10 Sweater with moss stitch stripes •••••
Size:
36-38 (40-42) 44-48
Finished measurements:
Bust circumference: 100 (110) 120 cm
Length: 56 (56) 56 cm
Inner sleeve length: 49 (49) 49 cm
Materials: ggh Cottina.
Content: 100 % cotton.
50 g = 140 m.
3 (4) 4 balls – col 13 dark brown 3 (4) 4 balls – col 11 beige 3 (4) 4 balls – col 33 caramel
1 (1) 1 ball – col 24 terracottaKnitting needles:
Circular needles size 3½ mm (40 and 60-100 cm)
Circular needle size 4 mm (60-100 cm)
Tension:
With needle size 3½ mm work the basic pattern: 21-22 sts in width and 33 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.
Switch to larger or smaller needles if necessary.
Rib pattern: *k2, p2, rep from *.
Reverse stockinette stitch: *p1 RS row, k1 WS row, rep from *.
Moss stitch: *k1, p1, rep from *, alternate the stitch pattern in each row.
Basic pattern: Working with circular needles and push the sts to the end of the needle with the respective colour
16 rows in moss st, after each row alternate between dark brown and beige;* 3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown = k 1 row, 2 rows rev. st st
[k 2 rows and p 1 RS row]; p 1 WS row in beige;
10 rows moss st, after each row alternate between caramel and beige;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in caramel:
16 rows moss st in caramel:
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in beige;
10 rows moss st, after each row alternate between terracotta and beige;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in beige;
16 rows moss st, after each row alternate between caramel and beige;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in dark brown:
10 rows in moss st, after each row alternate between beige and dark brown;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in caramel:
10 rows moss st in caramel:
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in beige;
16 rows moss st, after each row alternate between terracotta and beige;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown *; p 1 WS row in beige;
10 rows moss st, after each row alternate between caramel and beige;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in dark brown:
10 rows in moss st, after each row alternate between beige and dark brown;
3 rows of horizontal stripes in dark brown; p 1 WS row in caramel:
8 rows moss st in caramel = 172 rows.
BACK
Cast on 84 (96) 106 sts using 3½mm needles in dark brown and work 4 cm in rib pattern.
In the last WS row evenly inc 25 sts [inc 1 each by picking up the horizontal loop between sts and purl through the back loop] = 109 (121) 131 sts.
With needle size 4 mm knit in basic pattern when reaching 5 cm in height.
Working the 1st row of the last stripe (caramel) in approx. 52.5 cm in height, cast off the middle 33 (35) 35 sts for the neckline, to both sides of the neckline cast off 3x 1 st in every second row.
After the 172 rows at approx. 56 cm in height cast off the remaining 35 (40) 45 shoulder sts knitwise.
FRONT
Work same as for back; but in approx. 48.5cm in height working the 1st row of the second last stripe (caramel and beige) slide the middle 29 (31) 31 sts for the neckline on a stitch holder, cast off to both sides 5x 1 st in every second row.
SLEEVES
Cast on 40 (44) 48 sts using 3½mm needles in dark brown and work 5.5cm rib pattern.
With size 3½ mm needles work basic pattern but start with 24 rows moss sts in dark brown and beige, then work 119 rows of the basic pattern from * to * = a total of 143 rows.
At the same time: After working rib pattern, in order to shape the sleeves, inc on both sides 8x 1 st in every 8th row and 12x 1 st in every 6th row (2x 1 st in every 8th row and 20x 1 st in every 6th row) 21x 1 st in every 6th row and 3x 1 st in every 4th row. [80 (88) 96 sts]
After the 143 rows in approx. 49 cm in height cast off all sts knitwise. Work the second sleeve the same way.
FINISHING
Wet block your work to measurements and let it dry covered with a moist cloth.
Close shoulder seams, sew on sleeves, then close sleeve and side seams.
With the short circular needle pick up and knit the remaining 29 (31) 31
sts for the neck facing in dark brown; pick up approx. 95 (97) 97 sts evenly over rest of neckline = approx. 124 (128) 128 sts. Now purl 2 rnds and knit 1 rnd. cast off all sts knitwise.
Design: ggh