Your Ultimate Guide to Knitting with Beige Bamboo Soft Yarn

You’ll Need:

600 (650) 700 g of beige Bamboo Soft yarn (65% merino wool, 35% bamboo; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles size 5.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 34 + 1 (11) 21 + 2 selvage sts. Work according to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows according to the pattern, yarn overs – as purls.

Rib: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 3 + 2 selvage sts. RS row: 1 selvage st, * 3 knit sts, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *, 3 knit sts, 1 selvage st. WS row: work according to the pattern.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 24 sts x 27.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Rib: 21 sts x 27.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 105 (115) 125 sts with the criss-cross method and work with the main pattern. In 53 cm = 146 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 5 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For neck-hole chamfer, bind off 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows by turn (12 x 1 st in every 2^nd row). Continue with 12 x 1 st in every 2^nd row; for this, make purl2tog before the last cable or after the first cable. In 62 cm = 170 rows (62.5 cm = 172 rows) from the set-up row, bind off the rest 40 (43) 48 sts.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 52.5 cm = 144 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 5 sts and make neck-hole chamfers in the same way as for the back.

Sleeves

Cast on 53 (59) 65 sts and work with rib. For sleeve chamfers, increase 18 x 1 st in every 6^th row from both sides, including the increased sts in the pattern = 89 (95) 101 sts. In 42 cm = 116 rows from the set-up row, bind off the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams, sew up the sleeves, and complete side and sleeve seams.