Pullover with diamond pattern.

Light blue pullover A light blue pullover with raglan sleeves is attractive due to the unusual arrangement of openwork patterns.

Size: 38/40

You will need: 400 g blue Club yarn (50% cotton, 50% polyacrylic, 125 m/50 g); straight and circular knitting needles No. 3.5.

Basic pattern 1: knit according to the pattern, which shows only faces. R. in purl knit loops according to the pattern, yarn overs - purl, in double yarn overs, knit the 1st yarn over, purl the 2nd yarn over. cross. Start with 1 chrome. knit loops to the middle once, then knit loops symmetrically from the middle, ending with 1 edge. Perform 1 time from 1st to 170th r.

Basic pattern 2: the number of loops is a multiple of 16 + 4 + 2 chrome. Knit as the main pattern 1, but start with 1 chrome. and 2 sts before the rapport, repeat the repeat loops 3 times, knit 2 sts after the rapport and 1 edge.

Attention! When decreasing and increasing, the number of yarn overs should correspond to the number of loops knitted together and vice versa. Repeat from 1st to 28th r.

Knitting density: 21 p. and 32 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: crosswise set cast on 100 sts and knit with main pattern 1. After 39.5 cm = 126 r. From the cast-on edge, make decreases on both sides for raglan bevels. After 53 cm = 170 rub. From the cast-on edge, close off the remaining 42 sts.

Before: knit like a back, but for a V-neck after 35 cm = 112 r. from the cast-on edge (see arrow A in the diagram) under-knit 113 rubles. 4 stitches to the middle and knit the placket as follows: for decreases, knit 2 stitches together, for the openwork edge, make 1 yarn over and knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 chrome from the transverse thread. Finish both sides separately. Knit the left half first. To bevel the cutout, do it every 2nd r. another 13 decrease. Carry out the openwork edge until the end of the work. After 53 cm = 170 rub. From the cast-on edge, close off the remaining 8 stitches. Knit the right half symmetrically, while in the 113th row. knit 1 chrome from the transverse thread, for the openwork edge, perform 1 broach (slip 1 stitch as knit, 1 knit and stretch it through the removed loop) and make 1 yarn over, for decreases, perform 1 broach.

Sleeves: crosswise cast on 54 sts and knit the main pattern 2. After 8.5 cm = 23 rub. from the cast-on edge, add 1 p. for sleeve bevels on both sides, then in every 20th r. 3 x 1 p. and in every 10th r. 3 x 1 p., including added loops in the pattern = 68 sts. After 39.5 cm = 126 rubles. From the cast-on edge, make raglan bevels on both sides, as on the back. After 53 cm = 170 rub. Close off the remaining 10 stitches from the cast-on edge.

Assembly: sew raglan seams, side seams and sleeve seams. For the placket along the neckline, starting and ending in the middle of the front, cast on 167 sts on circular needles and knit in circular rows with an elastic band, while knitting 1 in the middle of the front. (= middle loop). To give shape in every 2nd r. Slip the middle and previous stitches 5 times as knits., k1. and pull it through the removed loops. After 3 cm from the beginning of the strap, close the loops according to the drawing.