Sizes: 36/38 (40/42)
You will need for the pullover:
- Season yarn in rosewood color – 400 (450) grams (50% cotton, 50% merino wool, 110 meters per 50 grams);
- straight 4 mm knitting needles;
- 4 mm crochet hook.
Working the filet pattern:
Rows 1-4: knit all stitches;
Row 5: alternate 1 knit, 1 yarn over;
Row 6: purl all stitches, dropping the yarn overs off the needle. Repeat rows 1-6.
Working the arch pattern (15 stitches wide): work following the chart, turning rows as shown. Start with the stitches before the repeat, then repeat the pattern stitches, and end with the stitches after the repeat. Repeat rows 2-5.
Gauge: Filet pattern: 16 sts and 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm; arch pattern: 23 sts and 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Working the lower part of the front and back: cast on 64 (70) sts and work in filet pattern. After 22 cm from the cast-on edge, increase 1 x 1 st on both sides, then in every 3rd row increase 3 x 1 st, and in every 2nd row cast on 1 x 4 and 1 x 5 sts again. After 28 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off all stitches loosely.
Working the sleeves: for one sleeve, crochet a chain of 101 (97) chain stitches, work 128 (136) single crochet stitches across the lower part of the front and back, then crochet a chain of 101 (97) chain stitches for the second sleeve. Turn with 3 chain stitches for the turning chain and work 15 (17) cm in arch pattern; this completes the piece.
Finishing: sew the shoulder seams, leaving the middle 28 cm open for the neckline. Sew the sleeve seams and side seams. Work an edging on the bottom of the sleeves over 68 (78) sts with 6 rows of double crochet stitches. Finally, lightly steam all seams.
