Grey Alpina Dress
You’ll need:
600g of Alpina Tessa yarn (100% wool; 315m/100g) in grey color;
Knitting needles 4;
Auxiliary needle.
Size: M.
Stitches control: relief pattern, 2 threads of yarn: 25 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Cables pattern, 2 threads of yarn: 30 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 151 sts and make 1 row of purls. Then, make 254 rows in the following way: 1 selvage st, 2 knit sts, 16 sts of 4 x 4 rib, 16 sts of cables pattern, 4 knit sts, 16 sts of cables pattern, 41 sts of relief pattern, 16 sts of cables pattern, 4 knit sts, 16 sts of cables pattern, 16 sts of 4 x 4 rib, 2 knit sts, 1 selvage st. For forming sides, bind off 1 st from both sides in the 121st row, then, 1 st in every 20th, 16th, 14th, 12th rows = 141 sts. For forming arm-holes, bind off 5 sts from both sides in the 256th row, then, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st in every 20th row = 115 sts. Bind off all the sts in the 322nd row.
Front
Make in the samenway, as back. In 253 rows from the beginning of work, divide it into 2 equal parts, increase 1 st = 142 sts. For neck-hole, bind off 29 x 1 st in every 2nd row from inwards of cable in relief pattern = 42 sts. For shoulder line, bind off 36 sts in the 322nd row = 6 sts. Then, knit 48 rows straight. Don’t bind off the
sts. Make left shoulder in symmetry.
Sleeves
Cast on 68 sts and make 12 rows in the following way: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, * 4 purls, 6 knit sts*; repeat from * to * x 5 times, 4 purls, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st. For sleeve narrowing, bind off 3 sts in the 5th row, 3 x 3 sts in every 2nd row = 56 sts. Then, work with 4 x 4 rib. For sleeve widening, increase 1 st from both sides in the 13th row, then, 2 x 1 st in every 10th row, 12 x 1 st in every 8th row = 86 sts. For sleeve cap, bind off 6 sts from both sides in the 151st row, then, 1 x 3 sts, 3 x 2 sts, 14 x 1 st, 3 x 3 sts in every 2nd row = 10 sts. Bind off all the sts in the 195th row. Make left sleeve in the same way.
Assembly
Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Sew up the sleeves.