Pullover with openwork diamond pattern

 A sophisticated and elegant model for spring and summer!

Gently shimmering yarn with linen, cotton and viscose especially beautifully emphasizes the openwork structure of a straight-cut pullover.

DIMENSIONS 38/40 (42/44) 46/48

YOU WILL NEED
— Yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125 m/50 g) — 450 (500) 550 g color. flax; 

- knitting needles No. 4; 

- circular knitting needles No. 3.5.

PATTERNS AND DIAGRAMS

RURAL STAIN STITCH
Front rows - purl loops, purl rows - front loops.

LACERY PATTERN
The number of loops is a multiple of 10 + 1 + 2 edge loops = knit according to. scheme. It shows facial rows. In purl rows, purl all loops and yarn overs.

Start with 1 edge stitch and loops before the repeat, repeat the repeat all the time, finish with loops after the repeat and 1 edge stitch.

For the front and back, perform rows 1-34 once, repeat rows 17-34 once, rows 35-38 once, repeat rows 37-38 11 more times, repeat rows 1 time 39-56th rows, repeat 11 more times 55th and 56th rows, then perform 1 time 57-70th rows = 132 rows in total.

For sleeves, perform rows 1-36 once, then perform rows 37 and 38 44 times = 124 rows in total.

FACIAL SMOOTH
Front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.

KNITTING DENSITY
20 p. x 34.5 r. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted with an openwork pattern
19 p. x 34.5 r. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted in stockinette stitch.

COMPLETING OF THE WORK

BACK
Cast on 103 (113) 123 stitches and for the placket knit 0.5 cm = 2 rows using purl stitch.

Continue working with an openwork pattern.

After 38 cm = 132 rows from the bar, continue working with stockinette stitch, while in the 1st row evenly decrease 5 sts = 98 (108) 118 sts.

After 7.5 cm = 26 rows from changing the pattern, close off for the shoulder bevel on both sides 1 x 5 (6) 7 p., then in every 2nd row close off 1 x 5 (6) 7 p. and 2 x 4 ( 5) 6 p.

After 10 cm = 34 rows from changing the pattern, close off the remaining 62 (64) 66 stitches, with the middle 54 stitches forming the neck, the outer 4 (5) 6 stitches forming the shoulders.

BEFORE
Knit like a back, but after 7 cm = 24 rows from changing the pattern, close off the middle 34 stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately.

To round the inner edge, bind off in every 2nd row 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 sts. At the height of the back, close off the remaining 4 (5) 6 sts of the shoulders.

SLEEVES
Cast on 63 (73) 73 loops on the knitting needles for each sleeve and knit the bar as on the back.

Continue working with an openwork pattern.

To reduce the width, after 12 cm = 42 rows from the bar, close 1 x 1 p. on both sides, then in every 6th row 5 x 1 p. = 51 (61) 61 p.

After 22 cm = 76 rows from the bar, add 1 x 1 p. to bevel the sleeves on both sides, then in every 6th row 7 x 1 p. (in every 6th row 7 x 1 p.) in every 4- m row 10 x 1 p. acc. pattern = 67 (77) 83 p. After 36 cm = 124 rows from the bar, close all loops.

ASSEMBLY
Sew shoulder seams.

For the binding, cast on 112 stitches on circular needles along the edge of the neckline and knit 1 round each, knit and purl. Then bind off all stitches like knit stitches.

Sew in the sleeves, sew side seams and sleeve seams.