Knitting Pattern for a Cozy Merino Wool Sweater

You’ll Need

550g of grey Extra Merino Big yarn (100% sheep wool; 80m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles, size 6.

Size

S.

Used Patterns

Rib A

3 x 3 rib;

Rib B

2 x 2 rib;

Main Pattern

The quantity of sts is multiple 24 + 1 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls.

Stitches Control

Main pattern: 15.5 sts x 20.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Rib A and B: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 75 sts and make 14 cm of rib A between selvage sts, starting and finishing with 2 knit sts, then work with the main pattern. In 47.5 cm from rib, bind off the central 19 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts in the next 2^nd row. In 50 cm from rib, bind off the rest 25 sts of shoulder from each side.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 45 cm from rib, bind off the central 11 sts and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 41 sts and make rib A between selvage sts, starting and finishing with 3 knit sts. In 15 cm from the set-up row, work in the following way: 1 selvage st, the last 7 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat x once, finish with 8 sts of pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. In 8 cm from rib, increase 1 st for sleeve chamfers from both sides, 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row, 11 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 71 sts, including the increased sts in the pattern. In 28.5 cm from rib, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; cast on 64 sts with circular knitting needles along the neck-hole for the collar, make 1 circle row of purls and then work with rib B. At 19 cm height of collar, bind off the sts loosely. Sew up the sleeves and make side and sleeve seams.