Long Knit Cardigan
You’ll need:
850g of Highlander yarn (90% wool, 10% nylon; 80m/50g);
Knitting needles 9.
Size: XXL.
Stitches control: 9 sts x 14 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 75 sts with knitting needles 9 and make 10 rows (5 cm) of garter stitch. Then, work with stockinette stitch, continue making 3 sts of garter stitch (cut) from both sides. In 28 cm, finish the cut, cast on 1 st from both sides, increase 77 sts and continue work with stockinette stitch and make the edging 4 sts as garter stitch and make 4 more rows. Then, continue with stockinette stitch on all the sts. At 35 cm height, decrease 1 st from both sides in every 8,5 cm x 8 times = 61 sts. At 105 cm height, decrease 1 x 3 sts for arm-holes, 3 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st = 39 sts. At 128 cm height, bind off the central 9 sts of neck-hole and then, decrease 1 st from both sides of neck-hole and bind off the rest sts at 130 cm height.
Left Front
Cast on 41 sts with knitting needles 9 (including 5 sts of placket). Make 10 rows of garter stitch and continue work with garter stitch from left side in the same way, as for back. Make 5 sts of placket as garter stitch. At 28 cm height, finish the cut, cast on 1 new side st and continue work with 4 rows of garter stitch on 4 sts, then, bind off all the sts as stockinette stitch. At 35 cm height, decrease 1 st for sides in every 8,5 cm x 8 times. At 102 cm height, start forming collar. Cast on 15 sts from the side of front plackets and knit these sts as 5 sts of placket with garter stitch. At 104 cm height, make decreases for neck-hole. After knitting all the sts of collar and placket, make knit2tog and repeat these actions in every 2nd row x 5 times and in every 4th row x 4 times. At 105 cm height, bind off the sts for arm-hole in the same way, as for back. There should be 29 sts left on the knitting needle after all the decreases (14 sts of shoulder and 15 sts of collar). Bind off 14 sts at 130 cm height, continue knitting collar. Make collar due to the following description: 2 rows of garter stitch and 2 rows of garter stitch to the last 10 sts, turn your work and continue with reversed rows. Make 6 cm and transfer the sts to the auxiliary needle.
Right Front
Make in reflection to the left front. Make button-holes at 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93 and 103 cm.
Sleeves
Cast on 32 sts and make 10 cm of cuff with garter stitch. Then, work with stockinette stitch and increase 1 st from both sides in every 4,5 cm x 6 times = 44 sts. At 51 cm height, form sleeve cap. Bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 6 sts, then, bind off 2 sts until the sleeve is 65 cm long, then, bind off the sts.