Khaki pullover

The stunning effect on this short-sleeve khaki pullover comes from the cross-knit openwork pattern, which is given a sublime shine by the viscose.

Size: 34/36

You will need: 400 g of Viscolino khaki yarn (65% viscose, 35% linen, 115 m/50 g); knitting needles No. 5.5.

Attention! Knit with double thread.

Garter stitch: persons and out. R. -persons P.

Openwork pattern: the number of loops is a multiple of 16. Knit according to the pattern, which shows only faces. r., in purl. R. knit loops according to the pattern, knit naakids. Knit 2 repeats. Repeat from 1st to 32nd r.

Knitting density. Garter stitch: 18 sts and 26.5 r. = 10 x 10 cm; openwork pattern: 16 p. and 23 r. = 10×10 cm.

Attention! The pullover is knitted crosswise from 2 separate parts, each time starting and ending in the middle of the back. Arrows on the pattern = knitting direction. Due to different knitting densities, the parts are pulled together in the area of the bottom strap and the neckline. This is indicated by a bevel on the pattern.

Description of work

Bottom part: Using a double thread, cast on 44 sts and, starting from the right half of the back, knit 1 purl. R. purl This row is not taken into account in further calculations. Then knit as follows: for the bar 1 chrome. and 10 p. garter stitch, then 32 p. openwork pattern, chrome. After 70 cm (measured using openwork pattern) = 60 cm (measured using garter stitch) = 160 rub. From the cast-on edge, close all loops.

Top part: Using a double thread, cast on 44 sts and, starting from the right half of the back, knit 1 purl. R. purl Then knit as follows: 32 stitches of the openwork pattern, then for the neckline, 10 stitches of garter stitch and 1 edge. After 98 cm (measured using openwork pattern) = 84 cm (measured using garter stitch) = RUR 224. From the cast-on edge, close all loops.

Assembly: On the top and bottom parts, sew the cast-on edge with the closed edge = middle of the back. Sew the upper and lower parts in the middle of the front and back so that the armholes remain open on the lower part on both sides with 0.5 vertical repeats and on the upper parts with 1.5 vertical repeats on both sides.
Tie the neckline with double thread in 1 round. “crawfish step” (= st. b/n from left to right), while fitting the cutout to a circumference of 74 cm or to the desired size.