Beige Tunic Dress
You’ll need:
400-450-500-550-600-650 700g of Sandnes Alpakka yarn (100% wool; 110m/50g);
Knitting needles 3 and 3,5.
Size: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) XXL.
Waist circumference: 77-81 -88-92-99-106-114 cm;
Length: 75-75-77-78-80-82-84 cm.
Stitches control: 22 sts = 10 cm, knitting needles 3,5.
Instructions
Front and Back
Cast on 248 -264 — 280 — 296 — 312 — 326 — 344 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 14 — 18 — 22 — 26 — 30 — 34 — 38 circle rows of 2 x 2 rib, then, 98 sts due to the scheme, 26 — 34 — 42 — 50 — 59 — 66 — 74 sts of rib, 98 sts due to the scheme, 12 -16 — 20 — 24 — 28 — 32 — 36 of rib. Make 10 rows in such a way. Then, work with stockinette stitch, but only in places without pattern due to the scheme, bind off the sts in every 20th -20th -18th -20th -18th -17th -18th row, alternate slip of sts B and A in the following way:
Decrease B: make 2 purls before and after the central pattern, then, knit2tog in the beginning of stripe, which is made as stockinette stitch (from sides) = 8 sts are bound off;
Decrease A: make 2 purls in the beginning and end of the WS stripe between cables = 8 sts are bound off.
Make 2 purls before and after the central pattern and knit2tog in the beginning and end of work, which is made with stockinette stitch = 8 sts are bound off. Bindofftheststotally 7- 8 – 8 – 9 - 9 – 9 - 9 times = 192-200-216-224-240 — 256 — 272 sts. Knit to 59 - 59 -60 — 60 — 61 — 62 — 63 cm long, then, bind off 10 sts from both sides for arm-holes. Leave your work and make sleeves.
Sleeves
Cast on 70 — 70-74 -74 — 78 — 78 — 82 sts with knitting needles 3 and make 10 rows of rib in straight and reversed direction. Change to knitting needles 3,5 and continue making rib, increase 1 st in beginning and end of this row. Continue increasing sts in every 2 cm x 4- 4 — 4 — 4 — 5 — 5 times = 78 -78 — 82 — 82 — 86 — 88 — 92 sts. Make sleeve to 9 — 9 — 10 — 10 — 11 -11-12 cm long. Bind off 6 sts in the beginning and end of row.
Raglan
Join sleeves to the sides of other details.
Next row: start knitting sleeve on back. Mark the central 42 sts and work with stockinette stitch to the marker, then, make cable of 18 sts due to the scheme (start making rib form the same pattern row as in other details, make 6 purls, cable of 18 sts, 1 knit sts, knit the front part in the same way, as previously, make the second sleeve in the same way, as the first one, make back in the same way, as previously). In the next row, make raglan in the following way: knit to the last 2 sts of the next place of connection, slip 1 st without knitting, 1 knit st, draw the slipped st through knit st, knit2tog, continue working in the same way = 8 sts are bound off. Continue knitting, bind off the sts of raglan x 8-9-9-10-10-11-11 times. Then, transfer the central 24 — 24 -26 -26 — 26 -26 sts for the neck-hole to the auxiliary needle. Knittotheendofrow. Cuttheyarn. Continue work from another side of neck-hole and work as previously, bind off 3 sts in the beginning of every row, continue making raglan, as previously. Knit raglan until the sts of back are bound off x 21 — 22 — 24 — 25 — 26 — 27 — 29 times. Leavethereststs.
Neck-Hole
Cast on 170-165-180-185 -190 — 195 — 200 sts along the neck-hole with knitting needles 3 and make 12 rows of 3 x 2 rib (3 purls, 2 knit sts). Bind off 1 st in every WS stripe, by means of making purl2tog. Make 5 rows with 2 x 2 rib.
Assembly
Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes and make sleeve seams.