09 Sweater with eyelet pattern •••••
Sizes:
36-38 (40) 42-44 (46)
Finished measurements: Bust circumference: 96 (104) 112 (120) cm Length:
58 (60) 62 (64) cm Inner sleeve length:
55 (53) 51 (49) cm
Materials:
Austermann Ecopure. Content: 100 % organic cotton GOTS certified.
50 g = 115 m.
9 (10) 11 (12) balls – col 11 mint
Knitting needles:
Size 4 and 5 mm
Circular needle size 4 mm (40 cm)
Tension:
18 sts and 27 rows in main pattern on size 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm.
Be sure to get the tension! Change needle size if necessary.
If there is only one number, then it applies to all sizes.
Border pattern:
Using 4 mm needles, k1, p1 in alternation.
Main pattern:
Work according to the chart, using 5 mm needles. The chart shows only RS rows. Unless otherwise stated, work the WS row sts as they appear; purl yarnovers.
Work row 1 – 46 2 times, then repeat row 25 – 36.
Stockinette stitch in rows: RS: knit, WS purl.
Stockinette stitch in rounds: knit all sts.
BACK
Cast on 86 (94) 102 (110) sts using the 4 mm needles, and work in the border pattern.
When the piece measures 8 cm from the cast-on edge, change to the 5 mm needles and work in the main pattern; in the first row, inc 3 sts, evenly spaced = 89 (97) 105 (113) sts.
Work in the following stitch division: Size 36-38: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, work the pattern repeat 7x, end with 2 sts in stockinette st, selvedge st.
Size 40: selvedge st, begin with the 5 sts before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat 7x, end with the 6 sts after the pattern repeat, selvedge st.
Size 42-44: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, begin with the 2 sts before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat 8x, end with the last 4 sts after the pattern repeat, selvedge st.
Size 46: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, work the pattern repeat 9x, end with 2 sts in stockinette st, selvedge st.
Shape armholes: when the piece measures 38 (39) 40 (41) cm from the cast-on edge, bind off 7 sts at beg of row at each edge = 75 (83) 91 (99) sts.
For the neck opening, when the piece measures 56 (58) 60 (62) cm from the cast-on edge, cast off the centre 25 sts and finish working the 2 sides separately.
For the neckline shaping, bind off at the inner edge in every other following row, 3 sts once and 2 sts once. When the piece measures 58 (60) 62 (64) cm from the cast-on edge, cast off the remaining 20 (24) 28 (32) sts for shoulder.
FRONT
Work as for the back but with a deeper neck opening: when the piece measures 48 (50) 52 (54) cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the centre 15 sts and finish working the 2 sides separately.
For the neck shaping, in every other following row, bind off at the inner edge at beg of row, 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 5x. When the piece measures 58 (60) 62 (64) cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining 20 (24) 28 (32) sts for each shoulder.
SLEEVES
Cast on 38 (42) 46 (50) sts sing the 4 mm needles, and work in the border pattern.
When the piece measures 8 cm from the cast-on edge, change to the 5 mm needles and work in the main pattern; in the first row, inc 31 sts, evenly spaced = 69 (73) 77 (81) sts.
Work in the following stitch division: Size 36-38: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, begin with the 2 sts before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat 5x, end with the last 4 sts after the pattern repeat, selvedge st.
Size 40: selvedge st, begin with the 5 sts before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat 5x, end with the 6 sts after the pattern repeat, selvedge st.
Size 42-44: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, work the pattern repeat 6x, end with 2 sts in stockinette st, selvedge st.
Size 46: selvedge st, work 1 st in stockinette st, begin with the 2 sts before the pattern repeat, work the pattern repeat 6x, end with the last 4 sts after the pattern repeat, selvedge st.
When the piece measures 55 (53) 51 (49) cm from the cast-on edge, bind off all sts.
Work the second sleeve in the same way.
FINISHING
Dampen and block the pieces according to the measurements shown in the schematics; allow to dry. Sew the shoulder seams using the mattress st.
Set in sleeves. Sew the side and arm seams using the mattress st.
For the neckband, use the 4 mm circular needle to pick up 100 sts evenly spaced around the neck opening and work in the round in the border pattern. When the neckband measures 2 cm, continue working in stockinette st for the rolled edge. When you have worked 2 cm in stockinette st, bind off all sts loosely.
Design: Austermann09