Spring Blossom Knit Tunic
You'll need:
500 (600) 650 (700) 750 (850)g of cotton yarn (100m/50g);
Circle knitting needles 3,5 and 4;
Double-pointed knitting needles 3,5 and 4;
Markers.
Size: S (M) L (XL) XXL (XXXL).
Used Patterns
Stockinette stitch: in circle rows - all knit sts; in right-side rows - all knit sts, in wrong-side rows - all purls;
Garter stitch: in circle rows - knit row, purl row by turn.
Stitches control of stockinette stitch: 21sts x 28rows = 10cm x 10cm.
Instructions
Start working from bottom part with circle rows. Cast on 260 (273) 286 (299) 325 (351) sts with knitting needles 4 and knit 4 rows of garter stitch. Then, make the ornament due to the scheme 1. Make 2 pattern repeats in height. Make next 15 cm as straight cloth. Then, place the first marker after 37 (38) 43 (45) 50 (56) sts, the second marker after 56 (58) 57 (59) 60 (61) sts, the third - after 74 (76) 86 (90) 100 (112) sts, the fourth - after 56 (58) 57 (59) 60 (61) sts.
Then, start making decreases. They're made near the marker in the following way: slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, throw it through the slipped st, marker, knit2tog.
Make such decreases in every 6 (6) 6 (7) 7 (7) row, i.e., 14 (13) 13 (12) 12 (12) times. There are 148 (164) 182 (202) 224 (250) sts in work. Knit straight 6 rows. Make increases in the next row, for this, knit2tog. Increase 4 sts near every marker (2 sts from each side). There are 164 (180) 198 (218) 240 (266), take out markers.
Knit 51 (51) 51 (52) 53 (54)cm. Change to knitting needles 3,5 and make 1 row of knit sts. Increase 8 (10) 8 (10) 6 (8) sts in this row. Totaly, 172 (190) 206 (228) 246 (274) sts. Work due to the following scheme in the next row: 11 (14) 18 (22) 23 (28) knit sts, * scheme 1, 4 (5) 5 (6) 3 (4) knit sts*; repeat from * to * 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4) times, scheme 1, 11 (14) 18 (22) 23 (28) knit sts, place marker on the side seam, 11 (14) 18 (22) 23 (28) knit sts; repeat from * to * 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4) times, scheme 1, 11 (14) 18 (22) 23 (28) knit sts, place marker on the side seam.Knit straight to 62 (63) 64 (66) 68 (70)сm height, saving the ornament.
For forming arm-holes, bind off 6 sts near marker (3 sts from both sides).
Back
There are 80 (89) 97 (108) 117 (131) sts in work. Continue the ornament. For arm-holes, decrease 2 sts in the beginning of 2 (3) 5 (7) 7 (9) rows and 1 st in the beginning of 1 (2) 2 (2) 3 (4) rows. At 78 (80) 82 ((85) 88 (91) cm after the pattern repeat, bind off the central 30 (33) 33 (36) 43 (45) sts for the neck-hole. Bind off 2 sts from both sides for rounding. After that, make each part separately. Bind off the sts at 80 (82) 84 (87) 90 (93) cm.
Front
Make the front part in the same way, as back. At 70 (72) 74 (77) 80 (83) cm bind off the central 30 (31) 31 (34) 41 (45) sts for the neck-hole. Increase 2 sts once for rounding from both sides, 1 st x 0 (1) 1 (1) 1 (0) times. There are 18 (18) 18 (18) 18 (19) sts for each part. Bind off the sts at 80 (82) 84 (87) 90 (93) cm.
Sleeves
Cast on 61 (65) 71 (75) 81 (85) sts with knitting needles 3,5. Knit 4 rows of garter stitch. Change to knitting needles 4 and knit due to the following scheme: 1 selvedge st, 20 (22) 25 (27) 30 (32) knit sts, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, scheme 1, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st. Make all the yarn overs the next rows with crossed knit sts. Then, knit due to the scheme 1, as stated, on the rest sts - stockinette stitch. Continue to 8 cm. For making the cap decrease 4 sts x 1 in the beginning and end of row, 1 st x 8 (9) 11 (16) 16 (18) times.
Bind off 2 sts x 1 and 3 sts x 1 at 17 (18) 19 (21) 21 (23) cm. Bind off the sts at 18 (19) 20 (22) 22 (24) cm.
Assembly
Sew the sleeves. Make side seams. Lift 92 (100) 100 (105) 118 (122) sts along the neck-hole and make 4 rows of garter stitch. Bind off the sts.