Women's sweater knitting
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The description of the pullover knitting by designer Martin Storey is translated from the magazine “Simply Knitting”.
Sizes:
8 (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26)
Chest circumference:
81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122, 127) cm,
Chest circumference of the finished garment:
86 (90, 94, 101, 106, 112, 117, 125, 130, 135) cm,
Length:
55 (56, 56, 59, 59, 61, 61, 63, 63, 64) cm,
Sleeve length:
33 (33, 34, 34, 35, 35, 34, 34, 35, 35) cm.
Required yarn:
Rowan, Summerlite DK (100% cotton; 130 m / 50 grams per ball) – 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) balls.
Tools:
Needles No. 3.25 and No. 3.75.
Knitting gauge:
22 stitches and 30 rows = 10x10 cm of stockinette stitch, made with needles No. 3.75.
Knitting the back.
Back:
On needles No. 3.25 cast on 94 (98, 102, 110, 118, 122, 130, 138, 142, 150) stitches.
1st row (right side): * 2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches; repeat from * to the last 2 stitches, 2 knit stitches.
2nd row: * 2 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches; repeat from * to the last 2 stitches, 2 purl stitches.
These 2 rows constitute the ribbing pattern. **.
Knit another 17 rows of ribbing, increasing (increased, increased, increased, decreased, decreased, decreased, increased, decreased) 1 stitch at the end of the last row, finishing with a knit row.
On the needles 95 (99, 103, 111, 117, 123, 129, 137, 143, 149) stitches.
Change needles to No. 3.5.
Starting with a purl row, knit 34.5 (34.5, 34.5, 35, 35.5, 37, 36.5, 38, 37.5, 38) cm of stockinette stitch, finishing with a purl row.
Shaping the armholes:
Bind off 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
On the needles 87 (91, 95, 103, 107, 113, 119, 127, 131, 137, 141) stitches.
Next row (right side): 2 knit stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a left slant, knit stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a right slant, 2 knit stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
Repeat this row every 1 row for another 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) times.
On the needles 81 (85, 89, 97, 101, 107, 111, 119, 123, 129, 133) stitches.
Continue knitting straight until the armhole measures 20 (20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24) cm, finishing with a purl row.
Shaping the neckline:
Next row (right side): 2 knit stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a left slant, knit stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a right slant, 2 knit stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
Next row: 3 purl stitches, 2 stitches knit together purlwise, purl stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together purlwise, 2 purl stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
Repeat the last 2 rows every 1 row for another 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 6) times.
On the needles 71 (75, 79, 87, 91, 97, 101, 109, 113, 119, 123) stitches.
Next row (right side): 2 knit stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a left slant, knit stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a right slant, 2 knit stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
Next row: 2 purl stitches, 2 stitches knit together purlwise, purl stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together purlwise, 2 purl stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
Repeat the last 2 rows every 1 row for another 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8) times.
On the needles 59 (63, 67, 75, 79, 85, 89, 97, 101, 107, 111) stitches.
Next row (right side): 2 knit stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a left slant, knit stitches to the last 4 stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a right slant, 2 knit stitches — 2 stitches decreased.
On the needles 57 (61, 65, 73, 77, 83, 87, 95, 99, 105, 109) stitches.
Transfer the remaining 45 (45, 45, 45, 47, 47, 47, 47, 49, 49, 49) stitches to a stitch holder.
Front:
Knit as for the back until **.
Knit another 16 rows of ribbing, finishing with a purl row.
Next row (right side):
31 (33, 35, 39, 42, 45, 48, 52, 55, 58) ribbing stitches, 1 stitch increased from the yarn over, [8 (8, 8, 8, 17, 8, 17, 17, 8, 17) ribbing stitches, 1 stitch increased from the yarn over] – 4 (4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 4, 2) times, ribbing stitches to the end of the row.
On the needles 99 (103, 107, 115, 121, 127, 133, 141, 147, 153) stitches.
Change needles to No. 3.75.
SCHEME
Knitting the lace pattern:
Note:
the number of stitches in the lace pattern varies in different rows of the pattern repeat. When shaping the style lines, count the number of lace pattern stitches as 43.
Next row (wrong side):
28 (30, 32, 36, 39, 42, 45, 49, 52, 55) purl stitches, 43 stitches of the 1st row of the lace pattern according to the chart, purl stitches to the end of the row.
CHART
knit
purl
yarn over
2 stitches knit together with a left slant
2 stitches knit together with a right slant
3 to 1 left
3 to 1 right
no stitch 4 yarn overs
Next row:
28 (30, 32, 36, 39, 42, 45, 49, 52, 55) knit stitches, 43 stitches of the 2nd row of the lace pattern according to the chart, knit stitches to the end of the row.
These 2 rows establish the location of the lace panel throughout rows 2-49 until the start of shaping the raglan line (similarly to the back), finishing with a purl row.
Shaping raglan lines for the armhole:
Bind off 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
On the needles 91 (95, 99, 107, 111, 117, 123, 131, 135, 141) stitches.
Only for sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16:
Make decreases for the raglan line as for the back. Decrease 1 stitch from each edge in the next row and then in every 4th row 6 (5, 4, 1, 1, -, -, -, -, -) times.
