Knitted tunic

Materials and Tools

Yarn: 180-350 g of kid mohair on a polyamide or silk base, length 800 – 1000 m per 100 g (see size chart for exact usage)

• Example knitted in size S from bobbin mohair on polyamide, IGEA ASTRO 1000 m per 100 g.

Needles :

• 3.0 - 3,5 mm/US2.5 - 4 circular needles with a cable 45-80 cm /20-30” or slightly larger/smaller, depending on your gauge.

Other: 4 markers, extra yarn or stitch holder, row counter, crochet hook, knitting needle

Gauge, sizes and yardage

Gauge: 23 stitches over 28 rows in 10 cm/4” stockinette stitch in the round after blocking

Important: Do not forget to knit a sufficiently large swatch to match the gauge. If you knit tighter or looser, switch to a larger/smaller needle size

The pattern includes 7 sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) with 2-3 cm/1” ease.

Construction and schematic

A-line tunic with extended back.

Knit from the top down in the round, back length extension about 10-12 cm. Designed for an average height of 168 cm

The yoke is knitted with an anatomical raglan using short rows. The yoke height is 9 cm

Decorated with an openwork motif that starts at the center of the back and gradually expands to the sides. The hem and cuffs are finished with an openwork edging.

Size

Bust (cm/ inch) Yarn usage
Your tunic g/oz

XS 82 /32 84 /34 160 /
S 86.5 /34 88 /35 180 /
M 92 /36 94 /37 200 /
L 97 /38 100 /39.5 230 /
XL 102 /40 104 /41.5 260 /
2XL 106 /42 109 /43 290 /
3XL 112 /44 115 /45 320 /

Abbreviations

MNR – row start marker
3K3T – three together knitwise, centered on top (see techniques)
YO - yarn over
DP – double stitch, used in short rows
SR – short rows (see techniques)
Knit – knit // Purl – purl
Ktbl/Ptbl – knit/purl through the back loop (twisted stitch)
k2tog – decrease two together knitwise (right-leaning)
PNRL – left increase from the row below (see techniques)
M#1/2/3/4 – marker #1/2/3/4
PM – place a marker // CM – remove a marker
R(s) – rows (straight) / rounds
PNRP – knit/purl increase to the right on the row below (see techniques)
RS – knit side // WS – purl side
SL – slip a stitch (RS/WS in decreases)
ssk – slip, slip, knit left-leaning decrease (see techniques)
P(s) – stitch(es)

Knitting techniques (all video links are freely accessible)

1. Cast-on: cast on from the long end of the yarn, provisional cast on

2. Increases: left/right knit or purl (PNRP, PNRL)

3. Decreases: ssk, k2tog, (3K knit together)

• Increase from the stitch of the lower row to the right (PNRP)
− (1) Insert the right needle into the stitch below the one to be worked. Knit the stitch.
− (2) Knit the next stitch on the left needle (over the just knitted stitch)

• Increase from the stitch of the lower row to the left (PNRL): similar to PNRP, but steps (1) and (2) in reverse order

3. Increases

• Slip-slip-knit (ssk) – decrease of one knit stitch to the left
• 3 stitches knit together

4. German short rows

— (1) Work to the turning point with knit/purl stitches and turn the work to the other side;
— (2) Slip the last worked stitch as purl with the yarn in front of the work;
— (3) Bring the working yarn behind the work over the right needle and pull tight. This will create a double stitch on the right needle;

− (4-5) In the next row, knit the double stitch as one stitch (RS-knit, WS-purl).

Diagram

 yarn over

  knit

 2 stitches together with a right-leaning decrease

 2 stitches together with a left-leaning decrease

3 stitches together knitwise

 knit through back loop (twisted)

Main back lace and row-by-row chart description

The chart is presented for turning rows, where even rows are worked in purl stitches. When knitting lace in the round, even rows are worked in knit stitches, except for the crossed stitches. They are always worked twisted in both cases.

Verbal description of the 19-stitch and 32-row repeat (highlighted in red)

Row 1: k2tog, yo, knit, yo, ssk
Row 2 and all other even rows: knit with knit stitches, except crossed stitches.
Row 3: k2tog, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, ssk
Row 5: k2tog, yo, 5 knit stitches, yo, ssk
Row 7: k2tog, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, ssk, 1 knit stitch, k2tog, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, ssk
Row 9: k2tog, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, 3ВМЛ, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, ssk
Row 11: k2tog, yo, 11 knit stitches, yo, ssk
Row 13: k2tog, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, ssk, 1 knit stitch, k2tog, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, ssk, 1 knit stitch, k2tog, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, ssk
Row 15: k2tog, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, 3ВМЛ, yo, 1 knit, ЛСК, 1 knit, yo, 3ВМЛ, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, ssk
Row 17: yo, 5 knit stitches, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, 5 knit stitches.
Row 19: yo, 4 knit stitches, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, 4 knit stitches, yo
Row 21: yo, 3 knit stitches, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, 3 knit stitches, yo
Row 23: yo, 2 knit stitches, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, 2 knit stitches, yo
Row 25: yo, 1 knit stitch, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, 1 knit stitch, yo
Row 27: yo, ssk, ЛСК, k2tog, yo
Row 29: yo, 3ВМЛ, yo
Row 31: 1 knit stitch.

