Knitted sweater

This pullover with a round yoke is knitted from the top down in one piece.

The back neckline is shaped with short rows and the raglan shaping is worked after the yoke pattern is complete.
The pullover is designed with a little ease and deep armholes, but you can knit it with more or less ease.

There is no body shaping below the armholes, but you can easily add waist shaping.
The length of the sleeves and body can be easily adjusted by changing the number of rounds knitted.

Sizes:
Final bust circumference: 33.25 (36.5, 39.5, 42, 45.25, 48.5, 51.5, 54, 57.25, 60.5, 63.5)"/83 (91, 99, 105, 113, 121, 129, 135, 143, 151, 159) cm.
The model shows the pullover with an ease of 5 cm.

Yarn:
Miss Babs Kaweah; 100% merino wool; 256 m/113 g.; colorway Old Gold; 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8) skeins; 860 (940, 1075, 1170, 1280, 1385, 1670, 1535, 1680, 1800, 1875) m.

Needles:
Circular needles 3.5 mm with cable lengths of 40 cm and 60 cm (or longer) and a set of 4 or 5 double-pointed needles.
Or choose a different size of needles that will give you the desired gauge.

Tools:
markers, cable needle, stitch holders or waste yarn, blunt-tipped needle.

Gauge:
20 stitches x 28 rounds = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch.

Abbreviations:

k: knit

k2tog: knit 2 together (decrease)

m: marker

p: purl

psso: pass slipped stitch over

sl: slip

ssk: slip, slip, knit (decrease leaning left)

sssk: like ssk, but over three stitches

Special Techniques:

Short Rows: Wrap and Turn (wrp-t):

knit stitch: with yarn in back, slip the next stitch as purl, bring the yarn forward. Slip the stitch from the right needle back to the left needle and turn.

purl stitch: with yarn in front, slip the next stitch as purl, bring the yarn back. Slip the stitch from the right needle back to the left needle and turn.

Picking Up the Wrap:

Knit the wrapped stitch knitwise: insert the right needle under the wrap and place it on the left needle. Knit it knitwise through the back loop together with the wrapped stitch.

Purl the wrapped stitch: insert the right needle from behind into the back of the wrap and place it on the left needle. Purl it together with the wrapped stitch.

M1-P: insert the left needle from front to back under the strand between stitches; purl this stitch through the back loop. 1 stitch was added.

M1: insert the left needle from front to back under the strand between stitches; knit this stitch through the back loop. 1 stitch was added.

RLI (Raised Increase Left): with the right needle, lift the stitch below the next stitch on the left needle. Place it on the left needle, then knit this new stitch. 1 stitch was added.

LLI (Raised Increase Right): with the left needle, lift the stitch 2 rows below the last knitted stitch, then knit this new stitch. 1 stitch was added.

Ribbing Pattern: (multiple of 9 stitches)

Round 1: *[1 purl, 1 knit] 4 times, 1 purl; repeat from * to end.

Repeat round 1 as described.

INSTRUCTIONS

Yoke

Using short circular needles, cast on 99 (110, 121, 121, 121, 132, 132, 132, 143, 143, 143) stitches, place marker and join work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches.

Knit rounds 1-24 of chart 1, knitting 9 (10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13) times in the round and increasing stitches in rounds 4, 6, 8, 16, and 22 as indicated. 189 (210, 231, 231, 231, 252, 252, 252, 273, 273, 273) stitches.

Knit rounds 1-13 of chart 2 to the end, increasing in round 1 as indicated. 207 (230, 253, 253, 253, 276, 276, 276, 299, 299, 299) stitches.

Knit rounds 1-24 of chart 3 to the end, increasing in rounds 1, 2, and 6 as indicated. 252 (280, 308, 308, 308, 336, 336, 336, 364, 364, 364) stitches. Cut the yarn.

Note: in rounds 6, 10, and 20, slip the first stitch as purl with the yarn in back, knit to the last stitch, remove the marker and knit the cable as indicated, returning the marker between 2 stitches.

Knit the remaining next round to the end.

Note: the remaining part of the pullover is knitted in stockinette stitch except for the lower motif and band, as well as the cuffs.

Slip 55 (59, 63, 63, 64, 68, 69, 69, 74, 74, 75) stitches from the left needle to the right needle, place marker for the beginning of the round and join the yarn.

Establish round: 49 (55, 61, 61, 59, 65, 63, 63, 67, 67, 65) knit for the left sleeve, place marker for raglan, 77 (85, 93, 93, 95, 103, 105, 105, 115, 115, 117) knit for the back, place marker for raglan, 49 (55, 61, 61, 59, 65, 63, 63, 67, 67, 65) knit for the right sleeve, place marker for raglan, 77 (85, 93, 93, 95, 103, 105, 105, 115, 115, 117) knit to the end of the front.

