Knit Red Pullover
You’ll need:
500g of red Angora yarn (60% acryl, 40% mohair; 500m/100g);
Knitting needles 4.
Size: M.
Used Patterns
Main pattern: due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows as sts face.
2 x 2 rib.
Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.
Stitches control: 21 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 72 sts with criss-cross method and work with main pattern. At 45 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off 1 x 4 sts, 3 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides for sleeve arm-holes. At 63 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off the central 20 sts for neck-hole and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts in the next 2nd row from inwards. At 65 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off the rest 12 sts of shoulder. Finish another side of neck-hole in symmetry.
Front
Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, at 60 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off the central 18 sts and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st in every 2nd row from inwards. At 65 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off the rest sts of shoulder. Finish another side of neck-hole in symmetry.
Sleeves
Cast on 44 sts with criss-cross method and work with the main pattern. At 10 cm height from the beginning of work, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers, increase 2 x 1 st in every 10th row = 50 sts. At 53 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st from both sides for sleeve caps, then, 10 x 1 st in every 2nd row. At 70 cm height of sleeve, bind off the rest 10 sts.
Assembly
Make shoulder and side seams, sew up the sleeves, make sleeve seams. For collar, cast on 64 sts with knitting needles 4 in criss-cross method and make 26 cm of 2 x 2 rib. Bind off sts as they face. Make collar seam and sew collar along neck-hole.