Voluminous mohair sweater

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Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL).
The photo shows size S.

Final measurements:
Chest circumference: 86 (94, 102, 110, 118) cm.
Body length from shoulder: 52 (54, 56, 58, 62) cm.
Sleeve length to cuff: 44 (45, 46, 45, 44) cm.

Materials:

10 (11, 12, 12, 13) skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m/25 g) color Trenchcoat.
Circular needles 3.5 mm, 4.5 mm, and 5.5 mm.
Double-pointed needles 3.5 mm and 5.5 mm.
Stitch markers.
Stitch holders (SH).

Knitting density:
14 st. x 23 rows = 10x10 cm, main pattern, with 5.5 mm needles.

Special abbreviations:
RS – right side.
WS – wrong side.
PM – place marker on needle.
SM – slip marker from left needle to right.
M1K – make 1 knit st. from the strand, knitting through the back loop.

M1P – make 1 purl st. from the strand, knitting through the back loop.
DP – double stitch in German short rows: turn work, slip st., pull yarn tightly back over the needle to create a double stitch.
DP-knit – knit both legs of the double stitch together.
DP-purl – purl both legs of the double stitch together.

Note:
The sweater is knitted in the round, top down, with yarn held triple.

First, knit a double collar, then knit the yoke with increases for the raglans, while simultaneously shaping the neck rise at the back using German short rows. The body and sleeves are separated and knitted in the round. The cuffs and hems are knitted in ribbing.

The pattern "Waffles" shows the pattern repeat and increases for the raglans. The pattern is easy to memorize and repeated the necessary number of times, depending on the size of the sweater. As the number of stitches increases, new pattern repeats are gradually added throughout the yoke.

NECK BAND:
On 5.5 mm circular needles, cast on 84 st. Join in the round, PM to mark the beginning of the round.
Switch to 4.5 mm circular needles.

Round 1:
(1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the round.
Repeat round 1 until the neck band height is 2 cm.

Switch to 3.5 mm circular needles. Continue knitting in ribbing until the band height is 5 cm from the cast-on edge.

Switch to 4.5 mm circular needles. Continue knitting in ribbing until the band height is 10 cm from the cast-on edge.

Fold the band in half, use the left needle to lift the first st. from the cast-on edge and knit it together with the st. on the left needle; then use the left needle to lift the next st. from the cast-on edge and knit it together purl with the st. on the left needle.

Continue joining the edges of the band as described until all st. on the left needle are knitted.

Then knit all stitches in ribbing.

YOKE:

Switch to 5.5 mm circular needles.

Round with increases for raglans:
1 knit, 2 purls, 1 yarn over, 1 knit, 2 purls; repeat from once more, PM; repeat from* 3 times, PM; repeat from* 2 times, PM; repeat from* 3 times, PM; repeat from* 2 times.

…times, PM for the beginning of the round [14 st. decrease] = 98 st.

Short rows and increases for raglans:

Note: DP counts as one stitch. When the text states "knit as indicated," knit as follows: in knit rows — knit over knits, purl over purls, yarn overs knitted; in purl rows — knit over knits, purl over purls, yarn overs purled.

Short row 1 (RS):
DP, 2 knits, SM, 1 purl, (2 knits, 1 yarn over, 2 together knit, 2 knits, 1 purl) until 1 st. before marker, 1 purl, SM, 1 purl; (2 knits, 1 yarn over, 2 together knit, 2 knits, 1 purl) until the marker at the start of the round, SM, knit as indicated until 1 st. before the marker, M1P, 1 purl, SM, M1P; repeat from* once more, 1 knit, 1 purl, turn work [4 st. increase].

Short row 2 (WS):
DP, 1 knit, SM, 1 knit, (1 knit, 2 purls, 2 together knit, 2 knits, 1 purl, 1 yarn over) until 1 st. before marker, 1 purl, SM, 1 purl; (1 knit, 2 purls, 2 together knit, 2 knits, 1 purl, 1 yarn over) until the marker at the start of the round, SM, knit as indicated until the next marker, M1P, 1 purl, SM, M1P; repeat from* once more, 1 knit, 1 purl, turn work [4 st. increase].

Short row 3:
DP, 1 knit, SM, 1 knit, (1 knit, 2 purls, 2 together knit, 1 yarn over, 2 purls) until 1 st. before marker, 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 knits, 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 together knit, 1 yarn over, 2 purls) until the marker at the start of the round, SM, knit as indicated until the next marker, M1P, 1 purl, SM, M1P; repeat from once more, 1 knit, 1 purl, turn work [4 st. increase].

Short row 4:
DP, 1 knit, SM, 1 knit, *(1 knit, SM, 1 knit, 1 purl, (2 knits, 2 together purl twisted, 1 yarn over, 2 purls) until 1 st. before marker, 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 knits, 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 together purl twisted, 1 yarn over, 2 purls) until the marker at the start of the round, SM, knit as indicated until the next marker, M1P, 1 knit, SM, M1P, DP-purl, 1 knit, turn work [4 st. increase].

