Cropped cardigan with V-neck and lace sleeves

An elegant cropped cardigan in wool and silk from Brona Misskelley, knitted in a vintage style. This cropped V-neck style features a wide elastic band that extends to the bust line, and raglan sleeves that resemble delicate lace.

Dimensions: 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26

Bust: 81 86 91 96 102 107 112 117 122 127 cm

Width of the back and front of the product: 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 cm.

Length of the product: 42 43.5 44.5 45.5 45.5 48 48.5 48.5 50.5 51.5 cm.

Sleeve length at inseam: 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 47 47 48 cm.

You will need: yarn Eden Cottage Yarns *Milburn 4р1у* (85% Leicester wool. 15% natural silk: 200 m/50 g) gray thread (CATMINT) 4;4;5;5;5;6 skeins/100 g each. Circular needles No. 3 long 60 cm; circular knitting needles No. 3.25, length 80-100 cm; auxiliary knitting needles; contrast thread; 7 (7:7:7:7:8:8:7:8:8) buttons.

Knitting density:

24 p. x 32 r. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted in stockinette stitch on needles No. 3.25;

17 p. x 32 r. = 10 x 10 cm, knitted with an openwork pattern on knitting needles No. 3.25.

Patterns

Facial surface. Front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.

Decrease 1 st. Slip off 2 sts one by one as knit stitches, then thread the left knitting needle into the removed stitches from left to right behind the front walls of these loops and knit both loops together with the knit stitch behind the back wall.

1 p. with a double tilt to the left. Slip 2 stitches together like knit stitches, knit 1 stitch, then pull it through the slipped stitches.

Openwork pattern (the number of loops is a multiple of 8+9). Knit according to the pattern:

1st r. (= face row): decrease 1 p. with a shift, k2, 1 yarn over, * 1 knit, 1 yarn over, 2 knits, 1 p. with a double slant to the left, k2, 1 yarn over, from * repeat to the last 5 p., knit 1, 1 yarn over, knit 2, knit 2 p. knit together.

2nd and 4th r. (= purl rows): purl loops.

3rd row: decrease 1 p. with a shift. K1, 1 yo, 1 knit, *2 knits, 1 yo, 1 knit, 1 p. double tilt to the left, 1 knit, 1 yo, 1 knit, repeat from * to last 5 p. ., knit 2, 1 yarn over, knit 1, knit 2 stitches together.

5th day: Decrease 1 stitch with a double yarn over, 1 yarn over, 1 knit, 1 yarn over,* 1 stitch with a double slant to the left, 1 yarn over, 1 knit, 1 yarn over, repeat from * to the last 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches together facial.

6th r. (= purl row): purl loops. Repeat from 1st to 6th row.

Description of knitting

Back and shelves.

On needles N* 3, cast on 214 (226:238:250: 262:274:286:298:310:322) sts and knit with an elastic band:

1st r. (= face row): K2, * p2, k2, repeat from * to end of row.

2nd r. (= purl row): P2, * k2, p2, repeat from * to end of row. 1st and 2nd r. repeat 26 (26:26:27:25:25:26:23:25:24) times.

Switch to circular needles No. 3.25 and knit another 10 (10:10:10:10:12:12:12: 12:14) r. with an elastic band. Next, starting from the front row, knit another 10 (10:10:10: 10:12:12:12:12:14) p. facial stitch.

Divided into shelves and back.

Next row (= knit row): 51 (54:57: 59:62:65:67:70:73:75) knit, cast off 4 (4:4:6: 6:6:8:8:8 :10) p„ 104(110:116:120:126:132: 136:142:148:152) knit, close 4 (4:4:6:6:6: 8:8:8:10) p „ Knit until the end of the row.

Left shelf.

Next row (= purl row): 51 (54:57: 59:62:65:67:70:73:75) purl. and then continue to knit on these loops, setting aside the remaining loops. Continue knitting in stockinette stitch, while decreasing 1 stitch from the outer edge in the next front row and then in every 2nd row. 4 (4:4:4:5:5:5:6:6:6) x 1 p. = 46 (49:52:54:56:59:61:63:66:68) p. Then knit 1 purl purl row.

Left edge of neckline and raglan.

Attention: The neckline and armhole are made simultaneously.

Continue working with stockinette stitch, while decreasing 1 stitch from the outer edge in the next row, then in every 2nd row. 19 (20:22:20:20:22:20:23:20:21) x 1 stitch and then in each next row 3 more (5:5:9:11:11:15:13:19:19 ) x 1 st. At the same time, decrease 1 st from the inner edge in the next row, then in each 2-st. 18(16:16:16:15:15:15:15:15:16) x 1 p. and then in every 4th row. another 1 (3:4:4:5:6:6:7: 7:7) x 1 st. Then bind off the remaining 3 sts.

Back.

On circular knitting needles No. 3.25, transfer the set aside 104 (110:116:120:126:132:136: 142:148:152) stitches and knit along the wrong side, purlwise, until the end of the row. Continue working with stockinette stitch, decreasing 1 stitch on both sides in the next row, then in every 2nd row. 24 (25:27:25:26:28:26:30:27:28) x 1 stitch and then in each row 3 more (5:5:9:11:11:15:13:19:19) X 1 st. Then bind off the remaining 48 (48:50:50:50:52:52:54:54:56) sts.

