Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Pullover and Skirt

You’ll Need:

500g of mint color yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 330m/100g);

50g of the same yarn, but in black color;

Knitting needles 2.5;

Circular knitting needles 2.5;

Shirring.

Size

S.

Used Patterns

Rib Pattern

1 x 1 rib;

Main Pattern

Make according to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated.

Piping

1^st row: * 1 knit stitch, 1 purl*;

2^nd row: knit stitches, slip purls yarn in front of work.

Repeat 2^nd row.

Stitches Control

27 stitches x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Pullover

Cast on 105 stitches with black yarn and make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, work with the main pattern using mint yarn. At a height of 41 cm from the rib, bind off 3 x 1 stitch in every row from both sides for armholes and then bind off 3 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. After that, knit straight for 11 cm. Then, bind off the central 40 stitches for neck-hole and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 1 stitch, 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 1 stitch in every row from the inside and then 1 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. Knit straight for 2 rows and bind off the remaining stitches of the shoulder. Finish the second side in symmetry.

Front

Cast on 105 stitches with black yarn and make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, work straight for 12 cm with the main pattern and mint yarn. Then, make pockets imitation. For this, make 31 stitches of 1 x 1 rib with black yarn, 40 stitches of the main pattern with mint yarn, and 31 stitches of 1 x 1 rib with black yarn. Make 6 rows this way. Then, continue making all stitches with the main pattern using mint yarn. Make armholes in the same way as for the back at the same height. After making decreases for the armhole, knit 8 cm straight. Then, bind off the central 34 stitches for neck-hole and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 1 stitch, 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 1 stitches, bind off 3 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row and 1 x 1 stitch in every 3^rd row. Then, knit straight for 5 rows and bind off the remaining stitches of the shoulder. Finish the other side of the neck-hole in symmetry.

Sleeves

Cast on 80 stitches with black yarn, and make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, continue working with the main pattern using mint yarn for 12 rows, increasing 1 stitch from both sides in sleeve chamfers in the 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 8^th, and 11^th rows. Then, bind off the stitches from both sides for sleeve caps in the following way: 1 stitch in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th, 9^th, 15^th, 19^th, 22^nd, 25^th, 28^th, 31^st, 33^rd, 35^th, 37^th, 39^th, 41^st-47^th rows, making 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th-14^th, 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, 20^th, 21^st, 23^rd, 24^th, 26^th, 27^th, 29^th, 30^th, 32^nd, 34^th, 36^th, 38^th, 40^th rows without decreases, binding off 2 stitches in the 48^th, 49^th, and 50^th rows, and binding off 3 stitches in the 51^st, 52^nd, and 53^rd rows. Bind off the remaining stitches of the sleeves in the 54^th row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 192 stitches along the neck-hole and work with 1 x 1 rib for 2 cm in round rows. Bind off the stitches. Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes, and make side and sleeve seams.

Skirt

Back

Cast on 120 stitches with black yarn and make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, work with the main pattern for 42 cm using mint yarn. After this, change to black yarn and make 2 cm of piping, and then bind off the stitches.

Front

Make in the same way as the back.

Assembly

Make side seams. Insert shirring in the self-belt.