Note: short rows go into the sleeve stitches.

Short row 1 (knit): knit across the left sleeve, sl m, knit across the back to 19 stitches before the next raglan marker, wrp-t.

Short row 2 (purl): 39 (47, 55, 55, 57, 65, 67, 67, 77, 77, 79) purl, wrp-t.

Short rows 3 – 10: knit to the wrapped stitch, pick up the wrap, knit 11 stitches, wrp-t.

After the last turn, knit to the beginning of the round, picking up the wrap on the right sleeve when you get to it.

All sizes except 32.25"/83 cm: knit another _ (1, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1) rounds knitwise, slipping markers and picking up the last wrap on the left sleeve when you get to it.

All sizes except 32.25 and 36.5"/83 and 91 cm: Increase round for sleeve and body: [1 knit, RLI, knit to 1 stitch before the marker, LLI, 1 knit, sl m, RLI, knit to marker, LLI, sl m] 2 times. 8 stitches increased.

Knit 1 round straight, working new stitches in stockinette stitch. Repeat these 2 rounds another _ (_, 0, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) times. _ (_, 63, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 85, 89, 89) stitches for each sleeve; _ (_, 95, 101, 107, 113, 119, 121, 133, 137, 141) stitches for the front and back.

All sizes:

Note: for size 33.25"/83 cm, it will be necessary to pick up the last wrap in the next round.

Body

At this point, the sleeves will be separated from the body. First, knit the lower part of the body, then the sleeves.

Round for separation: remove the marker for the beginning of the round, place the left sleeve stitches on a holder, remove the marker, cast on 3 (3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 9) stitches, place a marker for the new beginning of the round, cast on 3 (3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 9) stitches, knit across the back, remove the marker, place the right sleeve stitches on a holder, remove the marker, cast on 6 (6, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 10, 14, 18) stitches, knit across the front to the end of the round. 166 (182, 198, 210, 226, 242, 258, 270, 286, 302, 318) stitches for the body.

Knit straight in stockinette stitch to a length of the body of 18 (18, 18, 19, 19, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 21.5, 21.5, 21.5) cm from the underarm or 12.5 cm shorter than the desired length.

Motif Chart

Setting the motif: 97 (108, 117, 125, 137, 148, 159, 168, 180, 192, 204) knit, pm (this will be the marker for the new beginning of the round), knit round 1 of the lower chart, pm, knit in the round to the new beginning of the round, removing the old beginning marker.

Continue in pattern as established for another 15 rounds, ending in round 16 of the chart.

Note on the lower band: for the ribbing band, you need a number of stitches that is a multiple of 9 + 11.

The measurements of the band are less than the measurements of the bust (see chart). If you prefer to adjust the circumference of the bottom, you can increase the number of stitches by the indicated number below by nine stitches. If the motif of the chart has not been knitted, it will require 2 stitches fewer than the number of stitches below that is a multiple of 9.

Setting the ribbing band: knit round 17 of the lower chart, sl m, knit to the end knitwise, evenly increasing or decreasing -2 (0, +2, -1, +1, +3, +5, +2, +4, -3, -1) stitches. 164 (182, 200, 209, 227, 245, 263, 272, 290, 299, 317) stitches.

Next round: knit the ribbing round of the chart, sl m, knit the ribbing to the end. Repeat for a length of the band of 6.5 cm or to the desired length. Bind off stitches as per pattern.

Sleeves

Using double-pointed needles with the right side facing, and starting from the center of the underarm, pick up and knit 3 (3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 9) stitches along the cast-on edge, 49 (55, 63, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 85, 89, 89) knit stitches of the held sleeve stitches, pick up and knit 3 (3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 9) stitches along the cast-on stitches to the center of the underarm, pm and join work in the round. 55 (61, 67, 73, 77, 83, 87, 93, 95, 103, 107) stitches.

Knit 13 (8, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3) rounds knitwise.

Decrease round: 1 knit, k2tog, knit to the last 2 stitches, ssk. 2 stitches decreased.

Repeat the previous 14 (9, 7, 5, 7, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4) rounds for another 4 (7, 10, 13, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 19, 21) times. 45 (45, 45, 45, 55, 55, 55, 55, 55, 63, 63) stitches for the sleeve.

Knit another 9 (7, 9, 16, 9, 16, 9, 13, 13, 13, 5) rounds knitwise or to 5 cm shorter than the desired length, decreasing 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0) stitches in the last round. 45 (45, 45, 45, 54, 54, 54, 54, 54, 63, 63) stitches for the sleeve.

Knit ribbing for a length of 5 cm or to the desired length. Bind off stitches as per pattern.

Finishing

Block the pullover to measurements and weave in the ends.