OPEN-WORK SWEATER
Yarn: Soft Lino by LAINES DU NORD (50 g balls)
Size S: 4 balls (MC = cream col. 01), 1 ball (C1 = orange col. 5), 2 balls (C2 = brown col.03)
Size M: 5 balls (MC = cream col. 01), 2 balls (C1 = orange col. 5), 2 balls (C2 = brown col.03)
Size L: 6 balls (MC = cream col. 01), 2 balls (C1 = orange col. 5), 3 balls (C2 = brown col.03)
Size XL: 7 balls (MC = cream col. 01), 2 balls (C1 = orange col. 5), 4 balls (C2 = brown col.03)
Circular needles: 4 mm and 4.5 mm tips with 100 cm and 60 cm cables.
Others: stitch markers, darning needle, scissors, tape measure, waste yarn.
This garment is worked seamlessly from the top down. The first part of the yoke is worked flat (in back-and-forth rows), starting and ending at the sides of the neckline while simultaneously shaping the upper raglan lines of the sleeves.The second part of the yoke is worked in the round, closing the front neckline and continuing the raglan shaping for the sleeves. The body (front and back) is worked in the round, continuing from the yoke and leaving openings for the armholes. The sleeves are worked in the round, starting from the armholes. When instructed to place stitches on hold, transfer them onto waste yarn and tie the ends together to prevent losing any stitches.
10 x 10 cm = 19 sts and 29 r in stockinette st using 4.5 mm needles (measured after blocking).
It is very important to check your gauge and measure the tension correctly to achieve the same results and measurements as the pattern.
If the gauge is different, try adjusting the needle size up or down by half a size until you get the correct measurement.
1x1 rib in the round:
Round 1 (RS): (k2, p2) to the end of the round.
Always rep round 1.
Stockinette st in the round: knit all rounds.
Stockinette st flat (or in back-and-forth rows):
R 1 (RS): knit.
R 2 (WS): purl.
Always rep r 1-2
Open-work st in the round: always work on the RS.
Round 1: * k2tog, yo *, rep ** to the end of the round.
Rounds 2-3: knit.
Round 4: * yo, skp *, rep ** to the end of the round.
Rounds 5-6: knit.
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
b-SM = beginning-of-round stitch marker (indicates the start of the round when working in the round)
SM-a = stitch markers for shaping the 2 sides of the front neckline (2 in total)
SM-b = stitch markers for the 4 raglan increases (7 in total)
s-SM-a = slip SM-a
s-SM-b = slip SM-b
r = row/s
st/sts = stitch/es
col = color code
k = knit
yo = yarn over
tog = together
bind off = bind off the stitches using the skp technique (slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over)
rep = repeat
rep ** = repeat from * to *
p = purl
skp = slip 1 st k-wise, knit next st, pass slipped st over
k2tog = knit2 stitches together (insert the right needle into the next 2 stitches on the left needle and knit them together)
bar inc = bar increase (knit into the same stitch twice: first knit 1 st normally, then knit 1 tbl before dropping the original st)
MC = main color
C1 = color 1
C2 = color 2
Size in the picture: S
Chest circumference: 102 cm
Top sleeve circumference: 34 cm
Sleeve length from underarm: 44 cm
Body length from underarm: 33 cm
Total length: 53 cm
Procedure
YOKE
Using circular needles with 4.5 mm tips and a 100 cm cable, cast on 60 (66 - 66 - 66) sts and work flat as foll:
R 1 (RS): k1, place a SM-a to mark the first side of the neckline, k1, (place a b-SM, k2, place a SM-b) for the first raglan, k8 (8 - 10 - 10) for the first sleeve, (place a SM-b, k2, place a SM-b) for the second raglan, k32 (32 - 34 - 34) for the back, (place a SM-b, k2, place a SM-b) for the third raglan, k8 (8 - 10 - 10) for the second sleeve, (place a SM-b, k2, place a SM-b) for the fourth raglan, k1, place a SM-a to mark the second side of the neckline, k1.
R 2 (WS): purl.
