Knitting a Beautiful Sweater with Light-Green Yarn

You’ll Need

500 (550/600)g of light-green yarn (100% cotton; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 3.5 and 4;

Circular knitting needles 4 (80-100 cm long);

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size

S (M/L).

Used Patterns

Knots Pattern

1 knit stitch, 1 purl by turn;

Main Pattern

1 knit stitch, 1 purl by turn, replace the pattern every 2 rows;

Fancy Pattern

Follow the scheme, where only RS rows are stated; make WS rows according to the pattern. Repeat the 1^st-12^th rows.

Stitches Control

Main pattern, knitting needles 4: 22-23 stitches x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 117 (125/137) stitches with knitting needles 3.5 and make 3 rows of knots pattern, starting with WS row and working as follows: 1 selvage stitch, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, and continue according to the pattern, finishing the row with 1 knit stitch and 1 selvage stitch. Then, work as follows with knitting needles 4: 1 selvage stitch, 7 (9/13) stitches of the main pattern, * 29 stitches of fancy pattern, 7 (9/13) stitches of the main pattern, 1 selvage stitch. At 31 (33/31) cm height = 90 (96/90) rows, increase 1 x 1 stitch from each side of the detail, then increase 3 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row = 125 (133/145) stitches. Include the increased stitches in the main pattern. At 37 (39/37) cm height = 108 (114/108) rows, bind off 1 x 3 stitches and 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides for armholes, leaving the rest 115 (123/135) stitches, the height of the detail is 39 (41/39) cm.

Front

Make in the same way as the back.

Sleeves

Cast on 81 (83/85) stitches with knitting needles 3.5 and make 3 rows with knots pattern, starting with WS row and working as follows: 1 selvage stitch, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, and continue according to the pattern, finishing the row with 1 knit stitch and 1 selvage stitch. Then, work as follows with knitting needles 4: 1 selvage stitch, 7 stitches of the main pattern, 29 stitches of fancy pattern, 7 (9/11) stitches of the main pattern, 29 stitches of fancy pattern, 7 stitches of the main pattern, 1 selvage stitch. For sleeve widening, at 19 (18.5/11) cm height = 54 (52/30) rows from fancy pattern, increase 1 x 1 stitch from both sides, then, 3 x 1 stitch (5 x 1 stitch/ 9 x 1 stitch) in every 4^th row = 89 (95/105) stitches. Include the increased stitches in the main pattern. At 25 (27/25) cm height = 72 (78/72) stitches, bind off 1 x 3 stitches and 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides for sleeve caps, leaving the rest 79 (85/95) stitches = 27 (29/27) cm. Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Yoke

Transfer the previously left stitches of back, sleeve, front, and second sleeve to the circular knitting needles, making knit 3 together between the details = 380 (408/452) stitches. Then, knit around, decrease 2 stitches in every passage between the detail, for a total of 4 decreases of 2 stitches = 372 (400/444) stitches. Make decreases in every 2^nd row x 14 (17/20) times = 260 (264/284) stitches. At the same time, at 45 (49/49) cm height = 132 (144/144) rows, leave the central 49 stitches for the neck-hole. Increase 2 x 7 stitches, 1 x 5 stitches, 1 x 4 stitches, 1 x 3 stitches at the end of every row to the previously left stitches, make yarn over and turn your work in the opposite direction. Then, make 1 row of knit stitches, including the previously left stitches, knitting to the front half of yarn overs with knit stitches together with the next stitch, and as cross knit stitch before yarn over. Make 1 WS row with decreases: 56 x 2 stitches (60 x 2 stitches, 68 x 2 stitches) = 204 (204/216) stitches. Create one more WS row, then bind off the stitches as knit stitches.

Assembly

Sew the sleeves and bind off side seams. Fasten neck-hole according to the scheme.