Original knitted cardigan

Size 44/46
Yarn: Pekhorka "Merino" color №700 Light Violet, needles size 3
Main pattern:
The braid consists of 6 stitches, in every eighth row there is a crossover of the braid stitches.
Rows 1 to 7 form the braid pattern.
Rows 1, 3, and 5: * 6 knit stitches *, repeat from * to *;
Row 2 and all even rows: knit all stitches according to the pattern;

Row 7: * 6 stitches cross to the left (leave 3 stitches on a spare needle in front of the work, knit 3 knit stitches, then knit 3 stitches from the spare needle) *, repeat from * to *.
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So, the calculations from the land of Mam by Tatoha: I knitted a sample and it turned out that in 10 cm there are 3 braids in width and 3 braids in length.
Since my friend wanted a cardigan not too fitted, we decided that it should be knitted to the hip circumference = 110 cm.

I started knitting from the front piece, and according to my calculations, it turned out that I needed to cast on 68 stitches = 8 braids.
First, I knitted 8 rows of 2x2 ribbing and then switched to the main pattern. For beginners, I will write in detail how I knitted Row 1:

Row 1: 1k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 6k, 2p, 1k - k is edge stitch, k is knit stitch, p is purl stitch
Next, I knit according to the pattern making crossovers in the following rows:
7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79, 87, 95, 103, 111, 119, 127, 135, 143, 151
On row 151, I closed for the armhole 1x5 stitches, 1x3 stitches, continued to knit making crossovers in rows 159, 167, 175, 183.
On row 176, I closed for the neckline 1x10 stitches
on row 178 1x10 stitches
on row 180 1x7 stitches
On row 187, I closed the remaining shoulder stitches.