​Knit Pullover with Wavy Stripes

You’ll need:

150 (200)g of khaki yarn (66% cotton, 22% polyamide, 12% wool; 145m/50g);

100g of the same yarn, but in light-grey, peachy, sandy, pink, grey-blue and tender-green colors;

Knitting needles 4 and 5;

Circular knitting needles 4.

Size: S (M).

Used Patterns

Garter stitch: knit;

Wavy pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 17 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows as they face, yarn overs as purls. Repeat pattern between selvage sts. Repeat 1^st-4^th row, for front and back finish with the 5^th and 6^th rows.

Strips order: 3 khaki rows, * 4 light-grey rows, 4 sandy rows, 4 peachy rows, 4 pink rows, 4 grey-blue rows, 4 tender green rows, 4 khaki rows*; repeat from * to *,

Note: change the color of yarn in 1 WS row (= the 4^th row of the scheme).

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.

Stitches control: wavy pattern: 25,5 sts x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Garter stitch: 22,5 sts x 42 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 138 (155) sts with khaki yarn and knitting needles 5 and make 1 cm = 3 rows of garter stitch for placket, starting from 1 WS row. Continue work with wavy pattern due to the strips order. In 45 cm = 140 rows from placket (= after 1 WS row in khaki color), make 5^th and 6^th rows due to the scheme = 122 (137) sts. In 46 cm = 142 rows from placket, continue work with garter stitch and knitting needles 4 with khaki yarn. In 5,5 cm = 24 rows (7,5 cm = 32 rows) from patterns change, bind off 1 x 3 sts from both sides for shoulder chamfer, then, bind off 10 x 3 sts (4 x 3 sts and 6 x 4 sts) in every 2^nd row. At the same time, in 9,5 cm = 40 rows (11,5 cm = 48 rows) from patterns change, bind off the central 40 (41) sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts and 1 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 11 cm = 46 rows (13 cm = 54 rows) from patterns change, bind off the rest 3 (4) sts of shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole, in 5,5 cm = 24 rows (7,5 cm = 32 rows) from patterns change, bind off the central 30 (31) sts, then, bind off 2 x 2 sts and 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 70 (78) sts with knitting needles 5 and khaki tarn for each sleeve and make placket in the same way, as for back. Continue work with wavy pattern due to the strips order. In 37,5 cm = 116 rows from placket, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers, then, bind off 2 x 1 st in every 8^th row = 76 (93) sts.

Note: 1^st and 2^nd rows of the scheme mean stockinette stitch, 3^rd and 4^th rows – garter stitch. In 46 cm = 142 rows from placket, bind off all sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 102 (104) sts along neck-hole with circular knitting needles and khaki yarn and make 4 circle rows of knit sts. Bind off all sts as knit sts. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.