​Helga Knit Sweater

You’ll need:

350-400g of 100% cashmere yarn;

Knitting needles 6.

Size: S-M.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib;

Cable on 14 sts: due to the scheme.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 74-80 sts and make rib to 10 cm height, then, turn to stockinette stitch. After the 46^th row (= 21 cm), bind off 2-3 sts x 1 for the raglan from both sides. Then, decrease 1^st x 14-16 in every even row from both sides. Make decreases due to the scheme – in the beginning of row – knit the 4^th and 5^th sts together, in the end of row knit the 5^th and 4^th sts from the end as broaching (= slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st).

After 76 rows (= 34,5 cm) – 80 rows (= 36,5 cm) from the placket, continue work on placket on all 42 sts of the rib. After making 96 rows (43,5 cm) – 100 rows (= 45,5 cm) from the lower placket, bind off all the sts due to the ornament.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Cast on 42 sts and make 10 cm of rib. Then, turn to stockinette stitch. Increase 1 st x 5 in every 10^th row – 1 st x 8 in every 8^th row after the rib. You should get 52-58 sts.

After knitting 56 rows (= 25,5 cm) from the cuff, start making decreases for raglan, as you previously made for back, but knit the 3^rd and 4^th sts in the beginning of row together, and 4^th and 3^rd sts from the end of row as broaching.

Make cable on the central 14 sts due to the scheme for raglan chamfers, continue work with stockinette stitch from both sides of it. Increase 4 sts due to the scheme inside the cable, increasing its width to 18 sts.

After knitting 86 rows (= 39 cm) – 90 rows (= 41 cm) from the cuff, continue work on the rest 24 sts of the placket: 1 purl, 1 knit st, 18 sts of cable, 1 knit st, 1 purl.

After making 106 rows (= 48 cm) – 110 rows (= 50 cm) from the cuff, bind off the sts due to the previous row.

Assembly

Sew up side, raglan, placket and sleeve seams.