Knitted sweater

2 sizes: 42-46 (48-50)

Garment sizes (yarn and knitting as described):

Materials:
Yarn as described: Lana Gatto Silk Mohair (210 m in 25 g) in 2 strands.
Yarn consumption for size 42-46 (garment length 55 cm): 7 skeins.
Yarn consumption for size 48-50: 8-10 skeins.

Alternative:
Lana Gatto Kid Royal, BBB Soft Dream, Ecafil Sielo, Drops Kid Silk, cone yarn 100 g 800 m in 2 strands.

Other yarn may be used (100 g/400 m, 50 g/200 m, in 1 strand) provided you match the gauge exactly as described.

Circular needles 80 /100/120 cm – 4 and 5 mm. (or needles to suit your gauge).
Circular needles 40 cm – 5 mm. (or needles to suit your gauge) for ease of knitting the sleeves.
Markers for knitting, extra needles or yarn, a needle.

Knitting gauge: 10 cm x 10 cm = 17 stitches x 25 rows in stockinette stitch on 5 mm needles using two strands (yarn as described).

Note! The knitting gauge must correspond to the specified; therefore before starting, be sure to knit and wash a swatch. Then count how many stitches fit in 10 cm. If there are more than 17 stitches, switch to thicker needles; if fewer than 17 stitches, switch to thinner needles.

Abbreviations:
M – marker.

Patterns:

• 1x1 rib in the round: Row 1: knit, purl; repeat from * to *; repeat from row 1.

• Stockinette stitch in rows (flat): Row 1 - all stitches knit; Row 2 - all stitches purl; repeat from Row 1.

• Stockinette stitch in the round: all stitches knit in every round.

• Japanese pattern:

Pattern repeat: height 24 rows, width 36 stitches.

Knitting instructions

Using 4 mm needles. (If the swatch is knitted with a needle size different from 5 mm, for knitting the pattern “1x1 Rib” you should take needles 1-1.5 sizes smaller than the swatch.) Cast on 160 (190) stitches, join in the round.

Knit in the pattern “1x1 Rib” for 9 rows, and in the last row switch to 5 mm needles (or to the needle size that matches your gauge).

Row 1

For size 42-46:
M (start of knitting), 3 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 2 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 3 purl, 80 knit

For size 48-50:
M (start of knitting), 1 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 2 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 2 purl, M, Japanese pattern (from 1st to 17th stitches), 1 purl, 95 knit.

Row 2 and the following rows are worked according to the patterns.

Back is knitted in “Stockinette stitch in the round”; the front part consists of “Japanese pattern” and purl stitches.

For an overall sweater length of 55 cm, knit 37 cm (3 full repeats plus the 4th repeat up to row 15).

If you want to knit a different garment length, choose the number of repeats in height at your discretion.

Shaping armholes.

After reaching the desired length to the armholes, divide the knitting into two equal parts.

Slip 80 (95) stitches from the back onto an additional needle or thread; continue knitting the front part in pattern.

For size 42-46 with total garment length 55 cm, continue knitting from row 15 to row 24, then knit one more repeat.

For size 48-50 with total garment length 55 cm, continue knitting from row 15 to row 24, then knit one more repeat plus rows 1 through 12.

During knitting, note how many rows you have knitted in total (per the description, for a garment length of 55 cm you should knit 34 (46) rows respectively).

After the front part of the garment has been knitted,

for size 42-46: bind off 22 stitches on the left shoulder, then leave 36 stitches on the needles (or transfer stitches to an extra needle) and bind off 22 stitches on the right shoulder.

for size 48-50: bind off 28 stitches on the left shoulder, then leave 39 stitches on the needles (or transfer stitches to an extra needle) and bind off 28 stitches on the right shoulder.

Knit the back in the same way (knit the same number of rows as you knit for the front part of the garment).

After that, sew the shoulders with a mattress stitch.

Collar knitting

For size 42-46 (as in the photo):
Transfer the stitches from the extra needle or thread to circular needles 5 mm, and on both sides of the Japanese pattern pick up an additional 2 stitches, i.e.:
M (start of knitting), 2 purl, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), 2 purl, 36 knit.

On the needles there are 76 stitches in total.

Knit in the round following the pattern to the required height (finish knitting the pattern in the 24th row or in the 12th row).

According to the description, you need to knit 1 repeat, and bind off the stitches in a way convenient for you.

For size 48-50:
Transfer the stitches from the extra needle or thread to circular needles 5 mm, picking up an additional 1 stitch on each side of the Japanese pattern, i.e.:
M (start of knitting), 1 purl, Japanese pattern (37 stitches, see the diagram below), 1 purl, 41 knit.

There are 80 stitches on the needles in total.

Knit in the round following the pattern to the required height (finish knitting the pattern in the 24th row or in the 12th row).

As described, you need to knit 1 repeat and bind off the stitches in a way convenient for you.

If you knitted the garment length to your liking and finished on the 12th row, continue the collar knitting from the 13th row. That is, you need to knit from the 13th to the 24th row + from the 1st to the 12th row.

Knitting the sleeves

For size 42-46:
On 5 mm needles, pick up 64 edge stitches at the armhole, joining in the round.
How to pick up stitches – see the video in the email.

1st row:
M (start of knitting), 4 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 2 purl, M, Japanese pattern (17 stitches, from 1st to 17th row), 5 purl.

Row 2 and subsequent rows knit according to the pattern.

For sleeve length of 43 cm (from the armhole), knit the Japanese pattern repeat to a height of 3 repeats plus rows 1–12.

During knitting, make decreases on rows 24, 38, and 50.

Decreases: purl 2 together after the marker and before the start marker.

58 stitches on the needles.

Then switch to 4 mm needles and knit the 1x1 rib for 10 rows, with decreases in the first row: decrease the first 72 stitches by half. That is, work: 1 knit, knit 2 together, 1 purl, purl 2 together, repeating from * to *. The last 2 stitches are worked normally.

Bind off the stitches in a method convenient for you.

Knit the second sleeve in the same way.

For size 48-50:
On 5 mm needles, pick up 78 edge stitches at the armhole, joining in the round.
How to pick up stitches – see the video in the email.

1 row:
M (start of knitting), 2 purl, M, Japanese pattern (36 stitches), M, 2 purl, Japanese pattern (36 stitches) M, 2 purl.

Row 2 and subsequent rows knit according to the pattern.

For sleeve length of 43 cm (from the armhole), knit the Japanese pattern repeat to a height of 3 repeats plus rows 1–12.

During knitting, make decreases on rows 24, 38 -th rows.

Decreases: purl 2 together after the marker and before the start marker.

On the needles 74 stitches.

Dale switch to 4 mm needles and knit the 1x1 rib for 10 rows, with decreases in the first row as follows:
The first 72 stitches are decreased by half. That is, work: 1 knit (2 stitches together knitwise), 1 purl (2 stitches together purlwise) and repeat from * to *.
The last 2 stitches are knitted in the usual way.

On the needles 38 stitches.

Bind off the stitches in a method convenient for you.

Knit the second sleeve in the same way.

Finishing

The sweater is ready!
All that remains is to weave in the ends and wash in warm water with detergent.
Drying is recommended flat.

knit

purl

U – yarn over

• ∨2 – knit 2 together with right slant (when knitting flat: purl 2 together).

•   knit 2 together with left slant (when knitting flat: purl 2 together through the back loop).