​Light Sweater with Round Yoke

You’ll need:

750g of yarn (50% cotton, 50% viscose; 120m/50g);

Straight and circle knitting needles 3 and 3,5.

Size: M (L).

Instructions

Work with the main pattern due to the scheme 1. Placket pattern – 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls. Make yoke in the following way – scheme 2 circle rows, wrong-side rows – due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls.

Back

Cast on 98 (106) sts with knitting needles 3. Knit 2 x 2 rib for the next 7 cm. Increase 35 (37) sts in the last row of rib. Then, work with the main pattern and knitting needles 3,5. After 32,5 cm from the beginning, bind off 2 sts from both sides, then, 1 st x 8, 2 sts x 8 in every 2^nd row. When the length of your sweater is 39 cm, leave your work.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Cast on 50 (54) sts with knitting needles 3. Continue working with rib for 6 cm. Increase 29 (25) sts in the last row of rib. Work with the main pattern with knitting needles 3,5, starting from the arrow on the scheme 1. For forming sleeve chamfer, increase 1 st x 16 in every 6^th row. After 40,5 cm from the edge of the detail, bind off 2 sts from both sides, 1 sts x 8 and 2 sts x 8 in every 2^nd row. There are 83 sts on the knitting needles. Leave the sts at 47 cm height.

Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Yoke

Collect all the left sts on the circle needles 3,5. Make the next row with knit sts. Knit the connecting selvedge sts together 11 (12) times. Totally, 361 (380) sts. Continue working with yoke pattern. After finishing scheme 2, change to circle knitting needles 3 and make 2,5 cm of placket pattern. Increase 2 sts x 6 in the 5^th row of the placket.

Assembly

Connect the details with kitchener stitch.