Size: 40-42
You will need: “Konkurentnaya” yarn (50% wool, 50% acrylic, 250 m/100 g) – 500 g burgundy and 100 g white, size 2.5 mm and 3 mm knitting needles.
1×1 Rib: alternate 1 knit st, 1 purl st.
Stockinette Stitch: knit rows – knit, purl rows – purl.
Gauge: 24 sts x 30 rows = 10×10 cm.
Back: Cast on 100 sts on 2.5 mm needles and work in rib for 6 rows in burgundy, then 2 rows white, 6 rows burgundy, 2 rows white, 6 rows burgundy (9 cm). Continue in stockinette stitch with 3 mm needles. In the first row, increase 15 sts evenly. Starting with row 4, work the “Snowflakes” motif row according to the chart. Then work all sts in burgundy. At 42 cm from the cast-on row, bind off on both sides for the armholes 2 times x 3 sts every 2nd row, then decrease 1 st, 2 sts from the edge, 5 times. 93 sts will remain. At 61 cm from the start of the piece, for the neckline, bind off the center 21 sts and finish both sides separately. To shape the neckline, bind off every 2nd row: once 5 sts, once 4 sts, once 3 sts, once 2 sts, once 1 st. At 62 cm from the lower edge of the piece, bind off for the shoulder slopes every 2nd row: 3 times x 7 sts, once 6 sts.
Front: Work as for the back up to the neckline. At 57 cm from the start of the piece, for the neckline, bind off the center 21 sts and finish both sides separately. To shape the neckline, bind off every 2nd row: once 5 sts, once 4 sts, once 3 sts, once 2 sts, and once 1 st. At 62 cm from the lower edge of the piece, work the shoulder slopes as for the back.
Sleeves: Cast on 40 sts on 2.5 mm needles and work 6 rows in burgundy, then 2 rows white, 6 rows burgundy (5 cm). Continue in stockinette stitch with 3 mm needles, increasing 9 sts evenly in the first row. Starting with row 4, work the “Snowflake” motif. Then work all sts in burgundy. To widen the sleeve, increase on both sides every 6th row 19 times x 1 st. At 45 cm from the lower edge of the piece, bind off on both sides for the sleeve cap every 2nd row 2 times x 3 sts, then decrease 1 st, 2 sts from the edge, 20 times. Bind off the remaining 35 sts.
Finishing: Sew the shoulder seams. Pick up 100 sts along the neckline edge on circular needles and work in rib for 30 rows in burgundy, then 2 rows white, 6 rows burgundy, 2 rows white, 6 rows burgundy. Bind off all sts. Sew the remaining seams and set in the sleeves.
