​Loose Knit Sweater with Arans

You’ll need:

350; 350; 400; 400; 450g of yarn (50% mohair, 50% acryl; 157m/50g) of grey color;

350; 350; 400; 400; 450g of the same yarn, but beige color;

Contrast color yarn;

Knitting needles 6,5 and 7;

Auxiliary needle;

Stitch markers.

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

Used Patterns

1 x 2 rib;

Wrong-side pattern: 1 row of purls, 1 row of knit sts by turn;

Fancy “arans” pattern: due to the scheme.

Stitches control: wrong-side pattern with knitting needles 7 in 2 threads of yarn: 15 sts = 10 cm;

fancy “arans” pattern with knitting needles 7 in 2 threads of yarn: 18 sts x 18 rows = 11 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 92; 98; 104; 110; 122 sts with knitting needles 6,5 in 2 threads of yarn (both colors yarn) and make 1 x 2 rib The first and the last 2 sts should be purls. In 8 cm height, turn to knitting needles 7 and start work with the fancy “arans” patterns. For S; M; XL sizes, decrease 1 st in the beginning and end of the 1^st rows. There are 92; 96; 102; 110; 120 sts on the knitting needles.

Divide the sts: 2; 4; 7; 2; 7 sts – wrong-side patterns, 1^st-18^th rows of “arans” x 4; 4; 4; 5; 5 times, 1^st-16^th rows of “arans”, 2; 4; 7; 2; 7 sts – wrong-side patterns.

At 37 cm height from rib, place marker on selvedge st. These is your mark for arm-holes. Continue knitting straight.

At 58; 59; 60; 61; 62 cm height from rib, bind off from both sides: 1 x 5 sts; 1 x 5 sts; 1 x 6 sts; 1 x 6 sts; 1 x 7 sts. Then, in every 2^nd row: 4 x 5 sts; 2 x 5 sts; 2 x 6 sts; 4 x 6 sts, 1 x 6 sts and 3 x 7 sts; 1 x 7 sts and 3 x 8 sts.

At 60; 61; 62; 63; 64 cm height from rib, bind off the central 14; 14; 14; 16; 16 sts. After knitting 2 rows straight (each part separately), bind off 14 sts for each shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way, as back for the neck-hole line at 57; 58; 59; 60; 61 cm from rib. Bind off the central 12; 12; 12; 14; 14 sts, continue each part separately. For smooth rounding, along the inner neck-hole line bind off in every 2^nd row: 1 x 6 sts; 1 x 4 sts; 1 x 3 sts; 1 x 2 sts.

Make shoulder chamfers in the same way, as for back.

Sleeves

Cast on 47; 50; 53; 56; 59 sts with knitting needles 6,5 in 2 threads of yarn (both colors) and make 1 x 2 rib. The first and the last 2 sts should be purls. In 8 cm height, turn to knitting needles 7.

Work with the main “arans” pattern. Make increases in the 1^st row: 7; 8; 7; 8; 7 sts. Totally, 54; 58; 60; 64; 66 sts. Divide the sts: 1; 3; 4; 6; 7 sts – wrong-side pattern, 1^st-18^th rows of “arans”, 1^st-16^th rows of “arans”, 1; 3; 4; 6; 7 sts of wrong-side pattern.

For side widening, make increases in wrong-side pattern: 4 x 1 st in every 8^th row and 3 x 1 st in every 10^th row; 5 x 1 st in every 8^th row and 2 x 1 st in every 10^th row; 6 x 1 st in every 8^th row and 1 x 1 st in every 10^th row, 7 x 1 st in every 8^th row; 7 x 1 st in every 8^th row.

Totally, 68; 72; 74; 78; 80 sts.

At 40; 39,5; 38,5; 37,5; 35,5 cm from rib, binf off all the sts.

Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Collar

Cast on 101; 101; 101; 104; 104 sts with knitting needles 6,5 in 2 threads of yarn (both colors). Make 1 x 2 rib. Make the first and last 2 rows with purls. In 20 cm make 1 row of knit sts and some rows of stockinette st with contrast yarn on RS.

Assembly

Makeshoulderseams. Sew sleeves between markers. Sew up sleeves and sides.

Sew collar.