Crimson Knit Sweater
You'll need:
300g of 100% Merino wool yarn (175m/50g) of crimson color;
150g of yarn (80% mohair, 20% synthetic; 245m/25g) of crimson color;
A little bit of contrast yarn;
Knitting needles 4 and 4,5.
Size: S
Used Patterns
Wrong side: in right-side rows - all knit sts, in wrong-side rows - all purls;
1 x 1 rib;
"Relif diagonal" pattern: is made on 25 sts due to the scheme;
Double rib: is made with auxilary yarn 1/2 of the needed quantity of sts. Then, knit with the main yarn:
1st row; * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
2nd row: * yarn over in 1 knit st, slip 1 st as purl (yarn in front of work)*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
3rd row and all the following rows: * 1 knit st, slip 1 st as purl (yarn in front of work)*; repeat from * to * to end of row.
Bind off the contrast yarn in the ready-made sweater.
Stitches control: with 2 threads of yarn (woolen + mohair) on the stockinette stitch 18 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Make all the details with double thread: woolen yarn + mohair.
Back
Cast on 101 st with knitting needles 3. Knit 4 rows of double rib, then 16 rows of 1 x 1 rib. In height you should get 6 cm work. Turn to knitting needles 4,5. Start with stockinette stitch and decrease 16 sts in the 1st row. Then, knit straight to 37 cm height. For making arm-holes, bind off 3 sts x 1 along the edges of the detail, 1 st x 3 in all the even rows. Make decreases, starting from the 4th st from the edge of work and finishing before last 3 sts. At 55 cm, bind off the rest 73 sts (icnluding 14 sts for each shoulder).
Front
Cast on 101 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 4 rows with double rib. Then, turn to knitting needles 4,5 and knit due to the following description: 25 sts of 1 x 1 rib, 25 sts of "relief diagonal" pattern, 1 st of stockinette stitch, 25 sts of "relief diagonal" pattern, 25 sts of 1 x 1 rib. After knitting to 6 cm, knit due to the following scheme: on sides, edges - 25 sts of stockinette stitch, the rest sts - due to the pattern. Pay attention, that you should decrease 8 sts from each side in the 1st row, so there are 17 sts left. Bind off 1st x 19 at 33 cm for forming neck-hole. At 55 cm bind off the rest 14 sts for each shoulder.
Sleeves
Cast on 51 sts with knitting needles 3 amd make 4 rows with double rib. Turn to knitting needles 4,5 and knit in the following way: 13 sts of 1 x 1 rib, 25 sts of the main pattern, 13 sts of 1 x 1 rib. In 6 cm start knitting the edging 13 sts with stockinette stitch from both sides. Totaly, there are 45 sts in work. Then, for sleeve widening increase 1 st x 10 in every 10th row from both sides. At 50 cm start making sleeve cap. Bind off 3 sts x 1, then, 1 st x 10 in every even row. In 10 cm bind off the rest 39 sts.
Assembly
Make shoulder seam. Lift 177 sts with knitting needles 4 and double thread yarn and make 1 x 1 rib of 16 cm height. Then, make 2 rows of double rib and bind off the sts. Make all the rest seams.