Pullover with openwork insert

A feather-light pullover with an openwork insert guarantees a cloudless mood.

SPOKES AND ACCESSORIES

Knitting needles No. 4 and 5.

KNITTING DENSITY

15 p. x 24 r. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted with stockinette stitch or fancy pattern on needles No. 5.

PATTERNS

Rubber

 Knit alternately k1, p1.

Facial surface

Fantasy pattern

Knit according to the pattern.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

BACK

On needles No. 4, cast on 74 (78:84:90:98) sts and knit 4 cm with an elastic band.

Switch to needles No. 5 and continue knitting in stockinette stitch, adding 1 p. 1 p. 75 (79:85:91:99) p.

ARMHOLES

After 36 cm from the initial row, close 1 x 3 stitches for the armholes on both sides, then in each next 2nd row. 1 x2p. and 1 x 1 p. = 63 (67:73:79:87) p.

SHOULDER AND NECK

After 55 (56:57:58:59) stitches of the initial row, close off 1 x 4 (5:6:7:8) stitches for the shoulder bevels on both sides, then in each next 2 stitches. 2 (1:—) x 5 p., – (1:1:-:-) x6 p. – (-1:2:) x7 p. – (—1) x8 p. and -(:-1) x9 p.

Simultaneously with the 1st decrease for the shoulders, close off the middle 17 (17:17: 19:19) stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately. To round the inner edge, close in the next 2nd row. 1 x 9 p.

BEFORE

On needles No. 4, cast on 74 (78:84:90:98) sts and knit 4 cm with an elastic band.

Switch to needles No. 5 and continue knitting in stockinette stitch, but in the 1st row. add 1 p. = 75 (79:85:91:99) p.

Attention: After 30 cm from the starting row, continue knitting with a fantasy pattern (see diagram).

ARMHOLES

After 36 cm from the initial row, close 1 x 3 stitches for the armholes on both sides, then in each next 2nd row. 1 x 2 p. and 1 x 1 p. = 63 (67:73:79:87) p.

NECK

After 48 (49:50:51:52) cm from the beginning row, bind off the middle 17 (17:17:19:19) stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately. To round the inner edge, close each next 2-m. 1 x3 p., 2 x2 p., in the next 4-st. 1 x 1 p. and in the next 6 p. 1 x 1 p.

SHOULDER SHADES

After 55 (56:57:58:59) cm of the initial row, close for shoulder bevels from the side of the armhole 1 4 (5:6:7:8) p., then in every next 2 r. 2 (1:-::-) x 5 p., – (1:1::-) x 6 p., – (-1:2:-) x 7 p., – (:-::1) x 8 p. and -(1) x9 p.

SLEEVES

Using knitting needles No. 4, cast on 38 (42:44:48:50) stitches for each sleeve and knit 4 cm with an elastic band.

Switch to needles No. 5 and continue knitting in stockinette stitch, evenly increasing in 1-st. 8 (6:8:6:8) sts = 46 (48:52:54:58) sts. For bevels, add on both sides in the next 16th p. 1 (:-:-:-:-) x1 p., in each next 14-st. 5 (6:6:5:3) x 1 p. and in every next 12 p. – (—1:3) x 1 p. = 58 (60:64:66:70) p.

ROLL SLEEVE

After 46 (45.5:44.5:43.5:41.5) cm from the starting row, cast off 1 x 4 (4:4:4:5) stitches on both sides, then in each next 2- m r. – (:1:1:1) x 4 p., 1 (2:1:1:1) x3 p., 4 (3:2:2:2) x 2 p., 1 (1:2:1 :1) x 3 p., 1 (1:1:2:1) x 4 p. and -(-:–1) x5 p.  

Cast off remaining 14 sts.

NECK TRIM

On needles No. 4, cast on 96 (96:96:100: 100) sts and knit 2.5 cm with an elastic band, then knit 1 r. (= knit row) knit and then knit several rows in knit stitch with a thread of a different color.

ASSEMBLY

Sew shoulder and side seams, sleeve seams.

 Sew the sleeves into the armholes.

Sew the open loops of the binding with a “back needle” seam along the edge of the neckline on the front side of the product.