Pullover with braids and dropped loops

Dropped hinges look very impressive and stylish. This is a great way to decorate your work. Knit yourself a pullover from “braids” separated by tracks of dropped loops.

Dimensions: 34-36/38-40/42-44/46-48/50-52.

You will need: yarn (60% cotton, 40% acrylic; 68 m/50 g) – 600/650/700/750/800 g light gray; knitting needles No. 5 and No. 5.5; aux. knitting needle for braids; marking rings.

PATTERNS

Elastic band 2 x 2.

Fantasy pattern: knit according to the pattern on which the faces are shown. and out. r., as indicated in the instructions.

Knitting density: 16 p. and 20 r. = 10 x 10 cm – fancy pattern, knitting needles No. 5.5.

Back: on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 86/90/94/102/110 sts and knit for a 5 cm strap with a 2 x 2 elastic band, starting and ending with the 1st row. K2, then knit 1 r. purl p. on the back. side of the work, evenly adding 6 p. for sizes 34-36, 38-40, for sizes 42-44, 46-48, 50-52 – 8 p. = 92/96/102/110/118 p. Switch to knitting needles No. 5.5 and continue working with a fantasy pattern (see diagram) as follows.

For size 34-36: 3 p., from the 10th to 39th p. of the pattern, knit 2 times from the 14th to 39th p. of the pattern, from the 40th to 43rd p. of the pattern and 3 p.

For size 38-40: 5 p., from the 10th to 39th p. of the pattern, knit 2 times from the 14th to 39th p. of the pattern, from the 40th to 43rd p. of the pattern and 5 p..

For size 42-44: 5 p., from the 7th to 39th p. of the pattern, knit 2 times from the 14th to 39th p. of the pattern, from the 40th to 46th p. of the pattern and 5 p.

For size 46-48: 3 p., from the 1st to 39th p. of the pattern, 2 times knit from the 14th to 39th p. of the pattern, from the 40th to 52nd p. of the pattern and 3 p.

For size 50-52: 7 purl, from the 1st to 39th stitch of the pattern, knit 2 times from the 14th to 39th stitch of the pattern, from the 40th to 52nd stitch of the pattern and 7 purl.

28 cm from the plank, mark the edge on both sides. marking rings or contrasting thread for armholes. In 46/47/48/49/50
cm from the bar, close for shoulder bevels on both sides (do not forget to lower the loop between 2 crossed stitches before closing the loops, see designation): 1 x 5 stitches, then in every 2nd p. 3 x 5 p. and 1 x 6 p./1 x 5 p., then in every 2nd p. 1 x 5 p. and 3 x b p./1 x 6 p., then in every 2nd p. 3 x 6 p. and 1 x 7 p./1 x 6 p., then in every 2nd r. 4 x 7 p./1 x 7 p., then in every 2nd r. 1 x 7 p. and 3 x 8 p. At a height of 51/52/53/54/55 cm from the bar, close the remaining 40/40/40/42/42 p.

Before: knit like a back.

Sleeves: on knitting needles No. 5, cast on 42/46/50/54/54 sts and knit for a 6 cm strap with a 2 x 2 elastic band, starting and ending with the 1st row. K2, then knit 1 p. purl p. on the back. side of the work, evenly adding for sizes 34-36, 50-52: 2 p. = 44/46/50/54/56 p. Switch to knitting needles No. 5.5 and continue working with a fantasy pattern, starting from the 5th p. of the pattern/4th p. of the pattern/2nd p. of the pattern /1 person and 1st p. of the scheme/2 persons. and 1st point of the diagram. Add sleeves for bevels on both sides (gradually including added loops into the pattern): in every 10th r. 7 x 1 p./in every 10th r. 6 x 1 p. and then after 8 p. 1 x 1 p./in every 10th r. 5 x 1 p. and in every 8th p. 2 x 1 p./in every 10th r. 4 x 1 p. and in every 8th p. 3 x 1 p./in every 10th r. 2 x 1 p. and in every 8th p. 5 x 1 p. = 58/60/64/68/70 p. After 39/38/37/36/34 cm from the bar, loosely close all the loops. Do not forget to lower the loop between 2 crossed stitches before closing the loops (see designation).

Assembly: sew shoulder seams. Sew the sleeves into the armholes between the armhole marks. Sew side seams and sleeve seams.