​Knit Pullover with Beads

You’ll need:

450 (500) 550g of green (00470) Schachenmayr Original Sun City yarn (50% acryl, 50% cotton; 97m/50g);

Knitting needles 3,75-4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

“Bead” pattern: the quantity of sts for the 1^st row is multiple 4 + 2 selvage sts, after the 1^st row, the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 2 selvage sts.

1^st row (WS): selvage st, * make 5 sts out of 1 st (1 knit st, yarn over, 1 knit st, yarn over, 1 knit st), purl3tog*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

2^nd row: purl;

3^rd row: selvage st, * 1 bead (= 5 purls, draw the 5^th st through the 4^th, 3^rd, 2^nd and 1^st sts), make 5 sts out of 1 st)*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

4^th row: purl;

5^th row: 1 selvage st, * 5 sts out of 1 st, 1 “bead”*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st.

Make 1^st row x once, then, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purl, in WS row – knit st.

Stitches control: wrong-side pattern: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Bead pattern: 26-27 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 86 (92) 104 sts and work with wrong-side pattern. In 34 cm, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides, then, 2 (4) 7 x 1 st in every 6^th row, 6 (4) 1 x 1 st in every 4^th row = 104 (110) 122 sts. In 50 (52) 53 cm, bind off 2 x 2 sts and 7 x 3 sts (8 x 3 sts and 1 x 4 sts) 2 x 3 sts and 7 x 4 sts in every 2^nd row from both sides for shoulder chamfers = 54 sts. In 56 (58) 59 cm, continue work with “bead” pattern for collar = 80 sts after the 1^st row. At the same time, decrease sts in the following way: from the left side or in the end of the 4^th row, make selvage st together with the next st as purl, from the right side in the 6^th row or in the 2^nd row of pattern, make purl2tog in the beginning of row. Repeat these decrease x 3 times in every 2^nd row. After 12 rows, or in the 5^th row of the pattern, make 1 WS row in the following way: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 “bead”, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st. Then, bind off all sts, making yarn over as cross knit sts. Total height = 62 (64) 65 cm.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Make shoulder and collar seams. Cast on 65 (72) 79 sts along the edges of arm-holes. Work with “beads” pattern, make the 1^st row: 1 selvage st, * make 5 sts out of 1 st, purl2tog out of 1 st, make 5 sts out of 1 st, purl3tog*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st = 110 (122) 134 sts after the 1^st row. In 15 cm after 28 rows or in the 5^th row of the pattern, make 1 WS row in the following way: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 1 “bead”*; repeat from * to * = 38 (42) 46 sts. Make 2 cm of wrong-side pattern, then, bind off sts.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams.