Summer yellow pullover with dropped armholes

A short yellow summer pullover with an elongated shoulder line is knitted with large openwork diamonds and light summer yarn.

Dimensions: 36/38 (40/42) 44/46.

You will need: yarn (70% cotton, 30% polyacrylic; 140 m/50 g) - 250 (300) 300 g yellow; knitting needles No. 3 and 3.5; circular needles No. 3.

Pattern 1. Elastic band (even number of loops). Front and back rows: edge, alternately 1 front, 1 back, edge.

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

Pattern 3. Openwork rhombus (30 p.). Knit according to the pattern. It shows only the front rows. In purl rows, purl all loops and yarn overs. Constantly repeat 1-56th r. When performing decreases, make sure that the number of yarn overs and loops knitted together inside the row coincides.

Average knitting density: 19 p. x 27.5 rub. = 10 x 10 cm.

Description of knitting

Back. On knitting needles No. 3, cast on 94 (102) 108 sts and for the bottom strap, knit 6 cm with pattern 1, while in the last row of the strap (= purl row) evenly add 9 (9) 10 sts = 103 (111) 118 sts Continue working on knitting needles No. 3.5 using pattern 2.

After 5 cm = 14 r. from the bottom bar, distribute the loops as follows: edge stitch, 0 (1) 3 stitches of pattern 2, 16 stitches of pattern 3 from arrow A, * 3 (5) 6 stitches of pattern 2, 30 stitches of pattern 3, from * perform 2 times, 3 (5) 6 stitches of pattern 2, 16 stitches of pattern 3 to arrow B, 0 (1) 3 stitches of pattern 2, edge.

After 6 cm = 16 r. from the bottom bar, add 1 x 1 p. on both sides for side bevels, then in every 6th r. add 4 (5) 5 x 1 p. and in every 4th p. 2 (1) 1 x 1 p. = 117 (125) 132 p. On the added loops, knit with pattern 2.

After 39.5 cm = 108 r. (42 cm = 116 rub.) 43 cm = 118 rub. from the bottom bar, close on both sides for shoulder bevels 1 x 7 (6) 8 p. and in every 2nd p. close 1 x 7 p. and 3 x 6 p. (4 x 7 p.) 1 x 8 p. and 3 x 7 p. After 43 cm = 118 r. (45 cm = 124 rub.) 46.5 cm = 128 rub. from the bottom bar close the remaining 53 (57) 58 sts, with the middle 41 (43) 44 sts forming the neck, the outer 6 (7) 7 sts forming the shoulders.

Before. Knit like a back, but for a deeper neckline after 37 cm = 102 r. (39.5 cm = 108 rub.) 40.5 cm = 112 rub. from the bottom bar close the middle 21 (23) 24 sts 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 4 x 1 p.

After 39.5 cm = 108 r. (42 cm = 116 rub.) 43 cm = 118 rub. from the bottom bar, close on both sides for shoulder bevels 1 x 7 (6) 8 p. and in every 2nd p. 1 x 7 p. and 4 x 6 p. (5 x 7 p.) 1 x 8 p. and 4 x 7 p.

Assembly. Sew shoulder seams. For the neckline, use No. 3 circular needles to cast on 92 (96) 100 stitches along the edge of the neckline and knit 1.5 cm with pattern 1. Cast off the stitches according to the pattern. Sew side seams. For the sleeve panels, cast on 90 (96) 102 sts on circular needles along the edges of the armholes and knit 1.5 cm with pattern 1. Cast off the loops according to the pattern.