Sweater. Work of Lyudmila Astapova

Sizes: 62 (74) 86

Materials: 150 (200) 250 g of white/blue/mint/apricot yarn (51% sheep wool, 49% polyacrylic. 134 m/50 g): needles No. 3.

Garter stitch: knit all rows with knit stitches.

Stockinette stitch: knit on the right side with knit stitches, on the wrong side with purl stitches.

Fancy pattern for the back, front pieces, hood, or corresponding sleeves with a width of 10 sts: knit according to the chart, where only the right side rows are indicated; on the wrong side, knit all stitches and yarn overs as purl or as specified. Complete rows 1 to 64 or rows 1 to 48 once. Finish with stockinette stitch. Repeat the pattern stitches. Attention? The number of yarn overs must correspond to the number of decreased stitches.

Gauge Fancy pattern 25 sts and 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm: stockinette stitch: 25 sts and 35 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: cast on 67 (77) 87 sts and knit 3 cm in garter stitch between the edges. Continue working between the edges in the fancy pattern from arrow A (B) A. After 9 (13) 15 cm from the border, bind off 2 sts on both sides for the armholes and then in every 2nd row bind off 2 sts once and 1 st twice. After 21 (27) 31 cm from the border, bind off 6 (7) 8 sts on both sides for the shoulder slopes and in every 2nd row bind off 6 once and 5 (7 and 6) 7 sts twice. At the same time, when starting the shoulder slopes, bind off the middle 9 (11) 11 sts for the neck opening and finish both sides separately. To round the neck opening, bind off 6 (7) 10 sts from the inner edge in the next 2nd row. After 22 (28) 32 cm from the border, all stitches are bound off.

Right front piece: cast on 35 (40) 45 sts and knit 3 cm in garter stitch between the edges. Continue working in the fancy pattern from arrow C between the edges. On the left side, decrease for the armhole and shoulder slope as on the back. After 18 (23) 27 cm from the border, bind off 4 sts on the right side for rounding the neck opening and then in every 2nd row bind off 1 (1) 2?3. 1 (2) 2 x 2 and 3 x 1 st. At the height of the back, all stitches are bound off.

Left front piece: knit symmetrically.

Sleeves: cast on 41 (47) 51 sts and knit 2 (3) 3 cm in garter stitch between the edges. Continue working in the fancy pattern from arrow D (A) E between the edges. At the same time, increase for the sleeve slopes on both sides in every 6th row 0 (0) 1 x 1 st. and in every 4th row 9 (13) 14?1 st. After 10 (14) 17 cm from the border, bind off 3 (4) 4 sts on both sides for the sleeve cap and then in every 2nd row bind off 3 once, 2 twice, 1 twice, 2 twice, and 3 (2 x 3, 4 x 2, and 3 x 3) 1 x 4, 2 x 3, 2?2, 2 x 3 and 2?4 sts. After 15.5 (19.5) 22.5 cm from the border, bind off the remaining stitches.

Hood: cast on 101 (113) 113 sts and knit 3 cm in garter stitch between the edges.

Continue working in the fancy pattern from arrow D (C) C between the edges. After 9 (11.5) 13.5 cm from the border, for forming the rounded top, bind off the middle stitch and finish both sides separately. After 10 (12.5) 14.5 cm from the border, bind off 2 sts from the outer and inner edges and then in every 2nd row bind off 3 once, 4 once, 5 once, and 6 once. After 13 (15.5) 17.5 cm from the border, bind off the remaining stitches.

Assembly: sew shoulder seams; set in sleeves, aligning the center of the sleeve with the shoulder seam. Sew side seams and lower seams of the sleeves. Along the vertical edges of the front pieces, cast on 57 (70) 80 sts and knit 4 rows in garter stitch, after which bind off all stitches. Complete the seam of the hood. Sew the hood to the neck opening of the jacket. Make 2 cords approximately 35 cm long and sew them to the upper edges of the front pieces at the neck opening.

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