Blue pullover with openwork elastic band

This casual pullover is knitted with knitting needles alternating openwork elastic with regular elastic from 100% blue cotton.

Dimensions: 36/38 (40/42) 44/46

You will need: Online yarn (100% cotton; 120 m/50 g) – 500 (550) 600 g blue; knitting needles No. 3 and 3.5; circular needles No. 3

Pattern 1 (knitting needles No. 3): rib (odd number of loops) = forward and reverse rows:

Front rows: edge, 1 purl, * 1 knit crossed, 1 purl, from * constantly repeat, edge.

Purl rows: edge, 1 knit, * 1 purl crossed, 1 knit, from * constantly repeat, edge.

Circular rows: alternately 1 front crossed, 1 purl. Knit the following patterns on knitting needles No. 3.5.

Pattern 2: openwork elastic (the number of loops is a multiple of 22 + 3 (15) 3 + 2 edge) = knit according to. scheme. It shows facial rows. In the purl rows, knit all the loops according to the pattern, knit the yarn overs purl or acc. facial instructions. Distribute the pattern according to instructions. Constantly repeat 1-16th r.

Pattern 3: sleeve elastic A. Front rows: alternately 1 purl, 1 front. Purl rows: knit loops according to the pattern.

Pattern 4: sleeve elastic B.

Facial rows alternately 1 front, 1 purl.

Knit purl rows of loops according to the pattern.

Knitting density: pattern 2 – 33 p. x 26 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: cast on 159 (171) 181 sts on the knitting needles and knit 4 cm for the bottom bar with pattern 1, being sure to observe the distribution of loops so that the elastic ribs continue in pattern 2.

Continue working with pattern 2, while for sizes 1 and 3 start with 1 edge, repeat 7 or 8 times respectively, finish with loops after repeat and 1 edge. For size 2, start with 1 edge, repeat 7 times, finish with the first 12 stitches of repeat, 3 stitches after the repeat and 1 edge.

After 48.5 cm = 126 rubles. (50 cm = 130 rub.) 51.5 cm = 134 rub. from the bottom bar, close on both sides for shoulder bevels 1 x 8 p., then in every 2nd p. close another 4 x 8 (9) 10 p. At the same time after 50 cm = 130 r. (51.5 cm = 134 rub.) 53 cm = 138 rub. from the bottom bar close the middle 63 (65) 67 stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately.

After 52.5 cm = 136 rubles. (54 cm = 140) 55.5 cm = 144 rub. From the bottom bar, close the remaining 8 (9) 9 stitches of the shoulders.

Before: knit like a back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, after 46 cm = 120 rubles. (47.5 cm = 124 rub.) 49 cm = 128 rub. from the bottom bar close the middle 63 (65) 67 p.

Sleeves: cast on the knitting needles for each sleeve 63 (69) 75 p. and for the placket knit 2 cm with pattern 1, while in the last purl row evenly add 30 (32) 34 p. = 93 (101) 109 p. Continue working as follows : edge, 0 (4) 8 p. pattern 3, 91 p. pattern 2, 0 (4) 8 p. pattern 4, edge.

At the same time, add on both sides for bevels in every 8th row. from the bar 8 x 1 p. and in every 6th p. 4 x 1 p. acc. pattern = 117 (125) 133 p. After 37 cm = 96 r. From the bar, close all the loops according to the drawing.

Assembly: sew shoulder seams. For the neckline, use circular knitting needles to cast on 122 (126) 130 stitches along the edge of the neckline, then knit 1 circle. R. knit and 1 circle. R. purl. Continue working pattern 1 in circular rows. If the binding is 3 cm wide, bind off all stitches as if they were knit stitches. Sew in the sleeves, sew side seams and sleeve seams.