Starting from row 15, add 1 lace repeat on each side; the chart expands every 2nd row by 1 stitch on each side.

Border

Verbal description:

Row 1: ssk, 2 knit stitches, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, 2 knit stitches, k2tog
Row 2 and all other even rows: knit

Row 3: ssk, 1 knit stitch, yo, 5 knit stitches, yo, 1 knit stitch, k2tog
Rows 5 & 7: ssk, yo, 1 knit stitch, ssk, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, k2tog, 1 knit stitch, yo, k2tog
Row 9: ssk, 1 knit stitch, yo, 5 knit stitches, yo, 1 knit stitch, k2tog
Row 11: ssk, 2 knit stitches, yo, 3 knit stitches, yo, 2 knit stitches, k2tog
Rows 13,15 & 17: ssk, 3 knit stitches, yo, 1 knit stitch, yo, 3 knit stitches, k2tog

Knitting description

Starting work

Using 3.0 mm/US 2.5 needles, cast on 112 (122, 122, 132, 132, 142, 142) stitches with yarn held doubled.

Row 0 should be knitted as follows: slip a stitch, knit to the last stitch, join in the round by knitting 2 stitches together. Be careful not to twist the stitches. Place the BOR (beginning-of-round marker). You should have 111 (121, 121, 131, 131, 141, 141) stitches on the needles.

Row 1: all stitches purl.

Row 2: all stitches knit, placing markers for the raglan lines:

• BOR 18 (20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22) knit stitches, PM#1 – right half of back
• 15 (16, 16, 18, 18, 20, 20) knit stitches, PM#2 – right sleeve
• 44 (48, 48, 52, 52, 56, 56), PM#3 – front
• 15 (16, 16, 18, 18, 20, 20), PM#4 – left sleeve
• 19 (21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23) – left back side

Markers are placed between the two raglan lines. Increases come from the stitch in the row below to the right/left.

YOKE OF SHORT ROWS

Important: Switch to 3.5 mm needles, break off 1 strand and continue knitting with a single strand.

Important: Increases on the back raglan lines occur every 3rd row 3 (4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) times, 6 (6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) pairs of short rows, 6 (6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) sleeve turns every 2 stitches. Then continue knitting to shape the neckline, increases also every 3rd row, turning on the front 2-2-3-3-3-4-12 (14, 14, 14, 14, 18, 18 (center)-4-3-3-3-2-2

Row 1 (Right Side): 18 (20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22), CM#1, 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 knit stitches), turn knitting.

Row 2 (Wrong Side): slip DP, 2 purl, CM#1, purl to BOR, purl to M#4, purl to M#3, 3 purl, turn.

Row 3 (Right Side): Draw DP, 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) knit, CM#4, knit to the second-to-last stitch before M#1, PNRP, CM#1, PNRL, 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) knit, turn.

Row 4 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 5 (5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) purl, CM#1, purl to the second-to-last stitch before M#4, PNRP, SM#4, PNRL, 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 purl), turn.

Row 5 (Right Side): Draw DP, 5 purl, CM#4, purl to M#1, CM#1, purl to M#2, CM#2, 9 purl, turn.

Row 6 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 6 (6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7) purl, PNRP, CM#1, PNRL, purl to M#4, CM#4, PNRL, 8 (8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) purl, turn.

Row 7 (Right Side): Draw DP, 6 (6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7) knit, PNRP, CM#4, PNRL, knit to M#1, CM#1, 11 (11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12) knit, turn.

Row 8 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 10 (10, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11) purl, CM#1, purl to M#4, CM#4, 11 (11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12) purl, turn.

Row 9 (Right Side): Draw DP, 10 (10, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11) knit, CM#4, knit to the penultimate stitch before M#1, PNRP, CM#1, PNRL, 12 (12, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13) knit, turn.

Row 10 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 13 (13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14) purl, CM#1, purl to the penultimate stitch before M#4, PNRP, M#4, PNRL, 12 (12, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13) purl, turn.

For size XS – Draw DP, 14 knit, CM#4, 22 knit

Other sizes

Row 11 (Right Side): Draw DP, 13 (14, 14, 14, 14, 14) knit, M#4, knit to M#1, CM#1, 16 (17, 17, 17, 17, 17) knit, turn.

