​Relief Red Jacket

You’ll need:

300 (350) 400g of red Toscanio yarn (60% viscose, 20% cotton, 20% polyamide; 110m/50g);

Knitting needles 6.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is even.

RS and WS rows: 1 selvage st, * 1 yarn over, purl2tog*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st.

Stitches control: 12,5 sts x 22,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Note: make front and back as one-piece cloth.

Instructions

Front/Back

Cast on 16 sts for the string and make 26 cm of the main pattern. Make 2 strings, then, cast on 84 (100) 116 sts for back and front between them and work with the main pattern on all 116 (132) 148 sts. In 51 (52,5) 54,5 cm from the set-up row, leave 31 (35) 39 ss from both sides for two halves of front (each) and make back on the cetral 54 (62) 70 sts, outer sts will become selvage sts. At the same time, bind off 5 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 40 (48) 56 sts. In 40 (43,5) 47 cm from the beginning of back, bind off the central 16 (20) 24 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 43,5 (47) 50,5 cm from the beginning of back, bind off the rest 10 (12) 14 sts. Then, make right front on the previously left 31 (35) 39 sts, the last st will become selvage st. Make arm-hole from the left side, as for back = 24 (28) 32 sts. At the height of back, bind off 10 (12) 14 sts for shoulder chamfer from the left side, make 10 (12) 13,5 cm for trim on the rest 14 (16) 18 sts and bind off the sts as knit sts. Make the left half of front in symmetry to the right.

Sleeves

Cast on 36 (40) 44 sts and work with the main pattern, increase 6 x 1 st in every 4^th row from both sides for sleeve chamfers, include the increased sts in the pattern = 48 (52) 56 sts. In 13,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 5 sts from both sides for sleeve caps and 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. In 19 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 28 (32) 36 sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seam, trim seam and sew it to the back neck-hole. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.