For a stylish lady

Size: 38

You will need: 800 g of green yarn MONDIAL MERINO MAXI (50% merino wool, 50% acrylic, 60 m/100 g), straight and auxiliary needles No. 8, darning needle.

Double ribbing: cast on half of the required stitches with contrasting yarn; Row 1: with working yarn knit *1 knit, 1 yarn over*, repeat from * to *, Row 2: *knit yarn over, slip 1 stitch as purl, do not knit, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *, Row 3 and subsequent rows: *1 knit, slip 1 stitch as purl, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *; in the finished piece, unravel the contrasting yarn.

Stockinette stitch: right side - knit, wrong side - purl.

Purl stitch: right side - purl, wrong side - knit.

Braids A and B (width 18 stitches): knit according to the corresponding pattern, Row 21: repeat the rapport from Row 1.

Knitting density: 14 stitches and 14.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: cast on 7 stitches and knit 2 stitches in purl stitch, 3 stitches in stockinette stitch, and 2 stitches in purl stitch, while casting on again on both sides in every 2nd row 2 x 5 stitches and 3 x 4 stitches and knitting these stitches as they are cast on as follows (counting from the center to the edge): to the right of the middle 7 stitches - 18 stitches in stockinette stitch, 2 stitches in purl stitch, 2 stitches in stockinette stitch; to the left of the middle 7 stitches symmetrically. After 10 rows from the cast-on edge (finishing the increases) knit 18 stitches in stockinette stitch to the right of the middle 7 stitches braid B, to the left of the middle 7 stitches braid A, knit the remaining stitches according to the pattern. After 29 cm from the cast-on edge for the armhole borders, increase 1 stitch on both sides 1 x 1 stitch and knit the 3 edge stitches on both sides in double ribbing. At the same time for the neckline knit as follows: to the middle 3 stitches according to the pattern, set aside 1 stitch on an auxiliary needle behind the work, knit 2 knit and from the set-aside stitch knit 1 knit and 1 twisted knit; finish the row according to the pattern. In the next row, divide the work in half and finish both parts separately, knitting 2 edge stitches in stockinette stitch on both sides of the center. After 29 cm from the beginning of the neckline set aside 27 remaining stitches for each shoulder.

Front: knit as the back, but swapping braids A and B.

Shoulder: cast on 27 stitches and knit 2 stitches in stockinette stitch (inner edge), 2 stitches in purl stitch, 18 stitches in braid A, 2 stitches in purl stitch, 3 stitches in double ribbing. After 85 cm from the cast-on edge set aside all stitches.

Lower border: cast on 7 stitches and knit in stockinette stitch. After 96 cm set aside all stitches.

Assembly: join the set-aside stitches of the front and back with a knitting seam. Join the set-aside stitches of the shoulder with the stitches of the cast-on row, forming a ring with the shoulder. Sew the inner edge of the shoulder to the neckline of the front and back, gathering the edge of one of the pieces if necessary. Work the side seams. Join the stitches of the border with the stitches of the cast-on row of the front and back and sew the edges of the border. Fold the border in half to the wrong side and hem it with a blind stitch.