​Knit Light-Blue Cardigan

You’ll need:

450g of light-blue Lalena Prima Babe 15 (60% acryl, 40% mohair; 500m/100g);

Knitting needles 3,5; 3; 2,5;

Crochet hook 3;

10 buttons.

Size: S.

Stitches control: 25 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Main Part

Cast on 308 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and work with the main pattern. Knit 118 rows, mark the 85^th and 225^th sts. Decrease and increase sts due to the scheme. Only RS rows are stated on the scheme. Start making decreases for arm-holes from the 242^nd row. For this, divide your work into 3 parts from center of increases, separating 76 sts for each half of front and 114 sts for back. Start work separately from the right front. For arm-hole, bind off: 1 x 6 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 5 x 2 sts, 2 x 2 sts. For arm-hole widening, increase 1 st in the 271^st and 275^th rows. For neck-hole, starting from the 281^st row bind off: 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st. For shoulder line, starting from the 291^st row, bind off 5 x 6 sts, 1 x 4 sts.

Then, start making back. For arm-hole, decrease: 5 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st, 2 x 1 st in a RS row. For neck-hole line, starting from the 291^st row, bind off: 5 x 6 sts, 1 x 4 sts. Make left front in reflection to the right front.

Sleeves

Cast on 60 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and work with the main pattern. For sleeve widening, increase 1 st in every 6^th row. Totally, make 20 increases. Starting from the 127^th row, start making sleeve caps, for this, decrease: 4 x 3 sts, 3 x 2 sts, 5 x 1 st, 3 x 1 st in a RS row, 1 x 1 st, 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 3 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts.

Assembly

Sew shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Sew up the sleeves. Cast on 90 sts along neck-hole and work with the main pattern with knitting needles 3,5 for 5 row, with knitting needles 3 for 4 rows, with knitting needles 2,5 for 10 rows, with knitting needles 3 for 4 rows, with knitting needles 3,5 for 5 rows. Fold the collar in half and join it from WS with the help of kitchener’s stitch.

Placket for Buttons

Make 21 double crochets along left front with crochet hook 3,5. Totally, crochet 13 rows. Make 210 double crochets along right front with crochet hook 3,5. Totally, make 6 rows. In the next row: 3 double crochets, 3 chain sts, * 14 double crochets, 3 chain sts*; repeat from * to * x 9 times, 51 double crochets. Make 6 rows of 210 double crochets in each row.

Belt

Make a chain of 240 cm long, turn your work, make 13 rows of double crochets.