Blue sweater.

Required:

yarn ALPINA Mario (100% cotton: 60 m./50 g.) – 750 g., needles No. 4.5.

Stockinette stitch: when knitting in the round, all rows are knit stitches.

Size 38 - 40 (Model 86)

Main pattern:

knit according to chart 1. The chart shows knit rows; in purl rows, knit the stitches as per the pattern of the fabric.

Ribbing 1x1: alternately 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch.

Density of the main pattern: 16 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: cast on 75 stitches on needles according to chart 1. For armholes, at a height of 38 cm. (= 70 rows) from the lower edge, bind off on both sides in every 2nd row: 1 time 4 sts, 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 2 sts. For shoulder slopes at a height of 58 cm from the cast-on row, bind off on both sides in every 2nd row: 2 times 6 sts, 1 time 5 sts, bind off the middle 23 sts for the neckline. Front: Knit as for the back. At a height of 49 cm from the lower edge, for the neckline, bind off the middle 7 stitches, then in every 2nd row bind off: 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 2 sts, 3 times 1 st. Sleeve: cast on 57 sts, knit 48 cm. (= 78 rows) according to chart 1. For the armhole, bind off on both sides in every 2nd row: 1 time 4 sts, 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 2 sts, 1 time 1 st, in every 4th row 3 times 1 st, in every 2nd row: 1 time 2 sts, 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 4 sts, leave the remaining 13 sts. Assembly: Wet the pieces, dry them. Make the seams. Along the edge of the neckline, cast on 60 sts, knit 4 rows of ribbing 1x1, 4 rows of stockinette stitch, bind off the stitches.