Knitting a Stylish Sweater with Anny Blatt Fine Kid Yarn

You’ll Need:

4, 4, 5, 5 skeins of Anny Blatt Fine Kid yarn (51% wool, 49% kid mohair; 255m/50g) in coral (632) and light-pink (735) colors.

Knitting needles size 5.

Auxiliary needle.

Size:

S (P1), M (P2), L (P3), XL (P4).

Used Patterns

• 3 x 3 rib;
• Fancy pattern: due to the scheme, on which only odd rows are stated, make even rows due to the ornament.
  1 knit st, crossed to the right on 6 knit sts: transfer 6 sts to the auxiliary needle behind work, 1 knit st, 6 knit sts from the auxiliary needle.

Note:

Work in 2 threads of yarn – coral + light-pink.

Stitches Control:

Fancy pattern: 19 sts x 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 83, 91, 99, 111 sts and work with 3 x 3 rib, starting with 1 purl instead of 3 for P1, 2 purls instead of 3 for P2, 3 purls for P3 and P4. At 14 cm height, work with fancy pattern, starting with 1, 1, 1, 3 purls and the 1^st st of the scheme and finishing with the last st of the scheme and 1, 1, 1, 3 purls. At 35 cm height, make arm-holes, decreasing the sts in the following way:

• For P1: 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st;
• For P2: 1 x 4 sts, 3 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st;
• For P3: 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st;
• For P4: 2 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st.

There are 65, 69, 73, 79 sts left. At 54, 55, 56, 57 cm height, form shoulder chamfer, decreasing 1 x 6 sts and 2 x 5 sts in every 2^nd row for P1, 3 x 6 sts for P2, 2 x 7 sts for P3, 2 x 8 sts and 1 x 7 sts for P4. At the same time, bind off the central 17 sts for the neck-hole, then decrease 1 x 8 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards.

Front

Make in the same way as back, except neck-hole. At 48, 49, 50, 51 cm height, bind off the central 15 sts and then decrease 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from inwards. At 54, 55, 56, 57 cm height, form shoulder chamfer in the same way as for back.

Sleeves

Cast on 57, 57, 59, 59 sts and work with 3 x 3 rib, starting with 3 purls, 3 purls, 1 knit st, and 1 knit st. At 14 cm height, work with fancy pattern, starting with 1, 1, 2, 2 purls and the 1^st st due to the scheme and finishing with the last st due to the scheme and 1, 1, 2, 2 purls.

Note:

Make 6 decreases in the 1^st row of the fancy pattern. There are 51, 51, 53, 53 sts left.

At the same time, increase from both sides 7 x 1 st in every 8^th row for P1, 1 x 1 st in every 8^th row, and 8 x 1 st in every 6^th row for P2, 9 x 1 st in every 6^th row and 1 x 1 st in every 8^th row for P3, and 5 x 1 st in every 6^th row, 7 x 1 st in every 4^th row. You should get 65, 69, 73, 77 sts. At 44 cm height, form sleeve cap, decreasing the sts in every 2^nd row from both sides in the following way:

• For P1: 1 x 3 sts, 3 x 2 sts, 8 x 1 st, 3 x 2 sts;
• For P2: 1 x 3 sts, 5 x 2 sts, 6 x 1 st, 3 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts;
• For P3: 1 x 3 sts, 7 x 2 sts, 4 x 1 st, 3 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts;
• For P4: 1 x 3 sts, 9 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st, 3 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts.

Bind off the rest 13 sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder, sleeve and side seams. Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes. For the collar, cast on 50 sts and work with 3 x 3 rib, starting with 1 knit st instead of 3 knit sts. At 58 cm height, bind off the sts and sew the collar to the neck-hole.