​Relief Long Pullover

You’ll need:

450; 500; 600g of 100% cotton yarn (130m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 4;

Circle knitting needles 4.

Size: S; M; L.

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple of 20 + 1 + 2 selvedge sts. Work due to the scheme.

Start with 1 selvedge st, pattern repeat, st after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st. Make 1^st-40^th rows, then, repeat 9^th-40^th rows.

Stitches control: 24 sts x 31,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 103; 123; 143 sts and work with relief pattern. Bind off the centra; 53; 57; 61 sts at 61,5 cm height (= 194 rows) and finish each part separately. In 200 rows (= 64,5 cm from the 1^st row, bind off the rest 25; 33; 41 sts for shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way, asback, the only difference – deeper neck-hole. After making 174 rows (55 cm), bind off the central 53; 57; 61 sts. Then, finish each part separately to the height of back. Bind off the sts.

Sleeves

Make 2. Cast on 83; 83; 103 sts for each sleeve and work with relief pattern. For sleeve cap, bind off 5; 5; 6 sts x 1 in 98 rows (about 31 cm) from both sides, then, 5; 5; 6 sts x 4 in every even row. In 108 rows (34 cm) from the 1^st row, bind off the rest 33; 33; 43 sts.

Assembly

Sew up shoulders. Lift 122; 130; 138 sts with circle knitting needles and make 1 row of knit sts around. Then, 2 rows of purls. Bind off all the sts as purls. Sew sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.