Beach Light Tunic
You'll need:
150;175;200g of yarn with at least 45% cotton (120m/25g);
Knitting needles 3,5;
Crochet hook 3.
Size: XS; S; M.
Used Patterns
1 x 1 rib;
Relief scheme - see the scheme.
Decreases: along the right side: 1 selvedge st, knit2tog; along the left side: knit2tog with left decline (slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, pull the slipped st through the knit st), 1 selvedge st.
Stitches control of relief pattern: 28 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 131;147;163 sts and knit 1 row of purls. Then, 3 rows of rib for the placket. Turn to the relief pattern, divide the sts in the following way: 1 selvedge st,8 sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat 7; 8; 9 times, 9 sts after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st.
For side chamfers, make decreases after 16 rows from the placket, then, repeat the decreases of 1 st x 7. There are 115; 131; 147 sts left.
In 154; 150; 146 rows (51,5; 50; 48 cm) of relief pattern, bind off 5 sts x 1 from both sides for the arm-holes, then 4 sts x 1, 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 1, 1 st x 1 in every 2nd row. There are 85; 101; 117 sts left.
In 38; 42; 46 rows (12,5; 14; 15,5 cm) from bottom part of arm-holes, bind off the central 21; 25; 29 sts for the neck-hole. Leave the right part for some time and work with the left part. For smooth rounding along the inner edge, bind off 6 sts x 1 in even rows, 5 sts x 2, 4 sts x 1. There are 12; 18; 24 sts in work. In 10 rows (3,5 cm) from the beginning of neck-hole, bind off the rest sts.
Finish the right part in reflection to the left.
Front
Use the schemes and description for back, but make deeper neck-hole. In 24; 28; 32 rows (8; 9,5; 11 cm) from the bottom part of arm-holes, bind off the central 11; 15; 19 sts and finish each part separately. For rounding of neck-hole bind off 5 sts x 1 in even rows, 3 sts x 3, 2 sts x 4, 1 st x 3. There are 12; 18; 24 sts left. In 10 rows (3,5 cm) from the beginning of neck-hole, bind off the rest sts.
Finish the right part in reflection to the left.
Assembly
Make seams. Fasten the edges of arm-holes and neck-hole with "shrimp stitch".