​Knit Pullover with Relief Rib

You’ll need:

650 (700) 750g of purple (50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% silk; 100m/50g);

Knitting needles 4 and 5;

Circular knitting needles 4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Rib, knitting needles 4: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2 selvage sts. RS row: 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, finish with 1 selvage st; WS row: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st; circle rows: 2 knit sts, 2 purls by turn.

Relief rib, knitting needles 5: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 8 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows as sts face, yarn overs – as purls. In 2 yarn overs – 1^st yarn over as purl, 2^nd yarn over as cross purl. Start with 1 selvage st and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-12^th rows.

Stitches control: 23,5 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 114 (126) 138 sts and make 7 cm with rib for lower placket, start with 1 WS row. Continue work with relief rib. In 48 cm = 120 rows from lower placket, bind off 1 x 5 (6) 7 sts from both sides for shoulder chamfers, then, bind off 5 x 5 sts in every 2^nd row (3 x 6 sts and 2 x 5 sts) 5 x 6 sts. In 53 cm = 132 rows from lower placket, bind off the rest 54 (58) 64 sts, the central 44 (48) 52 sts form neck-hole, outer 5 (5) 6 sts from both sides – shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but in 43,5 cm = 108 rows from lower placket, bind off the central 22 (26) 30 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Bind off the rest 5 (5) 6 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Sleeves

Cast on 46 (50) 54 sts for each sleeve and make 7 cm with rib for placket, start with 1 WS row and increase 40 (44) 48 sts in the last WS row = 86 (94) 102 sts. Continue work with relief rib. In 43,5 cm = 108 rows from lower placket, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams.

For trim, cast on 104 (108) 112 sts with circular knitting needles and work with rib with circle rows. Bind off the sts at 7 cm width of trim. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.