​Sunny Women’s Jumper

You’ll need:

450; 450; 500; 550; 600; 700g of yarn (50% wool, 50% cotton; 110m/50g);

Double pointed knitting needles 3,5 and 4;

Circle knitting needles 4 (60 and 80 cm long);

Markers.

Size: S; M; L; XL; XXL; XXXL.

Used Patterns

Garter stitch: 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls by turn;

2 x 2 rib;

Relief pattern: due to the scheme A.1.

Stitches control: on stockinette stitch: 21 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Used Techniques

Side decreases: don’t finish 3 sts before the side marker, knit2tog, 1 knit st, marker, 1 knit st, slip 1 st, 1 knit st, throw the slipped st on the knit st;

Increases on sleeves: make in the lower part of sleeve, don’t finish 1 st to marker. Make 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, marker, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over. Make yarn overs in the next row as cross knit st;

Raglan: decrease 2 sts on every raglan line. Don’t finish 3 sts to marker, knit2tog, 1 knit st, marker, 1 knit st, slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, throw the slipped st on the knit st.

Instructions

Main Part

Cast on 212; 228; 248; 268; 292; 316 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 2 rows of garter stitch. Then, divide the sts in the following way: 17; 21; 20; 25; 25; 31 knit sts, 3 purls, * pattern A. 1 (= 18; 18; 22; 22; 26; 26 sts), 6 purls*; repeat from * to * once, then, pattern repeat A.1, 3 purls, 34; 42; 40; 50; 50; 62 knit sts, 3 purls,* pattern A. 1, 6 purls*; repeat from * to * once, pattern A. 1, 3 purls, 17; 21; 20; 25; 25; 31 knit sts.

Place one marker in the beginning of row and one more marker in 106; 114; 124; 134; 146; 158 sts. These are the side lines.

Knit jumper due to this scheme for 8cm, decrease 1 st from both sides of marker, minus 4 sts in a row. Repeat the decreases every 4,5 cm x 7 times for all the sizes. You should get 184; 200; 220; 240; 264; 288 sts.

In 39 cm (for all sizes) bind off 8; 8; 10; 10; 12; 14 sts from both sides: 4; 4; 5; 5; 6; 7 sts from each side of marker. There are 84; 92; 100; 110; 120; 130 sts for front and back (each). Leave this detail.

Sleeves

Cast on 48; 52; 56; 56; 60; 64 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 1 row of knit sts. Then, turn to 2 x 2 rib. After making 6 cm, turn to knitting needles 4 and make 1 row with knit sts. Decrease 4; 6; 8; 6; 8; 10 sts in this row. There are 44; 46; 48; 50; 52; 54 sts left. Place marker in the beginning of row, marking the center of lower part of the sleeve.

Continue with stockinette stitch. At total height of sleeve is 10; 7; 7; 10; 7; 7 cm, increase 2 sts after the marker. Repeat the increase in 3; 2,5; 2; 1,5; 1,5; 1,5 cm interval x 12; 15; 18; 19; 20; 21 times. You should get 68; 76; 84; 88; 92; 96 sts. In 46; 45; 43; 42; 40; 39 cm, bind off the central 8; 8; 10; 10; 12; 14 sts in the lower part of sleeve. You should get 60; 68; 74; 78; 80; 82 sts. Leave the sleeve and make the second one in the same way.

Yoke

Transfer the sleeves and main part of jumper on the common knitting needles, totally, 288; 320; 348; 376; 400; 424 sts. Divide the details with the help pf markers, stating the 4 raglan lines. Continue work due to the previously described scheme and start making decrease of raglan.

Make 5; 5; 6; 6; 6; 7 decreases in every 4^th row, then, 14; 16; 18; 21; 23; 24 decreases in every 2^nd row. Totally, 19; 21; 24; 27; 29; 31 decreases. Thereare136; 152; 156; 160; 168; 176 stsleft. Make 2 rowsofgarterstitch. Knit the first 22; 26; 26; 24; 22; 20 sts of the 1^st row as knit2tog. Decrease 18; 28; 26; 28; 34; 40 sts in the same row. There are 96; 98; 104; 108; 112; 116 sts left. Bind off the sts.