On the needles 77 (83, 89, 103, 107, -, -, -, -, -) stitches.
Only for sizes 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26:
Make decreases for the raglan line as for the back. Decrease 1 stitch from each edge in the next row and then in every – (-, -, -, -, 5, 9, 15, 15, 19) row.
On the needles – (-, -, -, -, 107, 105, 101, 105, 103) stitches.
For all sizes:
Decrease 1 stitch from each edge in every 8 (11, 14, 19, 20, 20, 18, 16, 17, 16) right side row.
On the needles 61 (61, 61, 65, 67, 67, 69, 69, 71, 71) stitches.
Knit one more purl row.
Shaping the neckline:
Next row (right side):
2 knit stitches, 2 stitches knit together with a left slant, knit 4 (4, 4, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10) stitches and turn the work, transfer the remaining stitches to a stitch holder.
On the needles 7 (7, 7, 11, 11, 11, 13, 13, 13, 13) stitches.
Finish each part of the neckline separately.
Decrease 1 stitch from the neckline side in the next row.
On the needles 6 (6, 6, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12) stitches.
Only for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26:
Decrease 1 stitch from each edge in the next row and in the next – (-, -, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) right side row – 6 stitches remain on the needles.
Knit one more purl row.
For all sizes:
Decrease 1 stitch from each edge in the next row – 4 stitches remain on the needles.
Knit 1 row.
Next row (right side):
1 knit stitch, 3 stitches knit together – 2 stitches remain on the needles.
Next row: purl stitches.
Next row:
2 stitches knit together, secure the last stitch.
On the right side, transfer the central 45 (45, 45, 41, 43, 43, 41, 41, 43, 43) stitches to a stitch holder. Attach the yarn to the remaining stitches and knit to the end of the row.
Finish as the first part of the neckline, only in reverse. The last 4 stitches are knit as follows:
Next row (right side):
3 stitches knit together, 1 knit stitch – 2 stitches remain on the needles.
Next row: purl stitches.
Next row:
2 stitches knit together, secure the last stitch.
KNITTING THE SLEEVES.
Sleeves:
Using needles No. 3.25 cast on 54 (54, 54, 54, 58, 58, 58, 58, 58, 58, 58) stitches.
Knit 6 cm of ribbing, as for the back, decreasing (decreased, increased, decreased, decreased, increased, increased, increased, increased) 1 stitch at the end of the last row, finishing with a purl row.
On the needles a total of 53 (53, 55, 55, 57, 57, 59, 59, 59, 59, 59) stitches.
Change needles to No. 3.75.
Starting with a right side row, knit stockinette stitch, increasing 1 stitch from each edge in every 7 (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) row, and then in every 8 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) row, until there are 67 (63, 71, 69, 77, 79, 63, 77, 79, 75, 75) stitches on the needles; then in every 8 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6) row another 8 (10, 11, 12, 11, 13, 17, 11, 13, 15, 17) times = 83 (85, 93, 91, 99, 101, 93, 99, 101, 105, 107) stitches.
Continue knitting straight until the sleeve length reaches 33 (33, 34, 33, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35) cm, finishing with a purl row.
Shaping the sleeve cap:
Bind off 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
On the needles 75 (65, 67, 69, 79, 91, 83, 85, 87, 95, 97, 97) stitches.
Next row (right side): decrease 1 stitch from each edge in the next row, then in every 4th row (0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1) times, then in every 2nd row until 15 stitches remain.
Bind off all stitches.
Lower sleeve:
Next row (wrong side): bind off 5 stitches at the beginning of the row, then bind off 4 stitches at the beginning of the next row – 10 stitches remain on the needles.
Next row (wrong side): bind off 2 stitches at the beginning of the row, then bind off 2 stitches at the beginning of the next row – 6 stitches remain on the needles.
Left half:
Next row (wrong side): bind off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row – 5 stitches remain on the needles.
Next row: bind off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row – 4 stitches remain on the needles.
Repeat the last 2 rows once more = 2 stitches remain on the needles.
Bind off the remaining stitches.
Right half:
Next row (right side): bind off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row – 5 stitches remain on the needles.
Next row: bind off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row – 4 stitches remain on the needles.
Repeat the last 2 rows once more = 2 stitches remain on the needles.
Bind off the remaining stitches.
For both sleeves:
Next row (right side): 2 stitches knit together, bind off the last stitch.
Finishing:
Steam all parts following the instructions on the yarn package. Join the raglan lines on both sides of the front and the right side of the back.
Neckline edging:
Using needles No. 3.25 and on the right side, cast on and knit 12 stitches across the top of the left sleeve, 5 (5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9) stitches down the left side of the front neckline, knit 45 (45, 45, 41, 43, 43, 41, 41, 43, 43) central stitches from the stitch holder, 5 (5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9) stitches up the right side of the front neckline, 12 stitches across the top of the right sleeve, 45 (45, 45, 45, 47, 47, 47, 47, 49, 49) stitches from the back stitch holder – on the needles 124 (124, 124, 124, 128, 128, 130, 130, 134, 134) stitches.
Starting with a purl row, knit 6 rows of stockinette stitch.
In the purl row, bind off all stitches purlwise.
Join the raglan lines on the left side of the back and the neckline edging.
Make the side seams and the sleeve seams.
