Knit Burgundy Bolero
You’ll need:
200g of burgundy 100% mercerized cotton yarn; 200m/100g);
Circular knitting needles 4;
1 button.
Size: S.
Stitches control: 19 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Note: work as one-piece cloth (without seams) from up to down.
Instructions
Cast on 67 sts and make 1,5 cm of garter stitch. Make button-hole from the right side, for this, bind off 2 sts, cast on 2 new sts instead of them in the next row. Make 1,5 cm of garter stitch, then, work in the following way: 7 knit sts, * increase 1 st, 1 knit st, increase 1 st, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to * until there are 11 sts left, * increase 1 st, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * x 3 times, 7 knit sts = 107 sts. Make 1 WS row of knit sts. Then, make the edging 7 sts from both sides with garter stitch, work the rest sts with 1 x 1 rib for 4-5 cm. Then, make 1 row with knit sts. Make 7 knit sts in the next row, increase 1 st, 2 knit sts, * increase 1 st, 4 knit sts*; repeat from * to * until there are 10 sts left, increase 1 st, 1 knit st, increase 1 st, 2 knit sts, increase 1 st, 7 knit sts = 133 sts. Make all the sts as knit sts in the next row. Then, continue making the edging 7 sts with garter stitch from both sides, the rest sts – with 1 x 1 rib for 4-5 cm. Make 1 row of knit sts. Make 7 knit sts, * increase 1 st, 4 knit sts, increase 1 st, 3 knit sts* in the next row; repeat from * to * until there are 11 sts left, increase 1 st, 4 knit sts, increase 1 st, 7 knit sts. Make all the sts as knit sts in the next row. Then, continue work with 7 edging sts from both sides with garter stitch, the rest sts - with 1 x 1 rib for 4-5 cm. Make all the sts as knit sts in the next WS row.
Make 4-5 cm of rib. Bind off the sts for arm-holes in the following way: make 22 knit sts in the RS row, bind off 40 sts, 45 knit sts, bind off 40 sts, 22 knit sts. Make 7 knit sts, 15 purls, cast on 15 sts, 45 purls, cast on 15 sts, 22 purls, 7 knit sts in the next WS row. Make all the sts as knit sts in the next RS row. Make 7 knit sts in the next WS row, then, make 7 knit sts in the end of row as purls. Work to the needed length, make 3 cm of garter stitch in the end of work, bind off the sts. Sew button.