Size: 48
To knit the sweater you will need:
- 500 g of beige melange yarn (80% merino wool, 12% alpaca, 8% acrylic, 90 m/50 g);
- straight 6.5 mm needles;
- a 6.5 mm cable needle;
- a tapestry needle.
Stitch Patterns for the Sweater
Double Rib
With a contrast yarn, cast on half of the required number of stitches;
Row 1: with the working yarn, work *k1, yo*, repeat from * to *;
Row 2: *knit the yarn over, slip 1 st purlwise without knitting, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *;
Row 3 and all following rows: *k1, slip 1 st purlwise, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *; once the piece is finished, undo the contrast yarn.
2×2 Rib: alternate k2, p2.
Cable (8 sts wide)
Rows 1, 3, 7, and 9: knit;
Rows 5 and 11: cross 8 sts to the left (leave 4 sts on a cable needle held in front of the work, knit 4, then knit the sts from the cable needle);
Row 2 and all even rows: work as set;
Row 13: repeat pattern from row 3.
Reverse stockinette stitch: right-side rows – purl, wrong-side rows – knit.
Bobble: from 1 stitch on the left needle, work 1 knit, 1 twisted knit, 1 knit, 1 twisted knit, and 1 knit, *turn the work, purl 5, turn the work, knit 5*, repeat from * to * 2 times, turn the work, purl 5 together; turn the work and slip the stitch to the right needle.
Gauge: 15 sts and 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Knitting the Raglan Sweater
Back
Cast on 88 sts and work 4 rows in double rib, then continue in 2×2 rib.
After 44 cm from the cast-on edge, for the raglan shaping, bind off 3 sts once at each side, then decrease 1 st after the first 3 sts and before the last 3 sts every 2nd row, 22 times.
After 61 cm, place the remaining 38 sts on hold.
Front
Cast on 88 sts and work 4 rows in double rib, then 14 rows in 2×2 rib (6 cm total).
Then continue as follows: 40 sts in reverse stockinette stitch, 8 sts in stockinette stitch, 40 sts in reverse stockinette stitch; at the same time, cross the center 8 sts to the left in rows 5 and 13.
Starting from row 15, work the first 44 sts following Chart 1, and the last 44 sts following Chart 2.
Starting from row 41, work the first 44 sts following Chart 2, and the last 44 sts following Chart 1.
Starting from row 69, work 40 sts in reverse stockinette stitch, 8 sts in stockinette stitch, and 40 sts in reverse stockinette stitch, crossing the center 8 sts to the left in rows 75 and 83.
Starting from row 87, work the first 44 sts following Chart 3 and the last 44 sts following Chart 4; at the same time, work the center stitches (between the two cables) in 2×2 rib instead of reverse stockinette stitch.
At the same time, in row 7, work 1 bobble each from stitches 23 and 77.
In row 17, work 1 bobble each from stitches 17, 29, 60, and 72.
In row 25, work 1 bobble each from stitches 23 and 77.
Shape the raglan armholes as for the back.
After 61 cm, place the remaining 38 sts on hold.
Sleeves
Cast on 44 sts and work 4 rows in double rib, then continue in 2×2 rib.
After 6 cm from the cast-on edge, increase 1 st at each side every 6th row, 13 times.
After 50 cm from the cast-on edge, for the raglan shaping, bind off 3 sts once at each side, then decrease 1 st after the first 3 sts and before the last 3 sts every 2nd row, 22 times.
After 75 cm, place the remaining 20 sts on hold.
Finishing the Sweater
Place the held stitches of one sleeve, the front, the second sleeve, and the back onto the needle; for the collar, work 12 cm (26 rows) in 2×2 rib and 4 rows in double rib, then bind off using Kitchener stitch.
Sew the collar seam, the raglan seams, the side seams, and the sleeve seams.
Charts for the Sweater
Symbol Key for the Charts
Sweater Schematic
