​Relief Beige Blouse

You’ll need:

300 (350) 450g of beige Leona yarn (50% cotton, 50% polyacryl; 95m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles 5,5.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Pattern with holes: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 3 (0) 2 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows and yarn overs as purls. Start with 1 selvage st and 0 (1) 2 sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with 3 (3) 0 sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Arch pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 10 + 1 (1) 6 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme 2, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows and yarn overs as purls. Start with 1 selvage st and 0 (0) 5 sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Pattern for plackets: RS row: * slip 1 purl yarn behind work, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *;

WS row: 1 knit st, 1 purl by turn.

Main pattern: 28 (32) 34 rows of pattern with holes, 24 rows of arch pattern, 16 (16) 20 rows of pattern with holes, 24 rows of arch pattern, 28 (32) 34 rows of pattern with holes = 120 (128) 136 rows.

Stitches control: main pattern: 11 sts x 18,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern for plackets: 15 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 25 (26) 28 sts and work with main pattern. For chamfer, increase 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the right side = 28 (29) 31 sts. Then, increase 1 x 10 sts, 2 (3) 0 x 10 sts and 1 (0) 3 x 11 sts = 69 (69) 74 sts in every 2^nd row for back, include the increased sts in the pattern make the first 6 sts after selvage st from the right side with pattern for plackets. Make the second half in symmetry to the first. In 65 cm = 120 rows (69 cm = 128 rows) 73 cm = 136 rows from the set-up row, bind off the rest 25 (26) 28 sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, in 25 cm = 46 rows (26 cm = 48 rows) 27 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, bind off 10 sts from the left side and in 40 cm = 74 rows (43 cm = 80 rows) 46 cm = 86 rows from the set-up row, cast on these sts again.

Assembly

Make shoulder and upper sleeve seams; cast on 74 (84) 94 sts with circular knitting needles and bind off them as knit sts. Cast on 50 (52) 56 sts along the sleeves, make 3 cm of pattern for plackets and bind off the sts due to the pattern. Make side and sleeve seams.