Right shelf. Knit on the wrong side on the remaining 51 (54:57:59:62:65:67:70: 73:75) stitches purl to the end of the row, like the left front, but in a mirror image.

Sleeves.

Using knitting needles No. 3, cast on 46 (46:46:46:48:48:48:50:50:50) sts for each sleeve and knit:

1st r. (= face row): K2 (2:2:2:3:3:3:2:2:2), * P2, K2, repeat from * to last 0(0:0:0:1:1:1 :0:0:0)p.,0(0:0:0:1:1:1:0:0:0) knit.

2nd r. (= purl row): 2 (2:2:2:3:3:3:2:2:2) purl, alternate k2. and 2 out. to the last 0 (0:0:0:1:1:1:0:0:0) p„ 0 (0:0:0:1:1:1:0:0:0) p. 1st and 2nd r. repeat constantly.

After 5 cm from the cast-on row, knit in the next row (= purl row): 8 (8:8:8:9:9:9:6:6:6) purl,* knit 2 stitches together purlwise, 12 ( 12:12:12:12:12:12: 16:16:16) p., repeat from * 1 more time, 2 p. purl together, then purl until the end of the row = 43 (43:43:43:45:45:45:47:47:47) sts.

Switch to needles No. 3.25 and knit in an openwork pattern:

next row (= knit row): 1 (1:1:1:2: 2:2:3:3:3) knit., perform 1st r. according to the pattern until the last 1 (1:1:1:2:2:2:3:3:3) sts, then knit until the end of the row.

Next row (= purl row): 1 (1:1:1:2:2:2:3:3:3) p., perform the next row of the pattern until the last 1 (1:1:1:2:2:2:3:3:3) sts ., then knit purl to the end of the row. Next, knit in stockinette stitch and follow the pattern for another 10 rows, ending with the 6th row. scheme.

Increases (= face row): K1, add 1 p., knit according to the pattern until the last loop, add 1 p., k1 = added 2 p. Repeat these increases 3 (4:5:5:5:5: 4:3:3:7 ) times every next 28 (22:18:18:18:12:10:10:10:8) p. and then 0 (0:0:0:0:2:4:5:5:4) times in each subsequent - (:-:-:-:14:12:12:12:10) p . = 51 (53:55: 55:57:61:63:65:65:71) p.

Knit according to the pattern until the sleeve height is 43 (43:44:44:45:45:46:47:47:48) cm from the cast-on row (last row = purl row).

Rolled sleeves.

Continue knitting according to the pattern, while casting off 3 (3:3:4:4:4:5:5:5:6) sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows. = 45 (47:49:47:49:53:53:55: 55:59) p. Then cast off 1 p. on both sides in the next row, then in every 4th row. 10 (11:12:13:15:13:15:17:18:17) x 1 p. and then in every 2nd r. another 6 (6:6:4:2:6:4: 3:1:4)x1 p. = 11 (11:11:11:13:13:13:13:15:15) p. Perform 1 p. . purl and bind off the stitches.

Assembly. Sew raglan seams.

Collar.

Using circular needles No. 3 on the right side of the work, cast on and knit 66 (66:66:67:66:69:70:67:70:73) stitches along the edge of the right front to the beginning of the neckline, make a mark, 31 (34:37 :37:39:42:42:45: 45:47) sts along the right edge of the neckline, 9 (9:9:9:11:11:11:11:13:13) sts along the upper edge of the right sleeve, 46 (46:48:48:48:50: 50:52:52:54) sts along the edge of the back neckline, 9 (9:9:9:11:11:11:11:13:13) sts along the upper edge of the left sleeve, 31 (34:37:37:39:42:42: 45:45:47) sts along the left edge of the neck and 66 (66:66:67:66:69:70:67:70: 73) p. along the edge of the left shelf = 258 (264:272:274:280: 294:296:298:308:320) p.

Next knit with an elastic band:

1st r. (= purl row): 2 (3:3:2:3:2:3:2:3:3) p., * k2, p2, repeat from * to last 0(1:1:0:1:0:1 :0:1:1)p.,0(1:1:0:1:0:1:0:1:1)p.

2nd r. (= face row): K2 (3:3:2:3:2:3:2:3:3),* P2, K2, repeat from * to last 0 (1:1:0:1:0:1 :0:1:1) p„ 0 (1:1:0:1:0:1:0:1:1) persons.

3rd r. (= purl row): knit with an elastic band to the mark, then knit with an elastic band 1 (1: 1: 2: 1: 1: 2: 2: 2: 0) p., * 1 yarn over, knit 2 p. together, knit with an elastic band 8 (8: 8: 8 : 8:7:7:8:7:8) sts, repeat from * 5 more (5:5:5:5: 6:6:5:6:6) times, 1 yarn over, knit 2 sts together , then knit with an elastic band until the end of the row.

4-7th r.: knit with an elastic band, like the 1st and 2nd r. Close the loops according to the drawing.

Sew sleeve seams and side seams. Place the right front panel over the left front panel and mark the location of the buttons. Sew buttons.