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Two-tone jacket without fastening

Lily, November 24, 2023 0 3 min read 369

It’s a pity to wear such a comfortable jacket without a fastener only at home; it’s ideal for walking around the city and even going to the theater. Here again the pattern of removed loops dominates - this time in the shape of rhombuses

Dimensions: 38/40 (42/44) 46/48

You will need: yarn (90% alpaca wool, 5% polyamide, 5% sheep wool; 140 m/50 g) – 400 (450) 550 g black and 250 (300) 350 g natural white; knitting needles No. 5 and 7; circular needles No. 5.

Pattern 1: elastic band (the number of loops is a multiple of 4 + 2 edge loops). Knit rows: edge, “knit 1, purl 2, knit 1, from” repeat constantly, edge. Purl rows: knit loops according to the pattern.

Pattern 2: front stitch = front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.

Pattern 3: pattern from removed loops (the number of loops is a multiple of 16 + 2 edge loops) knit sog. scheme. It shows only the facial rows; in the purl rows, knit the loops purlwise, while removing the removed loops (thread before work). Start with a loop in front of the right arrow, constantly repeat the repeat of 16 sts between the arrows and end with a loop after the left arrow. Perform 1-42nd r. 1 time, then constantly repeat 3 42nd r.

Sequence of stripes: alternately 2 p. natural white, 2 r. black thread.

Knitting density: pattern 3 – 17 p. x 31 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: With black thread on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 98 (114) 130 sts and for the bottom bar knit 15 cm = 39 r. pattern 1. At the same time, start with 1 purl row.

Continue working on needles No. 7 using pattern 3 acc. sequence of stripes.

After 54 cm = 168 r. (55 cm = 170 rub.) 58 cm = 180 rub. From the bottom bar, divide the work in the middle to cut out the neckline and finish both sides separately.

After 60 cm = 186 r. (62 cm = 192 rub.) 66 cm = 204 rub. from the bottom bar close 49 (57) 65 p.

Left shelf: With black thread on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 49 (57) 65 sts and for the bottom bar knit 15 cm = 39 r. pattern 1, while in the 1st r. (= 1 purl row) after the edge, start with 2 knits, 2 purls and finish with 1 purl and 1 edge.

Continue working on needles No. 7 using pattern 3 acc. sequence of stripes, while in the 1st p. add 1 p. = 50 (58) 66 p. and for size 2, finish with the first 8 p. of repeat and 1 hem.

After 60 cm = 186 r. (62 cm = 192 rub.) 66 cm = 204 rub. From the bottom bar, close all loops.

Right shelf: knit in the same way as the left front, but in a mirror image.

Sleeves: Using black thread on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 46 (50) 58 sts for each sleeve and knit 17 cm 47 r for the placket. pattern 1, at the same time start with 1 purl row and in the last row of the bar evenly add 28 sts. 74 (78) 86 sts.

Continue working on needles No. 7 using pattern 3 acc. sequence of stripes, while after the edging, start with the last 4 (6) 2 stitches of repeat, perform 4 (4) 5 x 16 stitches of repeat between the arrows and finish with the first 4 (6) 2 stitches of repeat and 1 edging.

After 32 cm = 100 rub. (34 cm = 106 rub.) 37 cm = 114 rub. close all loops from the bar.