How to Knit a Beautiful Cotton Sweater

You’ll Need:

550 (650)g of beige Eco yarn (100% cotton; 90m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 4.5 and 5;

Circular knitting needles 4.5.

Size:

S (L).

Used Pattern

Garter Stitch

In RS and WS rows – knit sts, in circle rows – 1 circle row of knit sts, 1 circle row of purls by turn;

Relief Pattern

The quantity of sts is multiple 15 + 6 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows and yarn overs as purls. Start with 1 selvage st, repeat the pattern, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Make 1^st-10^th rows x once, then, repeat 3^rd-10^th rows.

Stitches Control:

17 sts x 22.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 83 (98) sts with knitting needles 4.5 and make 2 cm = 5 rows of garter stitch for placket, starting with 1 WS row. Then, switch to knitting needles 5 and work with the relief pattern. In 36.5 cm = 82 rows from placket, bind off 3 sts from both sides for armholes and 3 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 63 (78) sts. In 55 cm = 124 rows (58.5 cm = 132 rows) from the placket, bind off the central 27 (34) sts for the neck hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 58 cm = 130 rows (61.5 cm = 138 rows) from placket, bind off the rest 15 (19) sts of the shoulder from each side.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck hole. For this, in 47 cm = 106 rows (50.5 cm = 114 rows) from the placket, bind off the central 13 (20) sts and 1 x 3 sts, 3 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 41 (56) sts with knitting needles 4.5 and make the placket in the same way as for the back. Then, change to knitting needles 5 and work with the relief pattern as follows: start with 1 selvage st and sts before the pattern repeat, make 2 (3) pattern repeats, 1 selvage st. At the same time, increase 10 x 1 st in every 8^th row from both sides = 61 (76) sts, including the increased sts in the pattern. In 40 cm = 90 rows from the placket, bind off 3 (5) sts from both sides for sleeve caps and 11 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row. In 50.5 cm = 114 rows from the placket, bind off the rest 11 (22) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 82 (96) sts along the neck hole with circular knitting needles and make a placket with garter stitch. At 2 cm height of the placket, bind off all the sts as knit sts. Sew up the sleeves, and make side and sleeve seams.