Comprehensive Knitting Instructions for an XXL Garment
You’ll Need:
850g of Highlander yarn (90% wool, 10% nylon; 80m/50g);
Knitting needles size 9.
Size:
XXL
Stitches Control:
9 sts x 14 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 75 sts with knitting needles size 9 and make 10 rows (5 cm) of garter stitch. Then, work with stockinette stitch, continuing by making 3 sts of garter stitch on both sides.
In 28 cm, finish the cut, cast on 1 st from both sides, increase to 77 sts, and continue work with stockinette stitch with an edging of 4 sts as garter stitch, followed by 4 more rows. Then, continue with stockinette stitch on all the sts. At 35 cm height, decrease 1 st from both sides every 8.5 cm for a total of 8 times = 61 sts. At 105 cm height, decrease 1 x 3 sts for armholes, 3 x 2 sts, and 2 x 1 st = 39 sts. At 128 cm height, bind off the central 9 sts for the neck-hole, then decrease 1 st from both sides of the neck-hole and bind off the remaining sts at 130 cm height.Left Front
Cast on 41 sts with knitting needles size 9 (including 5 sts of placket). Make 10 rows of garter stitch and continue work with garter stitch from the left side in the same way as for the back. Make 5 sts of placket as garter stitch. At 28 cm height, finish the cut, cast on 1 new side st, and continue work with 4 rows of garter stitch on 4 sts. Then, bind off all the sts as stockinette stitch. At 35 cm height, decrease 1 st for sides every 8.5 cm for a total of 8 times. At 102 cm height, start forming the collar. Cast on 15 sts from the side of the front plackets and knit these sts as 5 sts of placket with garter stitch. At 104 cm height, make decreases for the neck-hole. After knitting all the sts of collar and placket, perform knit2tog and repeat these actions every 2nd row for 5 times and every 4th row for 4 times. At 105 cm height, bind off the sts for the arm-hole in the same way as for the back. There should be 29 sts left on the knitting needle after all the decreases (14 sts of shoulder and 15 sts of collar). Bind off 14 sts at 130 cm height, then continue knitting the collar. Make the collar with the following description: 2 rows of garter stitch followed by 2 rows of garter stitch to the last 10 sts, turn your work, and continue with reversed rows. Make 6 cm and transfer the sts to an auxiliary needle.
Right Front
Make in reflection to the left front. Create button-holes at 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93, and 103 cm.
Sleeves
Cast on 32 sts and make 10 cm of cuff with garter stitch. Then, work with stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st from both sides every 4.5 cm for a total of 6 times = 44 sts. At 51 cm height, form the sleeve cap. Bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 6 sts, then bind off 2 sts until the sleeve is 65 cm long, then bind off the remaining sts.