Elegant Knit Cardigan
You'll need:
350 - 400 - 450g of yarn (48% wool, 30% Alpaca, 22% polyamid; 240m/50g);
Knitting needles 6.
Size: S/M/L
Patterns and Techniques
Stockinette stitch: right-side rows - knit sts, wrong-side rows - purls.
Cable 1: make on 36 sts due to the scheme 1. Only right-side rows are shown, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament. Vertical pattern repeat is from 1st to 16th rows;
Cable 2: make on 36 sts due to the scheme 2. Only right-side rows are shown, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament. Vertical pattern repeat is from 1st to 16th rows;
Patent edge on 4 sts: slip 4 sts in right-side row as purls, yarn is behind work, tighten, make purls in wrong-side rows;
Highlighted decreases: from right side - 1 selvedge st, 1 knit st, knit2tog; from left side - knit2tog with left decline (= slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st), 1 knit st, 1 selvedge st;
Rib: the quantity of sts is multipled 4 + 2 selvedge sts. In right-side row make * 1 selvedge st, 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * , 1 selvedge st. In wrong-side rows, knit due to the ornament.
Stitches Control:
18 sts x 22,5 rows = 10 на 10 сm (stockinette stitch);
On cable 1 (=36 sts) + 4 sts of patent edge, total width is 12,5 cm;
On cable 2 (=28 sts) width is 9 cm.
Back
Cast on 96-104-112 sts in criss-cross way and make 136-130-124 rows (=60,5cm - 58cm - 55,5cm) stockinette stitch.
Bind off 1 x 5 sts - 1 x 6 sts - 1 x 7 sts from the next row for raglan line from both sides, then decrease every even row 21 x 1 sts - 24 x 1 sts - 27 x 1 sts.
Making 180 rows (= 80 cm), bind off 44 sts on the knitting needles.
Left Front
Cast on 67-71-75 sts in criss-cross way and make 1 selvedge st, 26-30-34 sts of stockinette stitch, 36 sts cable, 4 sts of patent edge.
Make raglan line along the right side as in the previous detail.
At the height, the same height as previous detail, leave 41 sts for making placket.
Right Front
Make in reflection to the left front.
Sleeves
Cast on 54-58-62 sts in criss-cross way for one sleeve and knit placket with "rib" ornament to 8 cm heigh. Finish 1 wrong-side rows, increasing 20 sts with equal intervals. There are 74-78-82 sts in work.
Continue working in the following way: 1 selvedge st, 22-24-26 sts of stockinette stitch, 28 sts cable 2, 22-24-26 sts of stockinette stitch, 1 selvedge st.
Make increases at the same time for sleeve chamfers with stockinette stitch in every 12th row from the placket 6 x 1 st - 10 x 1 sts in every 8th and 10th rows in turn - 10 x 1 st in every 6th and 8th rows. There are 86-94-102 sts in work.
Form raglan lines, starting from 84th row - 78th row - 72th row (= 37 cm - 34,5 cm - 32 cm) from the placket.
After making 127 rows (=56 cm) from the placket, make two first and edging sts of cable in 1 knit st in the next wrong-side row, purl2tog in the middle of cable once.
These decreases aren't stated on the pattern design.
After making 128 rows (= 56,5 cm) from the placket, bind off all the sts on the knitting needle (= 31 st).
Assembly
Make raglan seams.
Transfer open sts of fronts to the knitting needle and continue knitting on 42 rows (= 18,5 cm) due to the ornament. Bind off the sts.
Sew up the seams on shoulders.
Sew up the short sides of plackets, making common detail. Sew it to the upper lines of sleeves and neck-hole from back. Make sleeve and side seams.