R 3: bar inc, s-SM-a , k1, yo, slip the b-SM, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, k1, s-SM-a , bar inc.
[10 sts increased]
R 4 (WS): purl all sts.
R 5 (RS): bar inc, knit to the SM-a, s-SM-a , knit to the b-SM, yo, slip the b-SM, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, s-SM-a , knit to the last st, bar inc. [10 sts increased].
R 6 (WS): purl.
R 7 to 16: rep r 5-6, 5 (5 - 5- 5) more times.
At the end of the next r, join the work in the round as foll:
R 17.: bar inc, knit to the SM-a, remove the SM-a, knit to the b-SM, yo, slip the b-SM, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the SM-a, remove the SM-a, knit to the last st, bar inc.
Cast on 12 (12 - 14 -14) sts for center front neckline, then bind off in the round; there are now 152 (152 -160 - 160) sts on the needles.
Knit to the b-SM and keep it as the beginning of the round.
Continue in stockinette st in the round. To simplify st counting, start renumbering the rounds from 1.
Round 1: knit to the b-SM. Ensure that b-SM is moved up at the end of every round.
Round 2: k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the next SM-b, yo, s-SM-b, k2, s-SM-b, yo, knit to the end, yo, (8 sts increased).
Rep rounds 1-2, 20 (22 - 23 - 25) more times.
Place sleeve sts on hold as foll:
Next round:k2, remove the SM-b, transfer the next 66 (70 - 74 - 68) sts onto waste yarn for the sleeve, remove the SM-b, cast on 4 (6 - 8 - 10) sts for the underarm, k2, remove the SM-b, knit the next 90 (94 - 98 - 102) sts, remove the SM-b, k2, remove the SM-b, transfer the next 66 (70 - 74 - 68) sts onto waste yarn for the second sleeve, cast on 4 (6 - 8 - 10) sts for the underarm, k2, remove the SM-b, knit the last 90 (94 - 98 - 102) sts to complete the round. [Body sts: 196 (208 - 220 - 232) sts]
Place the b-SM at the center of the first group of newly cast on sts (underarm) and continue working only on the front, back and 2 underarms.
BODY
Continue working in the round, alternating stockinette st and open-work st, while distributing the colors as foll:
With MC, knit 3 rounds.
Switch to C1, knit 2 rounds.
Using the same col, continue in open-work st, repeating the 6-round pattern rep 3 times (= 18 rounds total).
Switch to MC, knit 12 rounds.
Switch to C2, knit 26 rounds.
Switch to MC, knit 15 rounds.
Lower band
Switch to 4 mm needles and work 12 rounds in 1x1 rib.
Bind off all sts.
SLEEVES
Place the 66 (70 - 74 - 68) sts that were set aside at the end of the yoke onto 4.5 mm circular needles, 60 cm cable. Using MC, pick up and knit 4 (6 - 8 - 10) sts from the underarm, place a b-SM at the center of these sts, and begin working in the round as foll:
With MC, knit 3 rounds.
Switch to C1, knit 2 rounds.
Using the same color, continue in open-work st, repeating the 6-round pattern rep 2 times (=12 rounds total).
Switch to MC, knit 12 rounds.
Switch to C2, knit 2 rounds.
From the next round, gradually decrease the number of sts to taper the sleeve, continuing in C2 until the end.
Round 1 (decrease round): k2tog, knit to the last 3 sts, skp, k1.
Rounds 2 to 8: knit.
Rep rounds 1 to 8, 7 more times. [16 sts decreased in total]
Final decrease round: knit all sts while evenly decreasing 8 (14 -18 -22) sts across the round (use k2tog to decrease). 36 (46 - 48 - 50) sts remain.
Lower band
Switch to 4 mm needles and work 8 rounds in 1x1 rib.
Bind off all sts
COLLAR
Using MC and 4 mm circular needles, pick up 96 (96 - 100 -100) sts along the neckline edge, close in the round and place a b-SM.
Rounds 1 to 6: work 1x1 rib in the round.
Switch to C1.
Round 7: knit all sts to the end of the round.
Bind off all sts.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Wet and block. Wear!
