Knit Mohair Jacket

500g of yarn (65% mohair, 25% wool, 10% polyamid; 150m/50g);

Knitting needles 5.

The quantity of sts is multipled 10 + 2 selvedge sts. Start knitting this ornament wrong side row: selvedge st, * 2 purls, 6 knit sts, 2 purls; repeat from * to end of row. Make the sts in the following rows due to the ornament. Stitches control: 18 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Cast on 66 sts for the left front and knit with the main ornament. At the height of 22 cm and 44 cm make 2 purls together in the places of all the wrong side stripes, leaving 54 sts on the knitting needles. When the length of front is 47 cm, you should form reglan line from right side with the same technique, as you used for back. In the process of work at 66 cm height bind off from left side 1 x 8 sts for neck hole. In a row bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 sts. In the end of work bind off the rest sts. Right front is made in analogy with the left. The only difference is that you need to make holes for fastener. While making the holes, bind off 8th and 9th sts of front, and cast them on in the next row again. Turn to making sleeves. Cast on 72 sts for one sleeve, after that knit with the main ornament. In the 1st wrong side row make in the following way: selvedge st, 3 knit sts, 4 purls, * 6 knit sts, 4 purls. Repeat the pattern 5 times from *, finish with 3 knit sts and selvedge st. Making sleeve chamfers, you should increase 1 st 5 times in every 16th row. After knitting your sleeve to 42 cm, make reglan lines along the edges of work in the same way, as for back. Bind off 14 sts left on the needles at 67 height of the sleeve.