Your Complete Knitting Guide with Colorful Yarn Combinations

You’ll Need:

150 (150) 200g of turquoise yarn (83% cotton, 17% polyamide; 130m/50g);

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in yellow color;

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in cream color;

Knitting needles sizes 4 and 5;

Circular knitting needles size 4.

Size:

S (M) L-XL.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 Rib:

Work in straight and reversed directions (the quantity of stitches is even).

RS rows: 1 selvage stitch, *1 cross knit stitch, 1 purl*, 1 selvage stitch;

WS rows: 1 selvage stitch, *1 knit stitch, 1 cross purl*, 1 selvage stitch.

Circle rows: *1 knit stitch, *1 cross purl*.

Relief Pattern:

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 4 + 2 selvage stitches; work according to the scheme, only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows as purls. Start with stitches before the pattern repeat, repeat the pattern, and finish with stitches after the pattern repeat. Make rows 1-8 x 8 times = 64 rows, then make rows 65-72 x once, decreasing 1 stitch from both sides in every RS row, then repeat rows 65-72, continuing decreases according to the pattern.

Stitches Control:

Relief pattern: 17 stitches x 21.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Cast on 86 (94) 102 stitches and make 2 cm with rib for the lower placket. Then, continue working with the relief pattern using yellow yarn. At 26 cm = 56 rows from the lower placket, switch to beige yarn. For raglan chamfers, at 30 cm = 64th row (WS) from the lower placket, bind off 1 x 2 stitches from both sides = 82 (90) 98 stitches. Continue making raglan chamfers according to the scheme from the 65th row and bind off 22 (26) 30 x 1 stitch in every 2nd row from both sides. At 50 cm (108 rows) or 54 cm (116 rows) or 57.5 cm (124 rows) from the set-up row, leave the remaining 38 stitches for the neck-hole.

Front:

Make the front in the same way as the back.

Sleeves:

Cast on 54 (60) 64 stitches and work with rib for 2 cm for the lower placket, increasing 14 (18) 22 stitches in the last WS row = 70 (78) 86 stitches. Continue working with the relief pattern using turquoise yarn. For raglan chamfers, at 22.5 cm (in the 48th row), at 18.5 cm (in the 40th row), or at 15 cm (in the 32nd row) from the lower placket, bind off 1 x 2 stitches from both sides = 66 (74) 82 stitches. Then, for raglan chamfers, continue working as for the back, making decreases for all sizes from the 65th row and decrease 22 (26) 30 x 1 stitch in every 2nd row from both sides. At 42.5 cm = 92 rows from the lower placket, leave the remaining 22 stitches.

Assembly:

Make raglan, side, and sleeve seams. Cast on the previously left stitches of all details with circular knitting needles, starting with the back stitches = 120 stitches. For the placket, work with rib in circular rows using turquoise yarn, making selvage stitches and neighboring stitches in the 1st circular row as knit2tog or purl2tog = 116 stitches. Bind off all stitches of the placket as knit stitches in a length of 3 cm.