Complete Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Sweater

You'll Need:

13 (14) 15 skeins of middle weight yarn (70% wool, 30% camel wool; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles 4.5 and 5;

Circle knitting needles 4.5.

Used Patterns

Rib Pattern

Rib (pic. 1) in straight rows. The quantity of sts is multiplied by 4 + 2 selvedge sts.

RS row: 1 selvedge st, *2 knit sts, 2 purls*, 1 selvedge st;

WS row: due to the ornament.

Circular Rib Pattern

Rib with circle rows. The quantity of sts is multiplied by 4. Make 2 knit sts and 2 purls by turn.

Only RS rows are stated on the schemes of the following rows; make WS rows according to the ornament.

Honeycomb Pattern

Honeycomb pattern (pic. 2): the quantity of sts is multiplied by 8. See the description below. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Cables Patterns

Cables (A) on 8 sts (pic. 3) – knit according to the scheme 2 A. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Cables (B) on 8 sts (pic. 4) – knit according to the scheme 2 B. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Central cables on 62 sts (pic. 5) – knit according to the scheme 3. Repeat 1^st-24^th rows.

Stitch Control

Stitches control: 29 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Size:

XS (S) M.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 150-158-166 sts with knitting needles 4.5 and make 4 cm with pattern 1 for the placket; increase 2 sts in the last WS row = 152-160-168 sts.

Continue work with knitting needles 5: 1 selvedge st, 36-40-44 sts with pattern 2. For sizes XS and M, constantly repeat the pattern, finishing with sts before arrow. For size S, constantly repeat the pattern, 8 sts of pattern 3, 62 sts of pattern 5, 8 sts of pattern 4, and 36-40-44 sts of pattern 2. For sizes XS and M, start with sts from the arrow, then repeat the pattern. For size S, repeat the pattern all the time, finishing with 1 selvedge st.

After 52.5 cm = 160 rows from the placket, bind off the central 64 sts for smooth neck-hole rounding and finish both parts separately.

Bind off 1 st x 2 in every 2^nd row along the inner edge. After 54.5 cm = 166 rows from the placket, bind off the last 42-46-50 sts for shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. At 48 cm = 146 rows from the placket, bind off the central 60 sts. After that, bind off 1 st x 4 in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 70-78-86 sts with knitting needles 4.5 for each sleeve and make 4 cm with pattern 1 for the placket; increase 2 sts in the last WS row = 72-80-88 sts.

Continue work with knitting needles 5: 1 selvedge st, 4-8-12 sts of pattern 2. For size XS, make sts before arrow once. For size S, make pattern repeat once, and for size M, make pattern repeat once and finish with sts before arrow. 62 sts of pattern 5, 4-8-12 sts of pattern 2, for size XS make sts before arrow once, for size S make pattern repeat once, for size M start with sts before arrow, then repeat once, followed by 1 selvedge st.

At the same time, increase 1 st x 3 from both sides in every 6^th row for sleeve chamfers, 1 st x 17 of pattern 2 = 112-120-128 sts. After 29.5 cm = 90 rows from the placket, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 144 sts along the neck-hole with circle needles for the placket and work with circle rows of pattern 1. At 10 cm width of the placket, bind off all the sts, fold the placket inwards in half, and sew.

Sew the sleeves and make side seams.