Mohair sweater

Knitting Description

Back

Cast on 93(101) stitches with needles No. 3.5 and knit a 1x1 rib for a height of 6 cm. Then switch to needles No. 4, bind off 1x5 stitches for armholes on both sides, then in every 2nd row bind off 1x2 stitches, 5x1 stitch = 69(77) stitches.

After 52(54) cm = 104(108) rows from the rib, to form the neck hole, bind off the middle 23(25) stitches and continue knitting both halves separately. In every second row, bind off 1x3 stitches, 1x2 stitches.

At a height of 54(56) cm = 108(112) rows, bind off shoulder stitches 18(21) stitches each.

Front

Cast on 93(101) stitches with needles No. 3.5 and knit a 1x1 rib for a height of 6 cm.

 purl

twisted stitch (with straighter ends)

3 to 1 left

3 to 1 right

decrease left (ssk)

decrease right (k2tog)

knit

After 33 cm = 66 rows from the rib, bind off 1x5 stitches for armholes on both sides, then in every 2nd row bind off 1x2 stitches, 5x1 stitch = 69(77) stitches.

After 46(48) cm = 92(96) rows from the rib, to form the neck hole, bind off the middle 13(15) stitches and continue knitting both parts separately.
For rounding on the inner edge, in every 2nd row bind off 2x3(2) stitches, 4(6)x1 stitch.

At a height of 54(56) cm = 112 rows, bind off shoulder stitches 18(21) stitches each.

Sleeves

Cast on 41(43) stitches for each sleeve with needles No. 3.5 and knit a 1x1 rib for a height of 4 cm.

In the last purl row, evenly increase 12(10) stitches = 53 stitches.

Next, knit with needles No. 4, distributing patterns according to the video project (channel Handicraft Svetlana Loseva).

At the same time, increase for the slope on both sides every 10 rows 8x1 stitch (7 rows 11x1 stitch) = 69(75) stitches.

After 41 cm = 82 rows from the rib, knit the sleeve cap, binding off simultaneously from both sides 1x5 stitches. Then make decreases in every second row 1x2 stitches, 2x2 stitches, 3x1 stitches, 1x3 stitches.

After 52 cm = 104 rows from the rib, bind off the remaining stitches of the sleeve.

Assembly

Perform wet blocking of all parts.

Sew the shoulder seams. Around the neck, pick up 100(104) stitches on circular needles No. 3.5 and knit a rib: the first row - purl stitches and the next 5 rows - 1x1 rib. Bind off loosely on the purl side.

Sew the side seams, sleeve seams, and set in the sleeves.