​Knit Men's Pullover with Short Sleeves

You’ll need:

800g of Adelia Rada N 37 yarn (100% acryl; 100m/100g);

Knitting needles 5 and 7.

Size: XL-XXL.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib, knitting needles 5;

Rhombs: the quantity of sts is multiple 16, work due to the scheme. Make WS rows due to the ornament, don’t slip the long sts, don’t knit them, slip yarn overs.

Stitches control: 10 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 66 sts with knitting needles 5 and make 12 rows of rib. Then, work with knitting needles in the following way: 9 purls, 2 knit sts for cable, 2 purls, 2 knit sts for cable, 3 purls, 2 yarn overs (for long st), 4 purls, 2 yarn over, 2 purls, 2 yarn over, 4 purls, 2 yarn over, 2 purls, 2 yarn over, 4 purls, 2 yarn over, 2 purls, 2 yarn over, 4 purls, 2 yarn over, 2 purls, 2 yarn overs, 4 purls, 2 yarn overs, 3 purls, 2 knit sts for cable, 2 purls, 2 knit sts for cable, 9 purls. Cross the sts of cable in every RS row and make rhombs due to the scheme. In 83 rows from rib, knit the first 17 sts for shoulder, make the 18^th and 19^th sts together, turn your work and make WS row. In 85 rows, make the 17^th and 18^th sts together, then, knit without decreases to the 88^th rows and bind off the sts of shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, except neck-hole line. In 73 rows after rib, knit the first 19 sts of shoulder, make the 20^th and 22^nd sts together, turn your work, make WS row. Decrease 1 st in every row along the neck-hole line until there are 17 sts left. Bind off the sts in the 89^th row. Slip the open sts of neck-hole and work in reflection to the second shoulder.

Assembly

Sew right shoulder. Cast on 66 sts together with open sts along the neck-hole line with knitting needles 5 and make 8 rows with rib, then, bind off the sts. Make seam on the left shoulder together with placket. For forming bottom part of sleeves cast on 36 sts to the right and left from sleeves (totally, 72 sts), make 8 rows of rib, then, bind off the sts. Sew side seams.