Short-Sleeves Pullover with Cables

You’ll need:

400 (450) 550g of beige yarn Leona (50% cotton, 50% polyacryl; 95m/ 50g);

Circle knitting needles 5;

Crochet hook 4;

3 buttons.

Size: S (M) L-XL.

Note: make the upper part of front and back across, placket – from up to down.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts;

Net pattern: the quantity of sts is even.

1^st row: 1 selvage st, * slip 1 st as purls, yarn behind work, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, draw it through yarn over and slipped st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

2^nd and 4^th rows: purl;

3^rd row: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, * slip 1 st as purls, yarn behind work, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, draw it through yarn over and slipped st*; repeat from * to *, 1 knit st, 1 selvage st;

Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.

Cable A (8 sts wide): 1^st-4^th, 6^th-8^th rows: 1 st of wrong-side pattern, 6 sts of stockinette stitch, 1 st of wrong-side pattern;

5^th row: 1 purl, cross 6 sts to the left (leave 3 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 3 knit sts, 3 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 1 purl.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Cable B (11 sts wide): 1^st and 2^nd, 4^th-6^th, 8^th rows: 1 st of wrong-side pattern, 9 sts of stockinette stitch, 1 st of wrong-side pattern;

3^rd row: 1 purl, cross 6 sts to the left, 3 knit sts, 1 purl;

7^th row: 1 purl, 3 knit sts, cross 6 sts to the right (leave 3 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, 3 knit sts, 3 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 1 purl.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Stitches control: Wrong-side pattern: 16 sts x 21,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Net pattern: 16 sts x 21 rows = 10 х 10 cm;

cable А: 8 sts = 4,5 cm;

cable В: 11 п. = 5,5 cm.

Instructions

Back

Start with left sleeve; cast on 30 (32) 34 sts and work with net pattern, increase 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd row for arm-hole from the right side, include the increased sts in the pattern = 36 (38) 40 sts. In 6 cm from the set-up row, cast on 30 (32) 33 sts for back from the right side = 66 (70) 73 sts. Then, divide the sts in the following way: 1 selvage st 0 (1) 1 st of wrong-side pattern, 8 sts of cable A. 5 (6) 5 sts of wrong-side pattern, 11 sts of cable B, 6 (6) 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, 34 (36) 38 sts of net pattern, 1 selvage st. In 34,5 (36) 38 cm from the set-up row, bind off 34 (34) 36 sts from the left side for V-shape neck-hole = 32 (36) 37 sts. Cast on 34 (34) 36 sts in the next row from the right side. Then, knit in symmetrical way. In 69 (72) 76 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 30 (32) 34 sts. For placket, cast on 84 (90) 98 sts along the right side and divide the sts in the following way: 1 selvage st, 10 (10) 14 sts of net pattern, * 8 sts of cable A, 10 (12) 12 sts of net pattern*; repeat from * to * x twice, 8 sts of cable A, 10 (10) 14 sts of net pattern, 1 selvage st. In 19 cm from the beginning of placket, bind off all the sts due to the ornament.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but start with the right sleeve.

Assembly

Make all the seams, fasten the neck-hole line with 1 row of “shrimp stitch”. Make 3 button-holes of 3 chain sts. Sew the buttons.