Oversized Knit Sweater

You’ll need:

12 skeins — 900 m /600 gr — Lana Grossa Cashsilk in 036 color;

Circle knitting needles 9 mm;

Sewing needle.

Size:

Width 52 cm;

Length 55 cm;

Sleeves 42 cm.

Stitches control: 12 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Body Back and Front

Cast on 64 stiches.

Row 1: slip 1 stich knitwise, knit 1, purl 1 till the last stich, purl 1.

Repeat Row 1 — 9 times.

Row 2: slip 1 stich knitwise, knit all the stiches, purl the last stich.

Repeat till the length is 55 cm. Bind off the stiches.

Knit 2 pieces.

Sleeves

Cast on 34 stiches.

Row 1: slip 1 stich knitwise, knit 1, purl 1 till the last stich, purl 1.

Repeat Row 1 — 9 times.

Row 2: slip 1 stich knitwise, knit all the stiches, purl the last stich.

Continue to knit Row 2 — 7 times.

Increase Row. Slip one stich knitwise, knit one into front of the row below (inc 1), knit till one stich lest, knit one into one below (inc 1), purl the last stich. Repeat increasing row 4 more time every 10 rows, so that in the end you have 44 stiches. Knit till the needed lenght and bind off the stiches.

Sewing

Place the pasrts of sweater wrong side up in frot of yourself. Start sewing the shoulders leaving the neckhole, then follow with the sides of the sleeves, then the sleeves themselves and finish with the sides of sweater. Try to sew accurately.

Neck

Cast on stiches around the hole of the neck. Place the marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Knit 1, purl 1 till the end of the row. Continue for 6 rows. Bind off stiches.