Row 12 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 14 (15, 15, 15, 15, 15) purl, PNRP, CM#1, PNRL, purl to M#4, CM#4, 16 (17, 17, 17, 17, 17) purl, turn.

For sizes S, M, L, XL

Row 13 (Right Side): Draw DP, 14 (15, 15, 15) knit, PNRP, CM#4, PNRL, 23 (23, 24, 24) knit.

Other sizes

Row 13 (Right Side) Draw DP, 15 (15) knit, PNRP, CM#4, PNRL, knit to M#1, CM#1, 19 (19) knit, turn.

Row 14 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 18 (18) purl, CM#1, purl to M#4, CM#4, 19 (19) purl, turn.

Row 15 (Right Side): Draw DP, 18 (18) knit, CM#4, 27 (27) knit.

The yoke on the sleeves is finished; next we proceed to partial knitting with turns along the front. Increases will occur along all 4 raglan lines. You should have 43 (49, 49, 51, 51, 53, 53) stitches on the back (between M#1 & M#4).

Front neckline

Reset rows

Row 1 (Right Side): knit to M#1, CM#1, 18 (20, 20, 22, 22, 24, 24) knit stitches, right sleeve, M#2, 3 knit stitches, turn work.

Row 2 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 2 purl, CM#2, purl to M#1, CM#1, purl to M#4, CM#4, 18 (20, 20, 22, 22, 24, 24) purl to M#3, CM#3, 3 purl, turn.

Row 3 (Right Side): Draw DP, 2 knit, CM#3, knit to M#4, CM#4, knit to the penultimate stitch before M#1, PNRP, CM#1, PNRL, knit to the penultimate stitch before M#2, PNRP, CM#2, PNRL, 4 knit, turn.

Row 4 (Wrong Side): Draw DP, 5 purl, CM#2, purl to M#1, CM#1, purl to the penultimate stitch before M#4, PNRP, CM#4, PNRL, purl to the penultimate stitch before M#3, PNRP, CM#3, PNRL, 4 purl, turn.

Row 5 (Right Side): Draw DP, 5 knit, CM#3, knit to M#4, CM#4, knit to M#1, CM#1, knit to M#2, CM#2, 9 knit, turn.

R6 (WS): Draw DP, 7 purl, ПНРП, CM#2, ПНРЛ, purl to the second-to-last stitch before M#1, ПНРП, CM#1, ПНРЛ, purl to M#4, CM#4, purl to M#3, CM#3, 9 purl, turn.

R7 (RS): Draw DP, 7 knit, ПНРП, CM#3, ПНРЛ, knit to the second-to-last stitch before M#4, ПНРП, CM#4, ПНРЛ, knit to M#1, CM#1, knit to M#2, CM#2, 13 knit, turn.

R8 (WS): Draw DP, 12 purl, CM#2, purl to M#1, CM#1, purl to M#4, CM#4, purl to M#3, CM#3, 13 purl, turn.

R9 (RS): Draw DP, 12 knit, CM#3, knit to M#4, CM#4, knit to the second-to-last stitch before M#1, ПНРП, CM#1, ПНРЛ, knit to the second-to-last stitch M#2, ПНРП, CM#2, ПНРЛ, 15 knit, turn.

R10 (WS): Draw DP, 16 purl, CM#2, purl to M#1, CM#1, purl to the second-to-last stitch before M#4, ПНРП, CM#4, ПНРЛ, purl to the second-to-last stitch before M#3, ПНРП, CM#3, ПНРЛ, 15 purl, turn.

R11 (RS): Draw DP, 16 knit, CM#3, knit to M#4, CM#4, knit to M#1, CM#1, knit to M#2, CM#2, 21 knit, turn.

R12 (WS): Draw DP, 19 purl, ПНРП, CM#2, ПНРЛ, purl to the second-to-last stitch before M#1, ПНРП, CM#1, ПНРЛ, purl to M#4, CM#4, purl to M#3, CM#3, 21 purl, turn.

R13 (RS): Draw DP, 19 knit, ПНРП, CM#3, ПНРЛ, knit to the second-to-last stitch before M#4, ПНРП, CM#4, ПНРЛ, 23 (27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29) knit to MNR.

The neckline is ready. How it should look can be seen in the photo to the right. There are a total of 155 (169, 169, 179, 179, 189, 189) stitches on the needles:

• Back: 51 (57, 57, 59, 59, 61, 61) stitches (between M#4 & M#1);
• Sleeves: 26 (28, 28, 30, 30, 32, 32) stitches in each (right - between M#1 & M#2, left - between M#3 & M#4);
• Front: 52 (56, 56, 60, 60, 64, 64) stitches (between M#2 & M#3).