​Elegant Summer Knit Blouse

You'll need:

Yarn with at least 55% cotton (90m/50g);

Knitting needles 3,5 and 4;

Circle knitting needles 3,5.

Size: S, L.

Used Patterns

Garter stitch: all knit sts;

Rhombs: the quantity of sts is multipled 19 + 1 + 2 selvedge sts. Work due to the scheme 1, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls. Start with 1 selvedge st and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st. Repeat 1^st-34^th rows;

Basket: the quantity of sts is multipled 8 + 4 + 2 selvedge sts. Work due to the scheme 2, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls. Start with 1 selvedge st and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Stitches control: rhombs: 19 sts x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

garter stitch: 19 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

basket: 24,5 sts x 26,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 79, 98 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make placket 3 rows (1 cm) of garter stitch, start with wrong-side row. Turn to knitting needles 4 and make rhombs. In 40 rows (14 cm), 48 rows (16,5 cm) from the placket, increase 1 st from each side. Repeat this increase 3 times, in 8 rows, in 16 rows, in 24 rows. You should get 87, 106 sts, including the increased.

In 96 rows (33 cm), 104 rows (35,5 cm) from the placket, bind off 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 2 sts x 3, 1 st x 5 in every even row. You should get 59, 78 sts. After 136 rows (47 cm), 154 rows (53 cm) from the placket, work with garter stitch. In 12 rows (4 cm) bind off the central 37, 40 sts and finish each part separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 4 sts in the 2^nd row along the inner edge. In 3 rows (1 cm) bind off the rest 7 (15) sts on each shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 29 (32) sts at the height of garter stitch (8 rows = 2,5 cm) and 4 sts x 1, 2 sts x 2 in every even row.

Sleeves

Cast on 50, 58 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 3 rows (1 cm) of placket with garter stitch. Increase 12 sts in the last row. Totally, 62 (70) sts. Turn to knitting needles 4. Then, work with basket pattern. At the same time, make increases from both sides: 1 st x 2 in every 6^th row, 1 st x 6 in every 4^th row, 1 st x 9 in every 4^th row and 1 st x 4 in every 2^nd row. Totally, 78, 96 sts. Include all the increased sts in the ornament.

In 40 rows (15 cm), 46 rows (17,5 cm) from the placket, bind off 3 sts from both sides for forming cap, 2 sts x 3 and 1 st x 2 in every even row, 1 st x 4 in every 4^th row, 1 st x 3 in every 2^nd row, 2 sts x 1, 3 (4) sts x 1. In 80 rows (30 cm), 86 rows (32,5 cm) from the placket, bind off the rest 28, 40 sts.

Assembly

Sew the shoulders. Lift 108, 112 sts with circle knitting needles and make 1 row of purls. After that, bind them off as knit sts. Sew the sleeves. Make sleeve and side seams.