Knit blouse

Used patterns:
Rib 2/2: 2 knit, * 2 purl, 2 knit.*
Fancy pattern: knit according to the chart.

Sample: square 10 cm in fancy pattern according to the chart on size 6.5 mm needles = 16 sts x 22 rows.

Size: 38

Execution

Back – cast on 64 sts on size 5.5 mm needles and knit rib 2/2. At a height of 12 cm from the start, switch to size 6.5 mm needles, make 1 increase in the 1st row and knit in fancy pattern according to the chart. At a height of 26 cm from the start, for the armholes, bind off 4 sts on each side every 2nd row, then 2 sts (3 times). At a height of 50 cm from the start, bind off all stitches.

Front – knit as for the back, until a height of 44 cm from the start. At this level, for the neckline, bind off the middle 9 sts and finish each side separately. From the neckline side, bind off every 2nd row: 3 sts, 2 sts (2 times) and 1 st. At a height of 50 cm from the start, bind off all stitches.

Sleeves – cast on 44 sts on size 5.5 mm needles and knit rib 2/2. Increase 1 st on each side every 4th row (5 times). At a height of 12 cm from the start, switch to size 6.5 mm needles, evenly increase 53 sts in the 1st row and knit in fancy pattern according to the chart. At a height of 30 cm from the start, for the sleeve cap, bind off 3 sts on each side every 2nd row (4 times) and 2 sts (12 times). At a height of 46 cm from the start, bind off all stitches.

Finishing

Sew the shoulder seams. On circular needles, pick up 70 sts along the neckline on the right side and knit rib 2/2. At a height of 2 cm from the picked up sts, bind off all stitches. Set in the sleeves, slightly gathering at the cap. Sew the side seams and the sleeve seams.

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