 10;

Circle knitting needles 9 (80 cm long).

Note:

Work in 3 threads of yarn (2 threads of Evento yarn with 1 thread of Babykid yarn).

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Marked Decreases:

In the beginning of the row: make broaching (slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st) after the 2nd st; in the end of the row: make knit2tog before the last 2 sts;

Marked Increases:

In the beginning and end of the row: make 1 cross knit st from broaching after the 2^nd st in the beginning of the row and before the last 2 sts in the end of the row.

Stitches Control:

Stockinette stitch: 10 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 54/58/62 sts with knitting needles 8 and work with stockinette stitch, starting with 1 WS row of purls. In 5 cm from the set-up row, mark 1 st from both sides and then work with knitting needles 10. For chamfers, make marked decrease in the 13^th row from both sides, then, 2 x 1 st in every 10^th row. In 28/30/32 cm from the mark, put a marker for the arm-holes from both sides. In 22/23/24 cm from the marks, bind off 5/4/6 sts for shoulder chamfers from both sides. Leave the sts of the neck-hole in the next row for the collar.

Left Front

Cast on 47/49/51 sts with knitting needles 8 and work with stockinette stitch, starting with 1 WS row of purls. In 5 cm from the set-up row, mark 1 st from the right side and then work with knitting needles 10. Make side-chamfers and arm-hole from the right side in the same way as for back = 50/52/54 sts. Make shoulder chamfer from the right side in the same way as for back. Leave the rest 30 sts for the collar.

Right Front

Make in reflection to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 46/48/50 sts with knitting needles 10 and work with stockinette stitch, starting with 1 WS row of purls. For chamfers, make 1 marked decrease in the 10^th/4^th/8^th row from both sides for the beginning of the sleeve. Then, make 1 marked decrease x 4/5/6 times in every 8^th/8^th/6^th row = 36 sts. In 35 cm from the beginning of the sleeve, make a placket with stockinette stitch with knitting needles 8. In 5 cm from the placket, bind off the sts.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams. Transfer the previously left sts of the collar to the circle knitting needles 9 and work with stockinette stitch. In 25 cm from the beginning of the collar, bind off all the sts.