Short row 5:
DP, 1 purl, 1 knit, 1 purl, SM, 1 knit, 1 purl, (1 knit, 2 purls, 1 yarn over, 2 together with the strand, 2 purls) until 2 st. before marker, 1 knit, 1 purl, SM, 1 knit, 1 purl, (1 knit, 2 purls, 1 yarn over, 2 together with the strand, 2 purls) until the marker at the start of the round, SM = 114 st.
Cut the yarn.

Beginning of the pattern "Waffles":
Knit according to the pattern chart for the yoke. Remove the start of round marker and move 16 st. from the left needle to the right, join the yarn, this will be the new start of the round.

Round 1:
1 knit, 1 purl, knit the "Waffles" pattern until 2 st. before the marker, 1 knit, 1 purl, SM; repeat from three more times.

Starting from round 2 and ending with round 28 of the chart, in each round knit the "Waffles" pattern until the marker, SM; repeat from three more times [112 st. increase] = 226 st.

Starting from round 1 and ending with round 6 (10, 14, 20, 26), knit in the "Waffles" pattern as established [24 (40, 56, 80, 104) st. increase] = 250 (266, 282, 306, 330) st.

BODY AND SLEEVES SEPARATION:

Separating round:
move the next 59 (63, 67, 73, 79) st. of the sleeve to a waste yarn or SH, cast on 4 (7, 10, 11, 12) st. for the underarm, starting with the 3 (3, 3, 1, 3)-rd round and the 3 (1, 6, 3, 7)-th st. of the "Waffles" pattern, knit the pattern on the body stitches until the marker; repeat from once more = 140 (154, 168, 182, 196) st.

BODY:

Round 1:
knit the knit st. at the underarm, knit the "Waffles" pattern until the end of the round.

Next round:
knit all st. in the "Waffles" pattern until the end of the round.

Continue knitting as established in the pattern until the body height is 45 (47, 49, 51, 55) cm from the shoulder, or to the desired length, finishing with the 2-nd or 4-th round of the pattern.

Round with decreases:
knit as indicated until the end of the round, without performing yarn overs in the pattern [20 (20, 24, 26, 28) st. decrease] = 120 (132, 144, 156, 168) st.

Band:

Switch to 4.5 mm circular needles.

Round 1:
(1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the round.

Repeat round 1 until the band height is 7 cm.
Bind off all stitches loosely as indicated.

SLEEVES:

Move the 59 (63, 67, 73, 79) st. of the sleeve onto 5.5 mm double-pointed needles, evenly distributing the stitches on the needles.

Round 1:
starting from the 3 (3, 3, 1, 3)-rd round and the 3 (1, 6, 3, 7)-th st. of the pattern, knit in the "Waffles" pattern on all stitches of the sleeve, pick up 4 (7, 6, 8, 10) knit st. along the underarm edge, join in the round, PM for the beginning of the round = 63 (70, 73, 81, 89) st.

Only sizes M, L, and XL:

Round with decreases:
knit the waffle pattern until the last (-, 6, 8, 10) st., 2 together knit until the end of the round [- (-, 3, 4, 5) st. decrease] = (-, 70, 77, 84) st.

All sizes:

Knit in the "Waffles" pattern until sleeve height is 38 (39, 40, 39, 38) cm from the underarm, or to the desired length, finishing in the 2-nd or 4-th round of the pattern.

Cuffs:

Switch to 3.5 mm double-pointed needles.

Only size XS:

Round with decreases:
1 purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl, 1 knit, 2 together knit, 2 together purl; repeat from to the last 2 st., 1 knit, remove the start marker

of the round, then knit the first and last stitch of the next round 2 together knit, PM for the beginning of the round [27 st. decrease] = 36 st.

Next round:
(1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the round.

Only size S:

Round with decreases:
1 knit, 2 together purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl; repeat from to the end of the round [30 st. decrease] = 40 st.

Next round:
(1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the round.

Only size M:

Round with decreases:
2 together purl, 1 knit, 2 together purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl; repeat from to the last 5 st., 1 knit, 2 together purl, 2 together knit [30 st. decrease] = 40 st.

Next round:
(1 purl, 1 knit) to the end of the round.

Only size L:

Round with decreases:
1 purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl, 1 knit, 2 together purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl; repeat from to the last 2 st., 1 knit, remove the start marker of the round, then knit the first and last stitch of the next round 2 together knit, PM for the beginning of the round [33 st. decrease] = 48 st.

Next round:
(1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the round.

Only size XL:

Round with decreases:
1 purl, 1 knit, 2 together purl, 2 together knit, 2 together purl; repeat from to the last 1 st., remove the start marker of the round, knit the first and last stitch of the next round 2 together knit, PM for the beginning of the round [36 st. decrease] = 48 st.

PATTERN "WAFFLES"

(Chart with symbols)

Legend:
— knit
X — purl
O — yarn over
— 2 together with the strand
(leaning right) — 2 together knit

N — M1