​Summer Short-Sleeved Sweater

You’ll need:

250; 275; 300; 350; 400g of yarn (65% polyamide, 35% polyester; 145m/25g);

Contrast yarn;

Knitting needles 3; 3,5; 4 and 4,5;

Auxiliary needle.

Size: XS; S; M; L; XL.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib;

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Central part with cables: due to the scheme;

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is even:

1^st row (RS): 1 knit st, * 1 yarn over, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to the last st, 1 knit st;

2^nd and 4^th rows: purl;

3^rd row: 2 knit sts, * 1 yarn over, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to the last 2 sts, 2 knit sts.

Repeat 1^st-4^throws.

Stitches control: stockinette stitch with 2 threads of yarn and knitting needles 4,5: 20 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern with 1 thread of yarn and knitting needles 3,5: 26 sts x 48 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

44 sts of the central part with cables of back and front with 2 threads of yarn and knitting needles 4,5 = 13 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 104; 110; 118; 126; 138 sts with 2 threads of yarn and knitting needles 4 and make 1 x 1 rib 6 cm height. Continue work with the central part with cables and knitting needles 4,5, divide the sts: 30; 33; 37; 41; 47 sts of stockinette stitch, 44 sts with the central part with cables, 30; 33; 37; 41; 47 sts of stockinette stitch.

Bind off 2 x 1 st from both sides in every 34^th row. There are 100; 106; 114; 122; 134 sts left. At 32 cm (102 rows) height from rib, form raglan, bind off 1 x 3 sts from both sides. Then:

Size XS: * in every 2^nd row – 3 x 1 st, in 4 rows, 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 6 times;

Size S: * in every 2^nd row – 6 x 1 st, in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 3 times, in every 2^nd row – 6 x 1 st;

Size M: * in every 2^nd row – 29 x 1 st, in every 4^th row – 2 x 1 st;

Size L: * in every 2^nd row – 8 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts*; repeat from * to * x 3 times, 2 x 1 st, in every 4^th row – 2 x 1 st;

Size XL: * in every 2^nd row – 3 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts*; repeat from * to * x 7 times, 3 x 1 st, in every 4^th row = 2 x 1 st.

At 51 cm (164 rows); 52 cm (166 rows); 53 cm (170 rows); 54 cm (172 rows); 55 cm (176 rows) from rib, bind off the rest 46; 46; 46; 48; 48 sts.

Front

Makeinthesameway, asback. At 32 cm (102 rows) from rib, form raglan, bind off 1 x 3 sts from both sides. Then:

Size XS: * in every 2^nd row – 3 x 1 st, in 4 rows, 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 4 times;

Size S: * in every 2^nd row – 6 x 1 st, in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x twice, in every 2^nd row – 5 x 1 st;

Size M: * in every 2^nd row – 23 x 1 st;

Size L: * in every 2^nd row – 8 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts*; repeat from * to * x twice, 2 x 1 st, 6 x 1 st;

Size XL: * in every 2^nd row – 3 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts*; repeat from * to * x 6 times, 2 x 1 st.

At the same time, at 41 cm (132 rows); 42 cm (134 rows); 43 cm (138 rows); 44 cm (140 rows); 45 cm (144 rows) from rib, form neck-hole, bind off the central 20; 20; 20; 22; 22 sts. Then, continue work, bind off along the inwards edge in every 2^nd row – 1 x 5 sts, 2 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts.

At 45 cm (144 rows); 46 cm (146 rows); 47 cm (150 rows); 48 cm (152 rows); 49 cm (156 rows) from rib, bind off the rest 3 sts. Make the second part in reflection to the first.

Right Sleeve

Cast on 76; 84; 94; 104; 120 sts with 1 thread of yarn and knitting needles 3 and make 1 x 1 rib for 3 cm. Then, turn to knitting needles 3,5 and relief pattern. At 2 cm height form rib, form raglan, bind off 1 x 3 sts from each side, then:

Size XS: * in every 4^th row – 3 x 1 st, in 2 rows, 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 4 times, in every 4^th row – 2 x 1 st;

Size S: in every 4^th row – 4 x 1 st, * in 2 rows – 1 x 1 st, in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 9 times;

Size M: * in every 2^nd row – 7 x 1 st, * in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st, in 2 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 10 times;

Size L: * in every 2^nd row – 3 x 1 st and 1 x 2 sts, in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 8 times;

Size XL: * in every 2^nd row – 19 x 1 st, in 4 rows – 1 x 1 st*; repeat from * to * x twice.

At 22; 23; 24; 25; 26 cm from rib, bind off the rest 3 sts.

Left Sleeve

In reflection to the right sleeve.

Neck-Hole Fringe

Cast on 180; 180; 180; 184; 184 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, make 1 row of knit sts and 1 row of contrast color yarn on RS.

Assembly

Sew the sleeves along the raglan line. Sew sides and sleeves. Sew the fringe to the neck-hole line.