​Light Mint Pullover

You’ll need:

150g of mint Volo yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyamide; 200m/50g);

Knitting needles 5,5 and 12.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Garter stitch: knit.

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

Stripes of stockinette stitch order: 12 rows with knitting needles 12, 8 rows with knitting needles 5,5; 3 rows with knitting needles 12, 4 rows with knitting needles 5,5; 2 rows with knitting needles 12, 20 rows with knitting needles 5,5; 2 rows of knitting needles 12, 5 rows with knitting needles 5,5; 16 rows with knitting needles 12 = totally, 72 rows.

Stitches control: stockinette stitch, knitting needles 12: 10,5 sts x 9,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch, knitting needles 5,5: 16 sts x 24,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Front/Back

Cast on 82 sts with knitting needles 5,5 and make 3 cm of garter stitch for placket. Then, work due to the stripes order, decrease 27 sts in every 1st row with knitting needles 12 = 55 sts and increase them again in the 1st row with knitting needles 5,5 = 82 sts. In 51,5 cm = 72 rows from placket, make 1 cm of garter stitch with knitting needles 5,5, decrease 27 sts in the 1st row = 55 sts. Then, bind off all sts.

Sleeves

Cast on 44 sts with knitting needles 5,5 and make 3 cm of garter stitch for placket. Then, turn to knitting needles 12 and work with stockinette stitch, decrease 10 sts in the 1st row = 34 sts. At the same time, increase 4 x 1 st of stockinette stitch from both sides in every 6th row = 42 sts. In 29,5 cm = 28 rows from placket, bind off all sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams from each side on outer 16 cm. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.