​Knit Oversize Pullover

You’ll need:

750g of blue Husky yarn (50% wool, 50% polyacryl; 50m/50g);

Knitting needles 10 and 12;

Circular knitting needles 10 and 12;

7 buttons.

Size: S-M.

Used Patterns

Rib 1: * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*. Make WS rows as sts face.

Rib 2: start with 1 WS row. * 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 2 purls. Make RS rows as sts face.

Persian pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2 selvage sts.

1^st and 3^rd rows (RS): purl;

2^nd row: * make 1 knit st, 1 purl, 1 knit st, purl3tog from 1 st*; repeat from * to *;

4^th row: 1 selvage st, * purl3tog, make 1 knit st, 1 purl, 1 knit st from 1 st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st.

Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.

Stitches control: 9,5 sts x 11,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 50 sts with knitting needles 10 and make 9 cm = 11 rows of rib 1 for placket, starting with the 1^st WS row, increase 4 sts in the last row = 54 sts. Change to knitting needles 12 and work with Persian pattern. In 28 cm = 32 rows from placket, bind off 1 x 4 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 46 sts. In 45cm = 52 rows from placket, bind off all sts. The central 16 sts form neck-hole, outer 15 sts – sleeves.

Left Front

Cast on 23 sts with knitting needles 10 and make 9 cm = 11 rows of rib 1, start with 1 WS row and 1 selvage st and 2 purls, increase 3 sts in the last row = 26 sts. Change to knitting needles 12 and work with Persian pattern. Make arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back = 22 sts. In 38 cm = 44 rows from placket, bond off 1 x 3 sts from the left side for neck-hole and 1 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Bind off the rest 15 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 22 sts with knitting needles 10 and make 7 cm = 9 rows of rib 1 for placket, increase 4 sts in the last row = 26 sts. Change to knitting needles 12 and work with Persian pattern. For chamfers, increase 3 x 1 st from both sides in every 14^th row, include increased sts in pattern = 32 sts. In 45 cm = 52 rows from placket, bind off all sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For plackets, cast on 40 sts along edges of front with circular knitting needles 10 and work with rib 1, start with the 1^st WS row, 1 selvage st and 2 purls. In the 4^th row (RS) make 5 button-holes. For collar, cast on 17 sts along edges of front with circular knitting needles 10, cast on 12 sts along back = 46 sts and work with rib 2. Make 1 cross knit st from across thread of yarn after the 4^th st and after the 6^th row x 6 times in the 5^th (WS) row. Make increased sts in the next WS row. Then, make 1 cross knit st from across thread of yarn after the 7^th st in the 7^th row. At 22 cm height of collar, bind off all sts. Sew up the sleeves, make side and collar seams. Sew buttons.