Knitting Instructions for a Dust-Pink Sweater

You’ll Need:

500g of dust-pink (50% cotton, 50% viscose);

Knitting needles 4.5.

Size:

S-M.

Note:

Work in 2 threads of yarn.

Used Patterns:

Double Rib:

*1 knit st, slip 1 purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *;

Main Pattern:

Due to the scheme.

Stitches Control:

19 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Cast on 75 sts and work with the main pattern. In 10 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides for better fitting. In 22 cm from the set-up row, increase 3 x 1 st in every 6^th row from both sides. In 32 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 6 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-holes chamfers. In 52 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Left Front:

Cast on 57 sts and work with the main pattern. In 10 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides. In 22 cm from the set-up row, increase 3 x 1 st in every 6^th row. In 32 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 6 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-holes chamfers. In 52 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Right Front:

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves:

Cast on 49 sts and work with the main pattern, increase 3 x 1 st in every 20^th row from both sides for sleeve chamfers. In 26 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 sts from both sides for sleeve caps, then, decrease 18 x 1 st in every 2^nd row after the first 2 sts and before the last 2 sts. In 42 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the rest sts.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams; sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Cast on 270 sts along the edges of front and neck-hole, make 4 rows of double rib and bind off all the sts with kitchener’s stitch. Make 2 cords 140 and 50 cm long and sew them to front.