Elegant jumper

Elegant jumper with openwork sleeves from designer Maria Dirma Silva

Size SM.

You will need:Lang Yarns Soft Cotton yarn (100% cotton, 50 g/120 m) – 500 g (10 skeins) – Acqua color (1018.0072); knitting needles No. 3.5; short circular knitting needles No. 3.5; plastic markers for knitting; embroidery needle for stitching.

Knitting density:

19 p. and 13 r. = 10 * 10 cm (knitting needles No. 3.5 in openwork pattern A);

21 p. and 29 r. = 10 * 10 cm (with knitting needles No. 3.5 in openwork pattern B and elastic 1/1).

Openwork pattern A

The number of loops is a multiple of 10 + 11 + 2 edge loops.

Knit according to the pattern. Odd rows are read from right to left, even rows are read from left to right. Start with stitches before the repeat, then knit a repeat and finish with loops after the repeat.

Repeat from 1st to 14th row.

Openwork pattern B

The number of loops is a multiple of 15 + 14 + 2 edge loops.

The first time they knit r. from 1st to 13th, then repeat from 2nd to 13th.

Openwork pattern C for sleeves

The first time they knit r. from 1st to 13th, then repeat from 2nd to 13th.

Description of knitting

Note: When working on the neckline and sleeve cap, do not start on row 5 by casting off stitches, as there are more stitches on this row due to the pattern of the pattern.

Back

For the jumper, cast on 103 stitches using knitting needles No. 3.5 and knit 32 r. openwork according to scheme A: edge stitch, then loops going before the repeat, repeat the repeat 9 times. complete p. loops after rapport, chrome.

Continue knitting according to pattern B and evenly add 8 stitches in the 1st row. in accordance with the diagram. The repeat is repeated 7 times after the edge loop and ends before the edge stitch with loops coming after the repeat (= 111 stitches).

For the armhole at a height of 29 cm from the cast-on r. Place plastic markers on both sides and continue knitting straight.

Shoulders: at a distance of 17 cm from the markers, close the stitch on both sides in each 2nd row: 6 r. 5 p. and 1 p. 6 p. each

To cut the neckline at a height of 48 cm from the beginning of knitting, close the central 33 sts. To round the neckline in each. 2nd r.: 1 r. 2 loops and 1 r. 1 p. each

Before

Knit in the same way as the back, with the only difference being the greater depth of the neckline.

At a height of 39 cm, close 17 middle sts. Then in every 2nd p. 1 rub. 3 p., 1 r. 2 p., 4 p. 1 p. Further in every 4th r. 2 r. 1 p. each

When knitting a shoulder, the loops are closed in the same way as when knitting a back.

Sleeves

Cast on 73 stitches using knitting needles No. 3.5 and knit 32 rows. openwork A.

Continue working with openwork pattern C, adding 1 stitch on each side in the first row (= 75 stitches).

Formation of the rim: when you knit 40 cm, close in every 2nd r. (on both sides) in this order: 4 p. 4 p., 1 r. 5 p. and 1 p. 6 p. When the roll is 4 cm, close the remaining sts in one step.

Assembly

Sew the shoulder and side seams of the jumper.

Along the neckline, pick up 116 sts using circular needles No. 3.5 (68 sts on the front, 48 sts on the back).

Knit 1 p. purl stitches. Then continue with an elastic band of 1/1 - approximately 2.5 cm.

Sew in the sleeves between the markers you placed while working on the jumper.