Lilac pullover

Straight-cut pullover, made of cotton yarn of a delicate lilac color, knitted with a pattern with “perforated” narrow stripes and a wide openwork border - exactly what you need in warm summer weather

Sizes: 34/36 (40/42) 46/48
Russian sizes: 40/42 (46/48) 52/54

You will need: 600 (650) 700 g lilac yarn (100% cotton; 115 m/50 m); hook No. 2.5.

Knitting technique.
Border: knit according to pattern 1. Start with loops before rapport, repeat repeat loops and end with loops after repeat. 1st Art. b/n of each row replace 1 air. p., finish each circular row with 1 connection. Art. in the 1st air. p. Perform 1 time from the 1st to the 9th row, then repeat from the 2nd to the 9th row.

Main pattern: knit according to pattern 2. Start with loops before rapport, repeat repeat loops and end with loops after repeat. Replace the 1st loop of each row with the number of air loops indicated in the diagram. Repeat from rows 1 to 8.

The sequence of alternating patterns for the front and sleeves: 18 rows (10 rows for sleeves) border, the remaining rows - the main pattern.

Knitting density.
Border: 24 p. and 12 r. = 10 x 10 cm.
Main pattern: 24 p. and 11 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Before: tie a chain of 123 (139) 155 air. p. + 3 air. p. lifting instead of the 1st st. double crochet Then knit patterns in the specified sequence. After 51 (51) 54 cm from the cast-on edge, leave the middle 13 (19) 19 loops for the neckline and finish both sides separately. From the inner edge, for a rounded neckline, subtract 1 x 6, 4 x 2 and 1 x 1 sts in each row. After 58 (58) 61 cm from the cast-on edge, finish the work.

Back: knit similarly to the front, but after 56 (56) 59 cm from the cast-on edge, leave the middle 23 (29) 29 stitches for the neckline and decrease 1 x 10 stitches for the rounded neckline in each row.

Sleeves: tie in a chain of 53 air. p. + 3 air. p. lifting instead of the 1st st. double crochet Then knit with patterns in the indicated sequence, starting the border from the arrow in the diagram. At the same time, for the bevels of the sleeves, add on both sides in each row 7 (7) 5 x 1 p. and in each row 31 (31) 33 x 1 p., including the added loops in the pattern. Perform increases before or, respectively, after the outer double crochet. After 41 (41) 39 cm from the cast-on edge, finish the work.

Assembly: sew the shoulder seams, sew in the sleeves, sew the remaining seams. Tie the neckline with 1 round row of st. b/n and 1 circular row of “crawfish step” (= st. b/n from left to right).