Blue pullover with openwork yoke

A beautiful pullover with a round openwork yoke covering the chest, shoulders and upper back, knitted in simple stockinette stitch from silver-gray wool.

Dimensions: 36/38 (40/42) 44/46.

You will need: yarn (100% wool; 80 m/50 g) - 700 (750) 800 g silver-gray; knitting needles No. 4 and 5; circular knitting needles No. 4.

Pattern 1. Elastic band. rows in forward and reverse directions (even number of loops).

Facial rows: edge, alternately 1 front crossed, 1 purl, edge.

Purl rows: edge, alternately 1 knit, 1 purl crossed, edge.

Circular rows: alternately 1 knit crossed, 1 purl.

Pattern 2. Front stitch. Front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.

Pattern 3. Openwork pattern (the number of loops is a multiple of 19 + 17 stitches). Knit according to the pattern. It contains front and back rows. Constantly repeat the rapport of 19 sts between the arrows and finish with the first 17 sts of the repeat. Constantly repeat 1-24th r.

Attention. Make sure that the number of yarn overs and loops knitted together in the outer repeat always matches.

Emphasized decreases. From the right edge = edge, knit 2 stitches together with a slant to the left (= remove 1 stitch as a knit stitch, knit 1 stitch, then pull it through the removed loop).

From the left edge = knit honeycomb. pattern until the last 3 stitches, then knit 2 stitches together with the front and edge stitches.

Knitting density: pattern 2 - 17 p. x 25 r. = 10 x 10 cm; pattern 3 - 17 l. x 27 rub. = 10 x 10 cm.

Description of knitting a pullover

Back. On knitting needles No. 4, cast on 94 (100) 108 sts and for the bottom bar, knit 8 cm with pattern 1. Continue working on knitting needles No. 5 with pattern 2.

After 21.5 cm = 54 r. From the bottom bar, distribute the loops for the openwork yoke as follows: edge, 28 (31) 35 stitches of pattern 2, 36 stitches of pattern 3, 28 (31) 35 stitches of pattern 2, edge.

After 31 cm = 78 rub. from the bottom bar, distribute the loops as follows and at the same time begin to knit raglan bevels: edge, 2 sts, knit together with a tilt to the left, 5 (0) 4 sts of pattern 2, perform 1 time the last 2 (10) 10 sts of rapport, repeat the rapport 4 times, finish with the first 0 (8) 8 stitches of rapport, 5 (0) 4 stitches of pattern 2, 2 stitches knitted together with the front and 1 edge = 92 (98) 106 stitches. Then decrease emphatically on both sides for rag bevels in every 2nd r. another 31 (33) 36 x 1 p. At the same time after 23 cm = 62 r. (24.5 cm = 66 rub.) 26.5 cm = 72 rub. from the beginning of the ragpan bevels, close the middle 20 (22) 24 stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately.

After 24 cm = 64 r. (25.5 cm = 68 rub.) 27.5 cm = 74 rub. from the beginning of making ragpan bevels, close the remaining 5 sts, they relate to the neck.

Before. Knit like a back, but for a deeper neck after 18 cm = 48 r. (19.5 cm = 52 rub.) 21.5 cm = 58 rub. from the beginning of the ragpan bevels, close the middle 10 (12) 14 stitches and finish both sides separately. To round the neck along the inner edge, close every 2nd r. 1 x 4 p., 1 x 2 p. and 1 x 1 p.

After 24 cm = 64 r. (25.5 cm = 68 rub.) 27.5 cm = 74 rub. from the beginning of making raglan bevels, close the remaining 3 sts.

Sleeves. Using knitting needles No. 4, cast on 38 (40) 44 sts for each sleeve and knit 8 cm for the placket with pattern 1, while in the last row of the placket add 1 (1) 0 p. = 39 (41) 44 p. Continue working on knitting needles No. 5, pattern 2, while in the 1st r. evenly add 37 (39) 42 sts = 76 (80) 86 sts.

After 32 cm = 80 rub. from the bar, distribute the loops as follows and at the same time begin to perform raglan bevels: edge, knit 2 stitches together with a tilt to the left, start with the last 17 (0) 3 stitches of the rapport, repeat the rapport 2 (3) 4 times, finish with the first 15 (17 ) 1 stitch of repeat, 2 stitches knitted together with knit and 1 edge = 74 (78) 84 stitches. Next, knit on both sides for raglan bevels, as on the back.

After 24 cm = 64 r. (25.5 cm = 68 rub.) 27.5 cm = 74 rub. from the beginning of making raglan bevels, close the remaining 12 sts.

Assembly. Sew raglan seams. For the neckline, use circular knitting needles to cast on 80 (84) 88 stitches along the edge of the neckline and knit 8 cm with pattern 1. Close the loops loosely. Fold the neck trim in half lengthwise with the wrong side inward and sew. Sew side seams and sleeve seams.