How to Knit a Cashmere Sweater with Ruffles

You’ll Need:

250g of green Mondial Cashmere yarn (100% cashmere; 115m/25g);

Knitting needles size 4;

Tapestry needle;

2 m of green satin lace.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns

Double Rib:

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

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

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

3^rd and all following rows: * 1 knit stitch, slip 1 purl, yarn in front of the work*; repeat from * to *, take off the contrast yarn in the finished detail.

1 x 1 Rib

Pattern for Ruffle:

1^st row: * 12 knit stitches, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, then work 12 knit stitches;

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th, 12^th, 13^th, 15^th, 16^th, and 18^th rows: ornamental rows;

5^th row: * knit 2 together as broaching (slip 1 knit stitch, 1 knit stitch, draw it through the slipped stitch), 8 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, knit 2 together as broaching, 8 knit stitches, knit 2 together;

8^th row: * knit 2 together as broaching, 6 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, knit 2 together as broaching, 6 knit stitches, knit 2 together;

11^th row: * knit 2 together as broaching, 4 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, knit 2 together as broaching, 4 knit stitches, knit 2 together;

14^th row: * knit 2 together as broaching, 2 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, knit 2 together as broaching at the end of the row, 2 knit stitches, knit 2 together;

17^th row: * knit 2 together as broaching, knit 2 together, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, knit 2 together as broaching, knit 2 together.

Stitches Control:

1 x 1 rib: 31 stitches x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Cast on 347 stitches and make 18 rows with the pattern for ruffle (= 114 stitches). Then, work with 1 x 1 rib. At 35 cm from the ruffle, decrease 1 x 4 stitches and 4 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-hole chamfers. At 60 cm, bind off the remaining stitches.

Right Front:

Cast on 168 stitches and make 18 rows with the pattern for ruffle. Then, work only on the first 7 stitches with 1 x 1 rib, incorporating 4 x 4 stitches, 4 x 3 stitches, and 9 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row from the left side; then, cast on 1 x 9 stitches on wrong side at the end of the row and then make these 9 stitches with double rib for the placket (= 63 stitches). Make 12 rows without increases, then, decrease 24 x 1 stitch in every 5^th row for the neck-hole after 9 stitches of double rib. At 35 cm from the ruffle, create arm-hole chamfer in the same way as for the back. At 60 cm, bind off 21 stitches of shoulder from the left side and make 10 cm of double rib on the remaining stitches, then leave these stitches.

Left Front:

Make symmetrically to the right front.

Sleeves:

Cast on 151 stitches and make 18 rows of the pattern for ruffle (= 51 stitches). Then, work with 1 x 1 rib, increasing 17 x 1 stitch in every 8^th row from both sides. At 45 cm (108 rows), bind off 1 x 4 stitches from both sides for sleeve caps, then, decrease 26 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. At 60 cm, bind off the last 25 stitches.

Assembly:

Assemble shoulders, sleeves, and side seams, then sew the sleeves. Attach both halves of the back neck-hole placket and sew the placket to the neck-hole line.