Long Knit Cardigan
You’ll need:
1000 (1100; 1200; 1300)g of Peru yarn (40% wool, 40% acryl, 20% alpaca; 106m/100g) in olive color (# 15);
Knitting needles 5,5 and 6.
Size: M (L; XL; XXL; XXXL).
Used Patterns
Stockinette stitch;
1 x 1 rib;
Main pattern: due to the scheme A;
Pattern of sleeves: due to the scheme B;
Pattern of the right front: due to the scheme C.
Pattern of the left front: due to the scheme D.
Stitches control: main pattern, knitting needles 6: 16 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
1 x 1 rib: 15 sts x 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 43 (47; 50; 54) sts with knitting needles 5,5 and in double cast on method, in order to get 84 (92; 98; 106) sts and work with 1 x 1 rib. At 10 cm height, increase 6 sts in WS row = 90 (98; 104; 112) sts. Change to knitting needles 6 in the next RS row and work due to the scheme A, start and finish with sts marked with letter A (B; C; D) on the scheme. At 60 cm height, increase 3 x 2 sts in every 2nd row from both sides, 2 x 5 sts and 5 x 1 st = 143 (142; 148; 156) sts.
Note: knit, starting and finishing with sts, marked with letter A (B; C; D) on the scheme, increase sts due to the scheme B. At 90 (91; 92; 93) cm, bind off 2 x 16 (17; 18; 19) sts in every 2nd row from both sides and 1 x 21 (22; 22; 23) sts = 28 (30; 32; 34) sts. At 93 (94; 95; 96) cm height, bind off the rest sts.
Right Front
Cast on 22 (24; 26; 28) sts with knitting needles 5,5 and double cast on method in order to get 42 (46; 50; 54) sts and work with 1 x 1 rib. At 10 cm height, increase 2 sts in WS row = 44 (48; 52; 56) sts. Change to knitting needles 6 in the next RS row and work due to the scheme C, start and finish with sts, marked with letter A (B; C; D) on the scheme. At 60 cm height, increase 3 x 2 sts in every 2nd row from left side, 2 x 5 sts and 1 x 6 sts = 66 (70; 74; 78) sts.
Note: knit, start with sts, marked with letter A (B; C; D) in the scheme, increase 1 st due to the scheme B. At 79 (80; 81; 82) cm height, bind off 6 (7; 9; 10) sts for neck-hole and 7 x 1 st. At 90 (91; 92; 93) cm, bind off 2 x 16 (17; 18; 19) sts for shoulder chamfer and 1 x 21 (22; 22; 23) sts.
Left Front
Make in symmetry to the right front.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. For neck-hole border, lift 98 (102; 106; 110) sts with knitting needles 5,5 and work with 1 x 1 rib. Make side seams.