Green vest

Sizes: 36/38 (40/42).

You will need: 550 (600) g of yarn (100% extra merino wool, 160 m/50 g); needles No. 6; 7 buttons with a diameter of 23 mm.

Knitting density: 22 sts and 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm of stockinette stitch.

Ribbing 3/3: * 3 knit, 3 purl repeat from *-*.

Stockinette stitch: knit row — knit, purl row — purl.

Pattern "zigzag" (21 sts): knit according to chart 1. The knit rows are shown, in the purl rows knit the stitches according to the pattern. Repeat rows 1-30 once, then repeat rows 3-30. 1 square = 1 st and 2 rows.

Pattern "braid" (16 sts): knit according to chart 2. The knit rows are shown, in the purl rows knit the stitches according to the pattern. Repeat rows 1-10. 1 square = 1 st and 2 rows.

Diamond pattern (26 sts): knit according to chart 3. The knit rows are shown, in the purl rows knit the stitches according to the pattern. Repeat rows 1-26. 1 square = 1 st and 2 rows.

Ribbing 1/1: * 1 knit, 1 purl *, repeat from *-*.

Decorative decreases: Right edge: edge st., 2 knit, slip 1 st. as knit, 1 knit and pull it through the slipped stitch; left edge: 2 sts together knit, 2 knit, edge st.

Decorative increases: Right edge: edge st., 2 knit, make 1 st. as knit through the back loop from the next stitch; left edge: make 1 st. as knit through the back loop from the next stitch, 2 knit, edge st.

Back: Cast on 129 (135) sts and knit 8 cm in ribbing 3/3, distributing the stitches in the 1st knit row as follows: edge st., 2 knit, * 3 purl, 3 knit. repeat from *, 3 purl, 2 knit, edge st. In the last purl row evenly decrease 3 (1) sts = 126 (134) sts. In the next knit row knit, distributing the stitches as follows: edge st., 12 (16) sts stockinette stitch, 21 sts pattern "zigzag", 16 sts pattern "braid", 26 sts pattern "diamonds", 16 sts pattern "braid", 21 sts pattern "zigzag", 12 (16) sts stockinette stitch, edge st. At a height of 15 (16) cm from the start to form the silhouette, make decorative decreases on both sides as follows: 1 time 1 st., then 5 more times 1 st. in every 10th row. At a height of 38 (39) cm from the start, make decorative increases on both sides as follows: 1 time 1 st., then 2 more times 1 st. in every 10 (12) rows. At a height of 46 (48) cm from the start, add 2 sts for sleeves on both sides once, then additionally cast on 2 sts and 3 sts once in every 2nd row = 134 (142) sts. At a height of 19 cm, close 7 (8) sts for shoulder slopes on both sides once, then 2 times 7 sts and 3 times 8 sts (4 times 8 sts and 1 time 9 sts) in every 2nd row. At a height of 68 (70) cm from the start, close 20 central sts for the neckline. To form the rounding, close 6 sts on both sides of the neckline twice in every 2nd row.

Front: Cast on stitches and knit as for the back, but at a height of 60 (62) cm from the start, close 22 central sts for the neckline, then from both sides close 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 6 times in every 2nd row. Perform the shoulder slope on the left at a height of 18 cm from the start, and the right shoulder slope as on the back at a height of 19 cm. [cut

Assembling the pullover: Moisten the pieces, shape them according to the pattern and let them dry. For the shoulder strip, cast on 11 sts and knit as follows: edge st., * 1 knit, 1 purl, repeat from *, 1 knit, edge st. At a height of 17 cm from the start, set aside the remaining stitches. Make the second strip the same way, but with 4 buttonholes: edge st., knit 3 sts, close 2 sts, knit the remaining sts. In the next purl row, cast on stitches again above the closed ones. Place the 1st buttonhole at a height of 2.5 cm from the start, the remaining three with a gap of 4 cm between each. Sew the strip with buttonholes to the shoulder slope of the left front, and the second strip to the shoulder slope of the back. Perform the right shoulder slope. Pick up 111 sts along the neckline edge and an additional 11 sts in each buttonhole = 133 sts. Knit as follows: on 11 sts of each strip in the pattern as before, on 111 sts in ribbing 3/3, starting and ending with 3 knit. At the same time, make 3 more buttonholes, distributing them evenly on the front strip. At a height of the collar of 18 cm, close all stitches according to the pattern. Overlap the short sides of the shoulder slope strips onto each other (front on top) and join at the lower edge of the sleeve. Along the lower edge of each sleeve, pick up 62 sts. Knit 3 cm in ribbing 3/3, then close the stitches according to the pattern. Join the side seams and the lower seams of the sleeves. Sew buttons onto the strip along the shoulder slope and the neckline of the back.