Pink Sweater with Mini Perforations
MATERIALS (for size 42):
400 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, needles n. 3 and n. 5.
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STITCHES USED
WITH KNITTING NEEDLES:
Tubular stitch (cast on).
Garter stitch.
Fancy stitch (worked over 16 sts.); work according to chart, keeping in mind that:
| = 1 K st.
– = 1 P st.
O = 1 YO.
= 1 SKP (slip 1 st. knitwise, K1, pass slipped st. over knitted st.).
Each square of the chart corresponds to 1 st. and 1 row.
After completing the 20 rows of the chart, repeat from the 5th row.
GAUGE
10x10 cm worked with
needles n. 3 and 5 in fancy stitch are equal to 22 sts. and 34 rows.
INSTRUCTIONS
Back: Cast on 80 sts. with needles n. 3, 5 and work 4 rows in tubular stitch, then 4 rows in garter stitch for a total height of 1.5 cm. Continue in fancy stitch, repeating the 16 sts. of the chart 5 times. At a total height of 34 cm, for the armholes bind off 5 sts. at the sides, then decrease 1 st. every 2 rows 3 times (64 sts.). At a total height of 50 cm, bind off all sts.
Front: Work as for the back. At a total height of 36 cm, for the neckline divide the work and continue the two parts separately, decreasing 1 st. every 2 rows at the side of the neckline, 11 times. At a total height of 50 cm, bind off the remaining 21 sts. for each shoulder.
Sleeves:
Cast on 38 sts. with needles n. 3, 5 and work 4 rows in tubular stitch, then 4 rows in garter stitch for a total height of 1.5 cm. Continue in fancy stitch, increasing 1 st. at the sides every 6 rows 20 times (=76 sts.), widening the pattern as the increases are formed.
At a total height of 43 cm, for the armholes bind off 5 sts. at the sides, then decrease 1 st. every 2 rows 24 times (=18 sts.).
At a total height of 57 cm, bind off the remaining sts.
FINISHING:
Sew the shoulders, the sleeves along the armholes, the underarms, and the sides. With a crochet hook, finish the entire neckline with a round of sc, ending with 1 sl st. in the 1st st., and with a round of crab stitch in the next st., skip 1 st.*; repeat from * to *.
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