STRIPED CARDIGAN
YARN: ECOTONE by Laines Du Nord, 3 balls x 100 grams. Colours: n. 103, n. 11, n. 33
KNITTING NEEDLES: size 5.5 - 7
CROCHET-HOOK: size 3.5
OTHER = 3 thin mother-of-pearl buttons (2 cm in diameter), 1 small button (1 cm in diameter), darning needle, pins, scissors.
SKILL LEVEL: easy
Tubular stitch
Rib 1/1: *k1, p1 *. rep from * to * until the end of row.
Next row: work the stitches as they appear.
Stocking stitch
Garter stitch
Eyelets stitch: multiple of 6 stitches plus 2.
1st r. (RS): k2, (k2tog, yo, k4) rep. until the end of r. and at last work k2 instead of k4.
2nd r. (WS): purl
Always rep. from 1st r.
st. = stitch
r. = row
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
k = knit
p = purl
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
col. = colour
rep. = repeat
SIZE 42
Procedure
BACK
Using no. 5.5 knitting needles and contrasting colour yarn, cast-on 60 sts. and work 1 r. in knit st. For band shaping, use ECOTONE col. 33 yarn and work 1 r. in purl st., 4 r. in tubular st. and 4 r. rib 1/1.
NB: after working, remove the contrasting colour yarn.
Use no. 7 knitting needles
From 1st to 12th r.: stocking st.
13th r.: eyelets stitch
14th r.: purl
Use col. 103 yarn.
From 15th to 34th r.: stocking st.
35th r.: eyelets stitch
36th r.: purl
Use col. 11 yarn.
From 37th to 60th r.: stocking st.
61th r.: eyelets stitch
62th r.: purl
Use col. 103 yarn.
From 63th to 78th r.: stocking st.
79th r.: eyelets stitch
80th r: purl
Use col. 33 yarn.
From 81st to 106th r.: stocking st.
107th r.: knit
108th r.: bind off all sts. in purl
LEFT FRONT
Using no. 5.5 knitting needles and contrasting colour yarn, cast-on 50 sts. and work 1 r. in knit st. For band shaping, use ECOTONE col. 33 yarn and work 1 r. in purl, 4 r. in tubular st. and 4 r. rib 1/1.
Using no. 7 knitting needles, work as follow:
1st r.: 38 sts. in stocking st., for vertical band shaping, work 12 sts. rib 1/1.
From 2nd to 12th r.: continue working as set above.
13rd r.: k5, * k2tog, yo, k4 *, rep from * to *, then end last repetition working k2tog and yo, before rib 1/1 band.
14th r.: purl, keeping rib 1/1 band.
Use col. 103 yarn.
From 15th al 34th r.: stocking st.
35th r.: rep. the 13th r.
36th r.: rep. the 14th r.
Use col. 11 yarn.
From 37th al 60th r.: stocking st.
61st r.: rep. the 13th r.
62nd r.: rep. the 14th r.
Use col. 103 yarn.
From 63rd to 78th r.: stocking st.
79th r.: rep. the 13th r.
80th r.: rep. the 14th r.
Use col. 33 yarn.
From 81st to 106th r.: stocking st.
107th r.: knit
108th r.: bind off all sts. in purl
RIGHT FRONT
work as given for left front, reversing all shaping
SLEEVE
Using no. 5.5 knitting needles and contrasting colour yarn, cast-on 28 sts. and work 1 r. in knit st. For band shaping, using ECOTONE col. 33 yarn, work 1 r. in purl st., 4 r. in tubular st. and 4 r. rib 1/1.
Use no. 7 knitting needles.
1st and 2nd r.: stocking st.
3rd r.: knit, increasing 1 st. on both edges (1 st. from each edge).
4th r. and even r.: purl
5th r.: eyelets stitch. k2, * k2tog, yo, k4 *, rep from * to * until the end of row, and at last work k2.
Use col. 103 yarn.
7th r.: knit, increasing 1 st. on both edges (1 st. from each edge).
9th r.: knit
11th r.: rep. the 7th r.
13th and 15th r.: knit
17th r.: rep. the 7th r.
19th and 21st r.: knit
23rd r.: rep. the 7th r.
25th and 27th r.: knit
29th r.: eyelets stitch increasing 1 st. on each side. Take care to work the increased sts. in eyelet st.
Use col. 11 yarn
31st and 33rd r.: knit
35th r.: rep. the 7th r.
37th and 39th r.: knit
41st r.: rep. the 7th r.
43rd and 45th r.: knit
47th r.: rep. the 7th r.
49th and 51st r.: knit
53rd r.: rep. the 7th r.
55th r.: rep. the 29th r.
Use col. 103 yarn.
57th r.: knit
59th r.: rep. the 7th r.
61st and 63rd r.: knit
65th r.: rep. the 29th r.
Use col. 33 yarn.
67th-69th-71st r.: knit
73rd r.: bind off all sts. in knit st.
POCKETS (x 2)
Using no. 5.5 knitting needles and contrasting colour yarn, cast-on 20 sts. and work 1 r. in knit st. For band shaping, using ECOTONE col. 103 yarn, work 1 r. in purl st., 4 r. in tubular st. and 2 r. rib 1/1.
From 1st to 16th r.: in stocking st., working first and last 2 sts. in garter st.
17th r.: knit
18th r.: bind off all sts. in purl st.
Work the second pocket like first one
FINISHING
Overcast the pockets on 2 front panels (like shown by the picture). On wrong side of work, sew the shoulder, side (leave the armholes openings), undersleeve seams and, at last the sleeves inside the armholes.
Sew 3 big buttons on left front (like shown by the picture) and the small button inside the right front. Using the crochet-hook, shape one 6-ch-buttonhole along the edge of right front opposite the buttons. For small button, shape one 4-ch-buttonhole on edge of left front.