Granny square cardigan

Granny square cardigan 

Dimensions: SM/L-XL

You will need: 

10/12 skeins of violet 208.461, 1 skein of red 244.081 and beige 233.161 Bergere de France Ideal yarn (40% wool, 30% acrylic, 30% polyamide, 125 m / 50 g); 

hook No. 3; 6 buttons.

2 tbsp. s/n, closed together: * 1 yarn over, insert hook into next st. s/n, 1 yarn over, pull out a loop, 1 yarn over, pass the thread through 2 loops on the hook *, knit 1 more time from * to *, 1 yarn over, pass the thread through the last 3 stitches on the hook.

Art. s/n: 1st r. (persons): 1 tbsp. s/n in 4th air. p. (= first 2 st. s/n), then 1 tbsp. s/n in every next air. p. 2nd r. and all subsequent rows: 3 air. lifting point, 1 tbsp. s/n in the 2nd art. s/n and in each next st. s/n.

Flowers: make a thread ring with the first color, leaving 50 cm of thread, and knit according to the patterns.

Flower A1: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with beige thread, 2nd r. red thread, 3rd p. purple thread.

Flower A2: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with purple thread, 2nd r. beige thread, 3rd p. red thread.

Flower A3: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with red thread, 2nd row. purple thread, 3rd p. beige thread.

Flower B: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with red thread, 2nd row. purple thread, 3rd p. beige thread.

Flower C: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with beige thread, 2nd r. red thread, 3rd p. purple thread.

Flower D: perform the ring and 1st r. knit with purple thread, 2nd r. beige thread, 3rd p. red thread. Embroider the center of each flower in the original color (see photo).

Knitting density: Art. s/n: 20 tbsp. s/n and 11 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: Using a purple thread, cast on a chain of 100/116 air. P.

Knit st. s/n (= 98/114 art. s/n). 

After 38/41 cm (= 42/46 r.) from the cast-on edge for the armholes, tie 1 connection. Art. in each of the first 6/8 sts, 3 air. p. (instead of 1st tbsp. s/n), 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 82/94 paragraphs, 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp. s/n in the next st., set aside the last 5/7 sts (= 86/98 st. s/n). 

In the next row, knit 1 air. p., 1 tbsp. b/n in the 1st paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 82/94 paragraphs, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the last paragraph. 

Continue, decreasing on both sides in each row 2 x 1 tbsp. s/n/4 x 1 tbsp. s/n (at the beginning of the row, knit 1 connecting stitch in each of the first 2 sts, at the end of the row set aside the last st.) = 82/90 sts. 

After 56/61 cm (= 62/68 r.) from the cast-on edge, knit 1 air for the shoulder bevels. p., skip 1 p., 1 connection. Art. in each of the next 5/7 sts, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 17 sts, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph

Turn the fabric and tie 1 connection. Art. in Art. b/n, half st. and in Art. s/n, 3 air. p., 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 6 sts, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph

Set aside 26/30 middle stitches for the neckline, then knit 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 17 paragraphs, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph

Turn the fabric and tie 1 connection. Art. in Art. b/n and in the next half st., 1 connection. Art. in each of the next 8 sts, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 7 sts and finish the work.

Left shelf: dial a chain of 59/67 air. n. with purple thread. 

Knit st. s/n (= 57/65 art. s/n). For the armhole, decrease on the right side, as on the back = 49/53 sts. s/n. 

After 49/53 cm (= 54/60 r.) from the cast-on edge for the neckline, tie 3 air. p., skip 1st p., 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 28/30 p., 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp. s/n in the next st. and set aside the next sts.

Continue, decreasing 7 x 1 tbsp on each row from the neckline side. s/n at a distance of 1 tbsp. s/n from the edge (at the beginning of the row, knit 3 chain stitches, skip the 1st stitch, 2 sts. s/n, closed together and knit the row to the end; at the end of the row, when 3 stitches remain, knit 2 tbsp s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp s/n in the last paragraph).

After 56/61 cm (= 62/68 r.) from the cast-on edge, knit 1 air for the shoulder bevel. p., skip 1st p., 1 connection. Art. in each of the next 5/7 sts, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 17 p.

Turn the fabric and tie 3 air. p., skip 1st p., 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 6 sts, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph, finish the work.

Right shelf: knit 4 stripes of 3 flowers A according to scheme 1, connecting them together in the last row (see diagram 2); 1 strip of 2 flowers A and flower B according to scheme 1, connecting them together in the last row; 1 strip from flower A, flower C and flower D according to scheme 1, connecting them together in the last row.

Dial a chain of 59/67 air. n. with purple thread.

Knit according to pattern 1 for the corresponding size (in the 1st row = 57/65 st. s/n).

To bevel the shoulder after the last row of pattern 1, knit 3 air. p., skip 1st p., 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 16 sts, 1 half st. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 connection. Art. in the next paragraph

Turn the fabric and tie 1 connection. Art. in Art. b/n and in the next half st., 1 connection. Art. in each of the next 8 sts, 1 tbsp. b/n in the next paragraph, 1 half stitch. in the next paragraph, 1 tbsp. s/n in each of the next 7 sts and finish the work.

Right sleeve: knit 1 flower A3; 1 flower A1, connecting it with flower A3; 1 flower A2, attaching it to flower A1.

Knit a chain of 47/49 air. n. violet thread. Knit st. s/n (= 45/47 st. s/n). In the 3rd r., then in every 4th r. add 4 x 1 tbsp on both sides. s/n (= 53/55 tbsp. s/n): at the beginning of the row, knit 2 tbsp. s/n in the 1st p., at the end of the row knit 2 tbsp. s/n in the last paragraph.

After the last addition, knit 10 rows, inserting 3 flowers (A3, A1, A2) according to pattern 3. Continue st. s/n, adding 7 x 1 tbsp in the 1st row. s/n in every 3rd r./11 x 1 tbsp. s/n in every 2nd r. = 67/77 st. s/n.

After 46 cm (= 51 r. from the cast-on edge) for the edging, decrease the sleeves on both sides in each row (decrease 2 tbsp. s/n and 1 tbsp. s/n at a distance of 1 tbsp. s/n from the edge) 2 x 3 tbsp. s/n, 2 x 2 tbsp. s/n, 5 x 1 tbsp. s/n, 3 x 2 tbsp. s/n, 2 x 3 tbsp. s/n/2 x 3 tbsp. s/n, 3 x 2 tbsp. s/n, 5 x 1 tbsp. s/n, 3 x 2 tbsp. s/n, 3 x 3 tbsp. s/n and finish the work.

To decrease 2 tbsp. s/n at a distance of 1 tbsp. s/n from the edge at the beginning of the row, tie 3 air. p., skip 1st p., then 2 x 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together; at the end of the row, when 5 sts remain, knit 2 x 2 sts on the left side. s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp. s/n in the last paragraph.

To decrease 1 tbsp. s/n at a distance of 1 tbsp. s/n from the edge at the beginning of the row, tie 3 air. p., skip 1st p., then 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together; at the end of the row, when 3 stitches remain on the left side, knit 2 tbsp. s/n, closed together, 1 tbsp. s/n in the last paragraph. 

Left sleeve: knit 1 flower A2, 1 flower A1, attaching it to flower A2, 1 flower A3, attaching it to flower A1.

Then knit like the right sleeve.

Assembly: sew shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves.

Sew sleeve seams and side seams.

Along the edge of the neckline, tie 1 p. with purple thread. Art. b/n. 

Sew buttons.