Raglan pullover with openwork braids

A chic pullover with openwork braids knitted from natural wool yarn in red-violet color. What attracts you more about this jumper – the color or the patterns? It’s difficult to answer, and even more difficult not to relate.

Sizes (European): 36/38 (40/42)
Sizes (Russian): 42/44 (46/48) 

You will need: 600 (650) g red-violet melange (color 33) Alta Moda Alpaca Lana Grossa yarn (90 % baby alpaca, 5 % merino wool, 5 % polyamide, 140 m/50 g); knitting needles No. 5 and No. 6, circular needles No. 5. 

Knitting technique.
Knotted edge: 1st p. of each r. shoot like faces. The last p. of each r. knit faces All details are knitted with a knotted edge! 

Rubber: alternately knit 1, purl 1. 

Openwork pattern with braids: knit according to the pattern. In purl. R. Knit loops according to the pattern, yarn overs - purl. Start according to the instructions, repeat the rapport loops, finish according to the meaning. Perform additions in stripes with braids in the 3rd row. according to the scheme. In height knit 1st - 32nd r. 1 time, then in each braided strip, repeat the rows highlighted in light gray, including purl. R. 

Facial surface: persons R. – persons p., out. R. - purl P. 
Purl stitch: persons R. - purl p., out. R. – persons P. 

Highlighted decreases:
decrease 1 p. - at the beginning of the river. after chrome knit 2 stitches together with a broach (slip 1 stitch as knit, knit 1 and pull it through the removed stitch). At the end of the river in front of the chrome knit 2 stitches together. 
Decrease 2 p. - at the beginning of the r. after chrome knit 3 sts together with a double pull (slip 1 st as a knit, knit 2 sts together and pull it through the removed st. At the end of the row, before the edge, knit 3 sts together knit. 

Knitting density.
Openwork pattern with braids, knitting needles No. 6: 25.5 sts and 26 r. = 10 x 10 cm; 
Stockinette stitch, knitting needles No. 6: 17 sts and 26 r. = 10 x 10 cm.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Back: on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 99 (105) sts and for the strap, knit 6 cm = 18 r. with an elastic band. Switch to needles No. 6 and make an openwork pattern with trace braids. way: chrome, 5 (8) p. persons. satin stitch, 36 sts between arrows a and b, 15 sts between arrows b and c = center, 36 sts between arrows a and b, 5 (8) sts. iron, chrome = 113 (119) p. after the 3rd row. After 34 cm = 88 rub. from the bar, subtract 1 p. on both sides for raglan bevels, then in every 2nd p. 23 (26) x 1 p. and 5 x 2 p. In the next. R. close off the remaining 45 stitches of the neckline. 

Before: knit like a back, but with a neckline. To do this, after 15 (17.5) cm = 40 (46) r. from the beginning of the raglan, close the central 15 sts and knit further separately, closing along the edges of the neckline in every 2nd p. 1 x 4 p., 1 x 3 p., 1 x 2 p. and 3 x 1 p. After the last decrease in the raglan, close the remaining 3 p. from the outside. 

Sleeve: cast on 47 sts on knitting needles No. 5. For the placket, knit 6 cm = 18 r. rubber bands. In the last r. elastic bands evenly add 5 sts = 52 sts. Switch to needles No. 6 and knit in an openwork pattern with braids: chrome, 7 sts between arrows e and c, 36 sts between arrows a and b, 7 sts between arrows b and d, chrome. = 62 p. after the 3rd p. On both sides, add for bevels in the 5th row. from the bar 1 p., then in every 6th p. 15 (9) x 1 p. and in every 4th p. 0 (9) x 1 p. = 94 (100) p., with the first 11 additions knitted in an openwork pattern with braids on the right side between arrows e and b, on the left side between arrows d and c, knit the remaining loops purl. satin stitch After 41 cm = 106 rubles. From the bar, make raglan bevels on both sides, as on the back. After 22 (24.5) cm = 58 (64) r. from the beginning of the raglan, close off the remaining 26 sts. 

Assembly: sew side seams. Sew in the sleeves so that the raglan seams are on the faces. side. Using circular needles No. 5 along the edge of the neckline, cast on 104 stitches, and for the placket, knit 1 circle. R. persons and 1 circle. R. purl p. and loops close faces.