Beautiful sweater

Sizes 34-36 (38-40) 42-44 (46-48) 50-52 Threads SALSA (50 g. / 110 m.) color BORDEAUX 8 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 skeins. Composition: 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic Materials: needles No. 3.5 and 5.5.
 Gauge: 23 sts and 24 rows, knit FANT. BRAIDS, threads SALSA, needles No. 5.5 = 10 cm.

 
 Stitches: * ....*: repeat always from * to * 
 Ribbing 1 x 1, needles No. 3.5 
 Purl stitch, needles No. 5.5  
Fant. braids, needles No. 5.5: for 49 sts and 24 rows (see diagram)

  
Back Cast on 87 (89) 91 (93) 97 sts on needles No. 3.5. Knit ribbing 1 x 1 starting and ending the first row and every odd row with 1 st. knit. At a height of 4 cm from the beginning, knit 1 row purl on the purl side, distributing 10 decreases. Remaining 77 (79) 81 (83) 87 sts. Take needles No. 5.5 and continue with purl stitch and fant. braids as follows: 14 (15) 16 (17) 19 sts in purl stitch, 49 sts in fant. braids following the diagram and 14 (15) 16 (17) 19 sts in purl stitch. Decrease on both sides every 6 rows: 4 times by 1 st. Remaining 69 (71) 73 (75) 79 sts. Then increase on both sides every 10 rows: 4 times by 1 st. We obtain 77 (79) 81 (83) 87 sts. At a height of 36 cm from the beginning, for the armholes, bind off 2 sts once on each side, then in every 2 rows: 1 time 2 sts and 3 times 1 st. Remaining 63 (65) 67 (69) 73 sts. At a height of 53 (54) 55 (56) 57 cm from the beginning, for the neckline, bind off the central 25 (25) 27 (27) 27 sts. Continue each side separately, binding off from the neckline side in 2 rows: 1 time 10 sts. 

 Attention! Meanwhile, at a height of 54 (55) 56 (57) 58 cm from the beginning, for the shoulder slope, bind off 5 sts once on both sides and in 2 rows: 1 time 4 (5) 5 (6) 8 sts.  

Front Cast on the same number of sts and do the same work up to the neckline. At a height of 45 (46) 47 (48) 49 cm from the beginning, bind off the central 17 (17) 19 (19) 19 sts. Continue each side separately, binding off from the neckline side in every 2 rows: 1 time 4 sts, 1 time 3 sts, 2 times 2 sts, 1 time 1 st. and in every 4 rows: 2 times 1 st. At a height of 54 (55) 56 (57) 58 cm from the beginning, for the shoulder slope, bind off 5 sts once on both sides and in 2 rows: 1 time 4 (5) 5 (6) 8 sts.  

Sleeve Cast on 59 (63) 69 (73) 79 sts on needles No. 3.5. Knit ribbing 1 x 1. At a height of 4 cm from the beginning, take needles No. 5.5 and continue with purl stitch and fant. braids as follows: 5 (7) 10 (12) 15 sts in purl stitch, 49 sts in fant. braids following the diagram and 5 (7) 10 (12) 15 sts in purl stitch. At a height of 45 cm from the beginning, for rounding, bind off 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 sts once on both sides, then in every 2 rows: 14 times 1 st., 2 times 2 sts and 1 time 3 sts (1 time 2 sts, 12 times 1 st., 3 times 2 sts and 1 time 3 sts.) 3 times 2 sts, 10 times 1 st., 3 times 2 sts and 1 time 3 sts (1 time 3 sts, 3 times 2 sts, 9 times 1 st., 3 times 2 sts and 1 time 3 sts.) 2 times 3 sts, 3 times 2 sts, 8 times 1 st., 3 times 2 sts and 1 time 3 sts. Then bind off the remaining 13 sts. Knit the second sleeve the same way.  

Finishing Sew the right shoulder. Neckline STRIPE: With needles No. 3.5, cast on 104 (104) 108 (108) 108 sts along the neckline, knit 2.5 cm in ribbing 1 x 1 and bind off sts. Sew the left shoulder and bind off the collar. Sew the sleeves to the body. Then bind off the bottom of the sleeves and the side seams.