How to Knit a Stylish Garment: Step-by-Step Instructions

You’ll Need:

200 (200) 250g of dark-grey yarn (50% alpaca wool, 30% sheep wool, 20% polyamide; 90m/50g);

150 (150) 200g of the same yarn, but in beige color;

100 (100) 150g of the same yarn, but in dark-brown color;

Knitting needles size 8;

Crochet hook size 7.

Stitches Control:

9.5 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 41 (45) 49 sts and work with garter stitch. At the same time, starting from the setup row, increase 3 x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides for side chamfers = 47 (51) 55 sts. In 22 cm = 44 rows from the setup row, bind off 1 x 1 st from both sides for raglan chamfers, then, 15 (17) 19 x 1 st in every 2^nd row and 4^th row. In 45 cm = 90 rows (48 cm = 96 rows) 51 cm = 102 rows from the setup row, bind off the remaining 15 sts.

Front

Cast on 41 (45) 49 sts with dark-brown yarn and work with garter stitch. Make side seams in the same way as for the back = 47 (51) 55 sts. For raglan chamfers, bind off 1 x 1 st, then, bind off 12 (14) 16 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th row. At the same time, in 28 cm = 56 rows (31 cm = 62 rows) 34 cm = 68 rows from the setup row, bind off the central st for the V-shape neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For neck-hole chamfers, bind off 8 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th row. In 41 cm = 82 rows (44 cm = 88 rows) 47 cm = 94 rows from the setup row, bind off the remaining 2 sts.

Sleeves

Cast on 25 (29) 33 sts with beige yarn and work with garter stitch. At the same time, starting from the setup row, increase 6 x 1 st in every 12^th and 14^th rows (6 x 1 st in every 12^th row) or 6 x 1 st in every 10^th and 12^th rows from both sides for chamfers = 37 (41) 45 sts. In 43 cm = 86 rows (40 cm = 80 rows) 37 cm = 74 rows from the setup row, make raglan chamfers: from the right side – as for back, from the left side – as for front. In 62 cm = 124 rows from the setup row, bind off 1 x 2 sts for the upper chamfer from the left side, then, 1 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts, and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 66 cm = 132 rows from the setup row, bind off the remaining 2 sts. Make the right sleeve symmetrical to the left sleeve.

Assembly

Make raglan seams. Fasten the neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets with dark-grey yarn. Make side and sleeve seams.