​Long Purple Tunic-Pullover

You’ll need:

400 (500)g of purple Scarlett yarn (33% wool, 22% polyacryl, 21% polyester, 14% polyamide, 10% alpaca; 120m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles 7.

Size: S-M (L-2XL).

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib: straight and reversed row: the quantity of sts is odd. Start and finish every row with 1 selvage st. RS row: * 1 knit st, 1 purl*, finish with 1 knit st; WS rows: as sts face; circle rows: the quantity of sts is even, * 1 knit st, 1 purl*.

Garter stitch: knit sts.

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

Relief zigzags pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 13 + 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. Repeat pattern between selvage sts from 1^st to the 14^th rows.

Stitches control: stockinette stitch: 10,5 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief zigzags pattern: 10,5 sts x 17,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 53 (67) sts and make rib for 18 cm. Then, for placket, make 2 cm = 4 rows of garter stitch, decrease 1 (0) st in the 1^st row = 54 (67) sts. After that, work with stockinette stitch. In 17,5 cm = 28 rows from placket, start work with relief zigzags pattern. In 18,5 cm = 32 rows (12,5 cm = 22 rows) from patterns change, bind off 3 sts for arm-holes from both sides and 1 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 40 (53) sts. In 37,5 cm = 66 rows from patterns change, bind off the central 12 (17) sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 4 sts in the next 2^nd row from inwards. In 40 cm = 70 rows from patterns change, bind off the rest 10 (14) sts of shoulder from each side.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but for deeper neck-hole, bind off the central 8 (13) sts for neck-hole in 32 cm = 56 rows and 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 23 (27) sts and make 16 cm of rib. Then, make placket in the same way, as for back, increase 1 st in the 1^st row = 24 (28) sts. After that, work with stockinette stitch, for chamfers, increase 2 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 6^th row (3 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 4^th row) = 28 (34) sts. At the same time with the last increase, in 7,5 cm = 12 rows from placket, start working with relief zigzags pattern, for sizes L-2XL place pattern from the center. At the same time, for sleeve chamfers, increase 3 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 10^th row (6 x 1 st of stockinette stitch in every 4^th and 6^th rows) = 34 (46) sts. In 20,5 cm = 36 rows from patterns change, bind off 1 st from both side for sleeve caps, 1 x 1 st in the next 2^nd row, 2 x 1 st in every 4^th row and 3 x 1 st, 2 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row (8 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row). In 33 cm = 58 rows from patterns change, bind off the rest 12 (18) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For collar, cast on 58 (68) sts with circular knitting needles along neck-hole, make 1 circle row of purls, then, work with rib. At 26 cm height of collar, bind off all sts as they face. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.