Knit Pink Pullover
You’ll need:
500 (550) 600g of mélange pink Lana Berlin Lovely Lana Grossa yarn (52% alpaca, 18% wool, 18% cashmere, 12% polyamide; 90m/50g);
Knitting needles 9;
Circular knitting needles 8.
Size: S (M) L.
Used Patterns
Garter stitch – knit sts.
In circle rows: 1 circle row of knit sts, 1 circle row of purls.
Main pattern 1: the quantity of sts is multiple 2 + 3 + 1 selvage st. Work due to the scheme 1. Repeat 1st-4th rows.
Main pattern 2: the quantity of sts is multiple 2 + 3 + 1 selvage st. Work due to the scheme 1. Repeat 1st-4th rows.
Stitches control: 11,5 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 61 (65) 69 sts with knitting needles 9 and make 5 cm of garter stitch, 1 RS row of knit sts and 1 WS row of purls. Then, make 11 cm of main pattern 1 and 11 cm of main pattern 2 by turn, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides for side chamfers, 4 x 1 st in every 22nd row = 71 (75) 79 sts. In 49 cm from the beginning of work, bind off 1 x 6 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 59 (63) 67 sts. In 64 (65) 66 cm from the beginning of work, bind off the central 19 sts for neck-hole, then, decrease 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1st in every 2nd row. In 68 (69) 70 cm from the beginning of work, bind off the rest 13 (15) 17 sts of each shoulder.
Front
Make in the same way, as back.
Sleeves
Cast on 31 sts with knitting needles 9 and make 5 cm of garter stitch, 1 RS row of knit sts and 1 WS row of purls, then, make 11 cm of main pattern 1 and 11 cm of main pattern 2 and at the same time, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfer placket, then, 6 x 1 st in every 16th row (5 x 1 st in every 14th row and 2 x 1 st in every 12th row) 6 x 1 st in every 12th row and 2 x 1 st in every 10th row = 45 (47) 49 sts. In 52 (51) 50 cm from the beginning of work, bind off all sts.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. For collar, cast on 59 sts along neck-hole with circular knitting needles 8. Make 10 cm with circle rows of garter stitch. Sew up the sleeves. Make side seams and sew up the sleeves.