​Nice Sweater with Batwing Sleeves

You’ll need:

Blue yarn (50% wool, 50% cotton; 120m/50g);

Knitting needles 4 and 4,5;

Circle knitting needles 4,5.

Size: S (L).

Used Patterns

Pearled pattern: alternate 1 knit st and 1 purls, displacing the ornament to 1 st in every new row;

Relief rhombs pattern: make due to the scheme. The quantity of sts is multipled 18 + 4 + 2 selvedge sts.

Only right-side rows are stated on the scheme, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament, yarn overs – as purls.

In width, start with selvedge st and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat + 1 selvedge st.

Repeat 1^st-36^th rows in height.

Rib: the quantity of sts is multipled 4 + 2 selvedge sts).

Stockinette stitch: 1 selvedge st, * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge st;

Wrong-side: * 1 selvedge st, * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge st;

Stitches control: relief rhombs pattern with knitting needles 4,5: 22,5 sts х 28 rows = 10 х 10 cm

pearled pattern with knitting needles 4: 20 sts х 28 rows = 10 х 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 114 (132) sts with knitting needles 4 and work with pearled pattern for 1 cm (about 3 rows) between selvedge sts for lower placket, starting with wrong-side row.

Turn to knitting needles 4,5 and continue work with relief rhombs pattern. At the same time, increase 1 st x 1 in the 1^st row from both sides from the lower placket, then, 1 st x 48 in every 2^nd row, 1 st x 4 in every 2^nd row for side chamfers. Work with pearled pattern on the increased sts. You should get 234 (252) sts.

After knitting 46,5 cm = 130 rows from the lower placket, continue work and divide the sts in the following way: 1 selvedge s, 60 sts of the pearled pattern, 112 (130) sts of relief rhombs pattern, 60 sts of pearled pattern, 1 selvedge st.

After 63 cm = 176 rows (65 cm = 182 rows) from the lower placket, bind off the sts in one row: the central 50 (58) sts for the neck-hole.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with round neck-hole. In 56,5 cm = 158 rows (58,5 cm = 164 rows) from the lower placket, bind off the central 20 (28) sts and then finish each part separately.

To make the neck-hole round, bind off 2 sts x 7 in every 2^nd row and 1 st x 1. Bind off the rest 92 (97) sts for shoulder/sleeve in the wrong-side row. Make the second side in the same way.

Assembly

Make sleeve and shoulder seams. For collar, cast on 120 (136) sts with circle needles 4,5 along the edge and continue knitting around with pearled pattern to 20 cm height, after that, bind off the sts due to the

After that, make wide cuffs: cast on 62 (70) sts and make 20 cm of rib, then, bind off the sts due to the ornament.

Make side and inner sleeves seams.