Long sweater with fringes

BACK

Using Soffio Casmere yarn and size 7 mm knitting needle, cast-on 51 sts and, for band shaping, work as foll.:

1st r. (RS): 1 edge st., 2 sts. in garter st., 45 sts. rib 1/1 beg. with p1, 2 sts. in garter st., 1 edge st.

2nd r. and 3rd r.: 1 edge st., 2 sts. in garter st., 45 sts. rib 1/1 working the sts. as they appear, 2 sts. in garter st., 1 edge st.

Using size 9 mm knitting needle cont. in stoking st. as foll.:

4th r. (WS): 1 edge st., 2 sts. in garter st. for vent band, p45, 2 sts. in garter st. for vent band, 1 edge st.

5th r. (RS): 1 edge st., 2 sts. in garter st., k45, 2 sts. in garter st., 1 edge st.

From 3rd to 27th r.: rep. 4th and 5th r.

28th r. (WS): purl.

From 29th to 98th r.: stocking st.

For shoulders shaping, from next r., on both edges, bind off the sts. as foll.

99th r. (RS): bind off 6 sts. and knit the rem. sts.

100th r. (WS): bind off 6 sts. and purl the rem. sts.

Dal 101 al 105th r.: rep. 99th and 100th r.

Leave 15 central sts. onto a stitch wire.

FRONT

Work as given for back, until the end of 91st r.

Across the 92nd r. purl and bind off 5 central sts. (for neckline shaping), then cont. working 2 pieces separately and, on both sides of neckline, bind off as foll.: 2 sts., then 2 sts. and, at last 1 st. [there are 18 sts. on each side of the neckline]

From 99th to 105th r. bind off the sts. of each shoulder as given for back shoulders.

SLEEVES

Using Soffio Casmere yarn and size 7 mm knitting needles, cast-on 39 sts. and, for band shaping, work as foll.:

1st r. (RS): 1 edge st., 37 sts. rib 1/1, 1 edge st.

2nd r. and 3rd r.: 1 edge st., 37 sts. rib 1/1 working the sts. as they appear, 1 edge st.

Using size 9 mm knitting needles cont. in stocking st., beg. with 1 r. in purl. on WS, then 1 inner incr. on both sides of r. 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50.

Across every r. with incr.: work in stocking st. with 1st inner incr. between first and second st., and 2nd inner incr. between second-last and last st. [= 49 sts. after the increases]

For top-sleeve shaping, from 74th r., on both edges, bind off the sts. as foll.:

74th r. (WS): bind off 9 sts. and purl.

75th r. (RS): bind off 9 sts. and knit.

76th and 77th r.: rep. 74th and 75th r.

At last, bind off rem. 13 central sts.

FINISHING

Sew all seams on the WS with the darning needle.

Sew the right shoulder using the darning needle.

Collar: using size 7 mm knitting needles, pick-up 24 sts. along back neckline and 37 sts. around front neckline, then work 17 r. rib 1/1 and at 18th r. bind off all sts, on WS

Using the darning needle, sew the left shoulder, then sew together the side edges of the neck. Pin a sleeve along the side edge of the 2 joined panels (front and back), placing the sleeve center at the shoulder seam and each half of the sts. at either side of the seam. Then sew the edges together in place. Repeat the same process to join the top edge of the second sleeve along the opposite side edge of the 2 panels. Sew the undersleeve and side seams, leaving the slits open.

FRINGES

Cut 100 segments of yarn 23 cm long. Form 25 groups of 2 threads for the front and 25 groups of 2 threads for the back. For each fringe: fold 2 threads of yarn in half, insert the crochet hook into 1 basic sweater st., hook the folding point of the group and pull it through the basic st. creating a loop, and pass the ends of the yarn through the loop and pull hard to tighten the knot around the st. and secure the fringe in place.

Put 24 fringes at regular intervals along the bottom edge of the back and 24 along the bottom edge of the front (for each side: 2 in the corners and 23 in the purl sts. of the rib st.). Even out the fringes with scissors to the desired length.

Hide the ends. Wet and block. Wear!