Relief Knit Pullover with High Neck
You’ll need:
550g of grey Extra Merino Big yarn (100% sheep wool; 80m/50g);
Straight and circular knitting needles 6.
Size: S.
Used Patterns
Rib A: 3 x 3 rib;
Rib B: 2 x 2 rib;
Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 24 + 1 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls. Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st.
Stitches control: main pattern: 15,5 sts x 20,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Rib A and B: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 75 sts and make 14 cm of rib A between selvage sts, start and finish with 2 knit sts, then, work with the main pattern. In 47,5 cm from rib, bind off the central 19 sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts in the next 2nd row. In 50 cm from rib, bind off the rest 25 sts of shoulder from each side.
Front
Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, in 45 cm from rib, bind off the central 11 sts and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row.
Sleeves
Cast on 41 sts and make rib A between selvage sts, start and finish with 3 knit sts. In 15 cm from the set-up row, work in the following way: 1 selvage st, the last 7 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat x once, finish with 8 sts of pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. In 8 cm from rib, increase 1 st for sleeve chamfers from both sides, 3 x 1 st in every 4th row, 11 x 1 st in every 2nd row = 71 sts, include the increased sts in the pattern. In 28,5 cm from rib, bind off all the sts.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams; cast on 64 sts with circular knitting needles along the neck-hole for the collar, make 1 circle row of purls and then work with rib B. At 19 cm height of collar, bind off the sts loosely. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.