How to Knit an Elegant Orange and Beige Sweater

You’ll Need:

370g of orange yarn Vita Cotton Rivera (100% cotton; 93m/50g);

Knitting needles 3 and 3.5.

Size:

Used Patterns

Pattern 1: Due to the scheme, make WS rows according to the pattern;

Pattern 2: Wrong-side pattern with pencil edges. Make them according to the scheme in every 11 sts and 13 rows.

Stitches Control:

20 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 81 sts for the lower part of the back with the Italian method and knitting needles 3, then change to knitting needles 3.5 and work with pattern 1. In 5 cm = 12 rows from the beginning of work, decrease 7 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows from both sides for better fitting = 67 sts. In 20 cm = 50 rows from the beginning of work, increase 6 x 1 st in every 6^th row from the left side, at the same time, bind off 52 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the right side. In 41 cm = 102 rows from the beginning of work, bind off 3 sts from the left side for the armhole and 2 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 60 cm = 158 rows from the beginning of work, bind off the remaining 13 sts.

For the upper part of the back, cast on 3 sts with beige yarn and knitting needles 3.5 and work with pattern 2, increasing 52 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the left side, while at the same time, increase 6 x 1 st in every 6^th row from the right side. In 21 cm = 54 rows from the beginning of armholes, make armhole from the right side along the bottom part. In 16 cm = 40 rows from the beginning of work, bind off 40 sts from the left side for the neck-hole. In 40 cm = 104 rows from the beginning of work, bind off the remaining 13 sts.

Front

Make bottom part in symmetry to the bottom part of the back. Make the upper part in symmetry to the upper part of the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 20 cm = 52 rows from the beginning of work, bind off 14 x 1 st in every 2^nd row for neck-hole chamfer.

Left Sleeve

Cast on 81 sts with knitting needles 3 and the Italian method with orange yarn, change to knitting needles 3.5 and work with pattern 1, dividing the sts in such a way that 7 sts of the wrong-side pattern are between the stripes of the pattern. For widening, decrease 4 x 5 sts in every 10^th row in the stripes of the wrong-side pattern, and 8 x 1 st in every 8^th row = 45 sts. Then, increase 6 x 1 st in every 6^th row for sleeve chamfers = 57 sts. In 48 cm = 124 rows from the beginning of work, bind off 3 sts from both sides for sleeve caps, then, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, 4 x 1 st in every 4^th row, 7 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row. In 62 cm = 162 rows from the beginning of work, bind off the remaining 3 sts.

Right Sleeve

Make in the same way as the left sleeve, but with beige yarn and pattern 2.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams, connect the details of the front and back, sew up the sleeves, and complete side and sleeve seams.