Delicate lace pullover

knit

yarn over

increase 1 to 2

slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over

slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over

2> knit 2 stitches together purlwise twisted

increase 1 to 3

Sizes: 34/36 (44/46)

You will need: 650 (750) g of blue yarn (50% wool, 50% polyacrylic, 105m/50 g); straight needles and circular needles No. 3.5.

Ribbing: number of stitches multiple of 6 + 3. Knit alternately 3 knit, 3 purl, finish with 3 knit. In purl rows, knit stitches according to the pattern.

Cable A (width 12 st.)* Row 1: 2 purl, 8 knit, 2 purl, Rows 2 and 4: knit stitches according to the pattern. Row 3: 2 purl, 8 st. cross left (= leave 4 st. on a spare needle in front of work, knit 4 knit and then knit stitches from spare needle knitwise). 2 purl. Repeat Rows 1 to 4.

Cable B (width 14 st.): knit like Cable A, but start and finish with 3 purl.

Lace strip (width 21 st.): knit according to the chart; in unmarked purl rows, knit stitches according to the pattern, purl the yarn overs. Repeat Rows 1 to 44 once, then repeat Rows 13 to 44.

Knitting density: 23.5 st. and 32.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: cast on 113 (146) st. and knit the hem as follows: edge st., * 12 st. of Cable A, 21 st. ribbing, repeat from * 2 (3) times, finish with 12 st. of Cable A. edge st. At a height of 12 cm = 40 rows, replace 21 st. ribbing with lace strip. After 31 cm = 100 rows (29 cm = 94 rows) from the hem, bind off for armholes 1 x 9 st. on both sides = 95 (128) st. After 53.5 cm = 174 rows from the hem, bind off for shoulder slopes 1 x 7 (12) st. on both sides, in every 2nd row 3 x 8 (11) st. At the same time as the first shoulder decrease, bind off for the neckline the middle 25 (30) st. and finish both sides separately. For rounding, bind off 2 x 2 st. from the inner edge in every 2nd row. After 55.5 cm = 180 rows from the hem, all stitches should be used.

Front: knit the same, but with a deeper neckline. For this, after 50.5 cm = 164 rows from the hem, bind off the middle 17 (22) st. and in every 2nd row bind off 1 x 3, 2 x 2 and 1 x 1 st.

Sleeves: cast on 47 st. and knit the hem as follows: edge st., 12 st. of Cable A, 21 st. ribbing, 12 st. of Cable A, edge st. At a height of 12 cm = 40 rows, replace 21 st. ribbing with lace strip. At the same time from the hem, increase for sleeve slopes on both sides in every 4th row 29 x (in every 4th row 26 x and in every 2nd row 8 x) by 1 st. = 105 (115) st., including the added stitches in the pattern. Then increase in every 6th row 7 x and in every 4th row 5 (6) x by 1 st. = 97 (105) st., including the added stitches in the pattern. After 43.5 cm = 142 rows from the hem, bind off all stitches.

Finishing: sew shoulder seams; along the neckline, cast on circular needles from the inside 132 (140) st. and knit as follows: *21 st. ribbing, 12 (14) st. of Cable A (B), repeat from * 3 times. Make sure that the cables match the center of the front or the back or the shoulder line. At a height of the collar of 20 cm, bind off all stitches according to the pattern. Set in the sleeves, sew side seams and sleeve seams.