Snow-white cardigan with a wide collar.

Interesting combination of cross knitting. The wide bar looks very impressive.

Dimensions 44 Italian size
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Materials yarn Lana Gatto SUPERSOFT (100% merino, 50 g/125 m) 14 skeins, circular knitting needles 3.25 mm and 3.5 mm, wooden button

Knitting density

20 stitches and 26 rows = 10x10 cm with a fluffy rib pattern on 3.5 mm needles
21 stitches and 33 rows = 10x10 cm puffy rib pattern on 3.25 mm needles
24 stitches and 33 rows = 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch on 3.25 mm needles

Description of knitting

Hollow elastic band:
Row 1: K1, *slip 1 double crochet as purl, k1, repeat from *.
2nd row: slip 1 stitch with double crochet, *1 stitch, slip 1 stitch with double crochet, repeat from *.
Repeat 1st and 2nd rows of elastic band.

Узор «ролл»:
Rows 1-2: purl. smooth surface
3-4 rows: faces. smooth surface
Repeat rows 1-4.

Hollow elastic:
Row 1: *K1 into the loop of the bottom row, lower the loop on the needle, you will end up with a double loop, purl 1, repeat * until the end of the row.
Repeat 1 row.

Back

On 3.5 mm needles, cast on 82 stitches and perform 4 rows with a hollow elastic band, continue with a fluffy elastic band to a height of 14 cm from the cast-on edge. Next row, add 1 stitch on each side, repeat the row of additions in every 10th row 3 more times. After 25 cm from the first row of additions for the armholes of the sleeves, close 4 sts at the beginning of the next. 2 rows, then decrease 2 stitches on each side, retreating 3 stitches along the edges. Repeat the row of decreases in every 6th row 2 more times.

After 21 cm from the beginning of the formation of the armholes of the sleeves for the shoulder bevels, close 9 sts at the beginning of the next. 4 rows. Close remaining 34 p. neckline.

Left shelf

On 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast on 34 stitches and knit 4 rows with a hollow elastic band, then continue with a fluffy elastic band and after 14 cm from the cast-on edge add 1 stitch at the beginning of the next. knits.r., repeat a series of additions in every 10th row 3 more times. At the same time, on the other side of the piece at a height of 25 cm from the beginning of knitting, decrease 2 stitches (slip 2 stitches on the right knitting needle, knit the next knit stitch and pull it through 2 removed loops on the right knitting needle), stepping back from edges 4 sts. Repeat this row of decreases in every 24th row 3 more times. After 39.5 cm from the cast-on edge, design the sleeve armhole as for the back at the beginning of the face. After 21 cm from the beginning of the formation of the armhole, close the loops for the shoulder bevel.

Knit the right shelf symmetrically to the left shelf.

Sleeves

На спицы 3.25 мм набрать 62 п. и выполнить 2 ряда полой резинкой, далее провязать 38 рядов узором «ролл» и продолжить лицевой гладью, выполняя прибавления по 1 п. с каждой стороны в след. ряду и далее в каждом 10-ом ряду еще 9 раз = 82 п. Через 44 см от наборного края для оката рукава закрыть 4 п. в начале след. 2-х рядов, далее убавить по 2 п. с каждой стороны (как для спинки), отступив от краев по 2 п. Повторить ряд убавлений в каждом 4-ом ряду еще 9 раз ( для убавлений в начале ряда вязать 3 п. вместе лиц., в конце ряда — снять 2 п. как лиц., 1 лиц.п. и протянуть ее через снятые петли). Когда высота оката рукава составит 13 см закрыть оставш. 26 п.

Left half of the collar

On 3.25 mm needles, cast on 156 stitches and perform 4 rows with a hollow elastic band, continue with a fluffy elastic band. Knit the first 2 rows only on the first 30 sts, then add 5 sts to the knitting in every 2nd row 18 times = 120 sts. Then knit the last one. 36 p. in one step. Work 26 rows on all stitches.

Track. row: * 1 knit, yarn over, repeat from * to end of row = 312 sts. Knit 5 rows with a hollow elastic band, starting from the 2nd row. Divide the loops into the front and back sides, and transfer them to waste threads.

Knit the right side of the collar symmetrically.

Knit a buttonhole with a hollow cord of 4 loops 12 cm long.

Assembly

Sew shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves, sew side seams and sleeve seams. Connect the two collar pieces, the seam will be located in the center of the back neckline. Sew the collar to the jacket using a mattress stitch. Sew a buttonhole onto the left front at a distance of 22 cm from the bottom edge. Sew a button on the right shelf.