Knitting a Stylish Sweater with Dark-Blue Cashmere Yarn

You’ll Need:

350 (400) 450g of dark-blue Lana Grossa Cashmere yarn (77% cotton, 15% cashmere, 8% polyamide; 175m/50g) in dark-grey color (# 44);

Knitting needles size 4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 Rib

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Edge with Slipped Stitches (= 7 sts):

1^st row (WS): make the 1^st and 4^th sts in WS row in the following way: cross 1^st knit st * 1 cross knit st from across yarn, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * x twice; make the last 4 sts in the end of WS row in the following way: * 1 purl, 1 cross knit st from across yarn*; repeat from * to * x twice, 1 cross knit st;

2^nd row (RS): slip knit sts (yarn behind work), purls – as purls;

3^rd row (WS): due to the pattern.

Repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Relief Pattern

The quantity of sts is multiple 12 + 1 + selvage st. Work according to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows and yarn overs as purls. Repeat 1^st-10^th rows.

Stitches Control:

Relief pattern: 20 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch: 23 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Left Front and Half of Back

Make as one-piece cloth across. Cast on 129 (141) 153 sts with knitting needles size 4 and work with rib, making 4 sts from both sides from the edge of slipped sts (= 7 sts) = 135 (147) 159 sts. In 5 cm work with relief pattern instead of rib: 7 sts of edge with slipped sts, 121 (133) 145 sts of relief pattern (start according to the scheme, repeat the pattern x 9 (10) 11 times, finish according to the scheme) 7 sts of edge with slipped sts. In 32 (35) 38 cm from the set-up row = in the 80^th (90^th) 100^th row of relief pattern, work from right side in the following way for arm-hole: 7 sts of edge with slipped sts, 42 (52) 62 sts of relief pattern, bind off 37 (39) 41 sts, 42 sts of relief pattern, 7 sts of edge with slipped sts. Cast on 37 (39) 41 sts in the next RS row and work according to the pattern. In 52 (58) 61 cm from the set-up row = 6 (7) 7 vertical pattern repeats from arm-hole, bind off all the sts.