Blue-gray pullover with floral pattern

You have a great opportunity to demonstrate your skills. This elegant pullover combines several rather complex elements, the implementation of which will give you real pleasure.

The leaves in this pullover are knitted separately and sewn to the finished front piece.

Sizes: S (M) L (XL) XXL

Product width according to chest circumference: 88 (95) 103 (110) 118 cm.
Product length: 64 (66) 68 (70) 72 cm.

You will need: 10 (11) 12 (13) 14 skeins of blue-gray yarn (85% alpaca, 15% silk; 50g/270 m); knitting needles No. 3 and 3.5; circular knitting needles No. 3, 60 cm long.

Attention: the product is knitted in 2 threads.

Knitting technique.
Facial surface: front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.
Purl stitch: front rows - purl loops, purl rows - front loops.
Elastic band 1×1: alternately 1 persons. p., 1 p. P.
Main part of the back and front, sleeves: knit according to the corresponding patterns.

Knobby edging: the number of loops is a multiple of 4 + 3 + 2 chrome. Cast on the loops and knit the purl row as follows: 1 chrome. (knit knit in all rows), * knit 3, knit 7 stitches from the next stitch (= knit 1, knit 1, knit 1, knit 1, knit 1, knit 1, knit 1, turn and knit knit all 7 stitches, turn, purl 7, turn, knit 3 stitches together knitted (= remove 2 stitches, knit 1, pull the removed loops through the knitted one), knit 1, knit 3 stitches together (= k1 and pull it through the next 2 loops), turn, knit 3 stitches together * repeat from * to * finish k3, knit edge.

Structural pattern.
1st row: knit all stitches.
Row 2: k1, * purl 1, k1. * repeat from * to *.
3rd row: knit all stitches.
4th r.: 1 p., * 1 knit., 1 p. * repeat from * to *.
Repeat these 4 rows.

Track of elongated loops (= 6 rows):
1, 3 and 5th r. (= purl): 1 purl, * remove 1 st, thread at work (on the front side), 1 purl. * repeat from * to *.
Rows 2, 4 and 6: k1, * slip 1 st, thread before work (on the front side), k1. * repeat from * to *.

2 stitches together, knit to the left: Slip 1 st as a knit stitch, knit the next stitch and pull it through the removed stitch.

Increase 1 point: Pick up the stretch between 2 sts of the previous row with the left knitting needle and knit. crossed.

Knitting density purl stitch in two threads with knitting needles No. 3.5: 22 sts and 30 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Back: on knitting needles No. 3.5, cast on 101 (109) 117 (125) 133 sts and knit a piping with bumps. Continue working with the structural pattern. After 15 (16) 17 (18) 19 cm, make a path of elongated loops (= 6 r.). Next, knit according to the pattern from the corresponding arrow. At a height of 40 (41 42 (43) 44 cm, make a mark in the middle of the row and close at the beginning of each row on both sides 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 (5, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1) 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 (5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1) 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 p = 75 (79) 85 (89) 93 p. After 19 (20) 21 (22) 23 cm from the mark, close the middle 31 (33) 35 (37) 39 p. for the neck and finish both sides separately. At the beginning of each row from the inner edge close 1 more time 3 sts and 1 time 2 sts. At the same time for the shoulder bevel at the beginning of each row close from the outer edge 5, 6, 6 (6, 6, 6) 6, 7, 7 (7, 7 , 7) 7, 7, 8 p.

Before: knit like a back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, attach the front to the back and, when 10 cm remains to be knitted to the top point of the shoulder bevel of the back, close the middle 15 (17) 19 (21) 23 sts and finish both sides separately. At the beginning of each row, cast off 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 sts from the inner edge. Make the shoulder bevels at the same height and in the same way as on the back.

Sleeve: on knitting needles No. 3, cast on 45 (51 57 (63) 69 sts and knit 3 rows with 1x1 rib. Continue working with knitting needles No. 3.5 according to the pattern for the sleeves. At a height of 12 cm for side bevels, add 1 st on both sides. These repeat increases 9 more times in every 8th row = 65 (71) 77 (83) 89 sts. After 42 (43) 43 (44) 44 cm from the cast-on row, close on both sides at the beginning of each row 3.2 sts Then knit as follows: knit 1, knit 2 stitches together, knit to the last 3 sts of the row, knit 2 stitches together with a slant to the left, knit 1. Decrease 4 more times first in every 2nd knit. row, then in each front row until 29 (31 33 (35) 37 sts) remain on the knitting needles. After that, close 2, 3, 4 sts on both sides at the beginning of each row. Close the remaining loops in one row.

Assembly: complete all the seams, sew in the sleeves.
Neck trim: Using circular knitting needles No. 3, cast on stitches along the edge of the neckline, starting from the right shoulder seam, and knit in the round for 6 rows with an elastic band = alternately knit 1, purl 1, then knit 8 rows. Close the loops.
Large leaf: On knitting needles No. 3.5, cast on 3 stitches and knit 3 rows in stockinette stitch. Then perform 12 rows as follows: knit a row to the middle loop, 1 yarn over, knit a middle loop, 1 yarn over, knit a row to the end. From the 13th to the 15th row, knit in stockinette stitch without double crochets, then perform 12 rows as follows: knit 2 stitches together with a slant to the left, knit until the last 2 stitches of the row, knit 2 stitches together. When there are 3 stitches left in the row, remove 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together and pull the knitted loop through the removed stitch. Knit the second large leaf in the same way. In the same way, make one medium and one small leaf (decrease and increase, respectively, in 6 and 3 rows). Sew the leaves to the pullover, as in the photo.