Sweater with a deep neckline

Size: 38-44.

You will need: 

500 g of "Medina" yarn from Midara (100% cotton, 160 m/100 g); needles No. 4-4.5.

Front: 

Cast on 78 sts + 2 edge sts and knit according to the pattern.

Repeat rows 1-7 until row 57, then from row 57 knit according to the pattern.

The stitches for the neckline are marked in a different color.

Back:

Cast on 36 sts and start from the middle of the pattern, increasing on both sides in every 2nd row by 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 sts until there are 78 sts + 2 edge sts on the needles. 

Then knit as the front according to the pattern, but do not make the neckline marked in a different color.

Individually knit the ties for the back. 

Join the shoulder seams and sew the ties above the back, at the edges of the neckline.

Sleeves:

Pick up 78 sts along the sides of the front and back for one sleeve and knit as follows: 1 edge st., 28 sts of the lace pattern of the chart, 5 knit sts, 10 sts of the lace pattern, 5 knit sts, 28 sts of the lace pattern, and 1 edge st.

On both sides in every 2nd row, bind off 1 st., until there are 32 sts left on the needles and then knit 10 more rows straight.

Join the side seams and the sleeve seams.