​Pink Baby Girl Pullover

You’ll need:

300 (350)g of pink yarn (54% wool, 46% cotton; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 2,5; 3; 3,5 and 4;

Circle knitting needles 2,5; 3; 3,5 and 4;

98-150 crystals.

Size: 110 – 130 cm.

Stitches control: with knitting needles 4: 18 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Used Patterns

Rib with drawn st: 1^st row (RS): 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, 1 knit st in the st of the previous row*; repeat from * to *, 1 purl, 1 selvage st;

2^ndrow: knit.

Repeat 1^st-2^ndrows.

The same pattern around: without selvage st, make the 2^nd row with purls;

Relief pattern: due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows as purls. Repeat 1^st-24^th rows.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 73-85 sts with knitting needles 2,5 and make the 1^st row (WS): 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st;

2^nd and 3^rd rows: RS – knit sts, WS – purls.

Start making rows with drawn st. At 8 cm long, change knitting needles 3,5 to knitting needles 4 and work with relief pattern from the right edge due to the scheme. Repeat the pattern of 12 sts x 5-6 times and knit to the left edge. Work in the same order. At 33-41 cm long, change the knitting needles to thinner ones and make 4 cm with rib with drawn st. Bind off all the sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Cast on 37 sts on thinner knitting needles and make 3 rows in the same way, as lower part of back. Then, work with rib with drawn st. At 5 cm length of the sleeve, change to thicker knitting needles and work with relief pattern from the right edge of the scheme, repeat the pattern of 12 sts twice to the left edge. Work in the same order, increase 1 st in every 4^th row from both sides, until there are 65-79 sts on the knitting needles. At 26-34 cm height, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Sew crystal to the back and front in the center of each relief flower. Then, sew crystal in the central 2-3 flowers of sleeves. Sewtherestcrystalsuptoyourliking. Sewshoulderseamsof 10-11,5 cmlong. Make side and sleeve seams. Leave 8 cm open on the side seams for cuts.