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Short row sweater worked from side to side in one piece Design Viktoria Shevchuk Sizes To fit chest circumference 88-92 (96-100/104-108/112-116) cm / 35-36.25 (37.75-39.5/41-42.5/44-45.75) inches
Materials
Yarn: MALABRIG0 SOCK (100% merino wool (superwash), 100 g [3.5 oz] = 400 m [438 yds]), color 139 P0CI0N 400 (400/500/500) g [14 (14/18/18 oz] - 4 (4/5/5) skeins total Needles: (1) circular kniting needle 3 mm [US 2.5] 100 cm [40 in] long Notions: (1) tapestry needle for seaming With 3 mm [US 2.5] needle - Stockinette stitch [k on RS, p on WS] Stitch pattern With 3 mm [US 2.5] needle - Moss stitch: Row 1 (RS): k1, p1; Row 2 (WS): k the p's and p I the k's Stitch pattern With 3 mm [US 2.5] needle - Ribbing: Row 1 (RS): k1, p1; Row 2 (WS): k the k's and p the IⅢI p's
Techniques
Selvedge stitches: slip first st of row (with yarn in back of work), purl last st of rov M1: Lift the bar between sts and knit it through the back loop skp: slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit the next stitch and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one k2tog: knit two stitches together Design and pattern@ 2015 Viktora Shevchuk- Allrghtsreserved. For personal use only. Translationfrom the Russian @ 2015 Katharina Sokiran Gauge With 3 mm [US 2.5] needle: Stitch pattern I: 25 sts and 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 in] Stitch pattern IIl: 27 sts and 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 in]
Abbreviations
ns bor = beginning of round, ctr st = center stitch, ea = each, eor = end of round, in = inches, k = knit, p = purl, RS = right side, selv st = selvedge stitch, st(s) = stitch(es), st patt = stitch pattern, WS=wrongside Schematic
Construction note: This sweater is worked sideways in one piece, starting at one sleeve cuff and ending at the other (see direction of knitting in schematic).
Begin of work
With 3 mm [US 2.5] needle, cast on 55 (61/65/71) sts. Rows 1 (Ws) - 9 (= 9 rows total): 1 selv st, work 53 (59/63/69) sts in st patt II (ribbing), 1 selv st. Rows 10 - 163 (= 154 rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, mark the center st and for sleeve tapering, inc 1 st each before and after the marked ctr st in every 6th row, 11 times in all, then in every 4 th row, 22 times in all = 121 sts. Row164: work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv st, work in st st to end of row and, at the end of the row, cast on 70 (75/80/85) new sts = 191 (202/211/222) sts. Row165: 1 selv st, work 5 sts in st patt II (ribbing), work 185 (196/ 205/ 216) sts in st patt I (stockinette stitch), at the end of the row, cast on another 70 (75/80/85) sts = 261 (277/291/307) sts. Rows 166 - 219 (225/229/237) (= 54 (60/64/72) rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor and before the selv st at the eor for bottom edge, work 5 sts ea in st patt Ill (ribbing). Design and pattern @ 2015 Viktoria Shevchuk -Allrights reserved. For personal use only. Translation from the Russian@ 2015 Katharina Sokiran Row 220 (226/230/238): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor and before the selv st at the eor, for bottom edge, work 5 sts ea in st patt Ill (ribbing), and, for neckline shaping, bind off the center st and divide knitting into two equal halves (front and back).
Middle section of Back
Rows 221 (227/231/239) - 317 (323/335/343) (= 97 (97/105/105) rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, before the selv st at the eor, for bottom edge, work 5 sts in st patt Ill (ribbing).
Middle section of Front
Rows 221 (227/231/239) - 253 (259/263/271) (= 33 rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor, for bottom edge, work 5 sts in st patt Ill (ribbing). Rows 254 (260/264/272) - 283 (289/301/309) (= 30 (30/38/38) rows total): work in st patt I1 (Moss st), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor, for bottom edge, work 5 sts in st patt IlI (ribbing). Rows 284 (290/302/310) - 317 (323/335/343) (= 34 rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor, for bottom edge, work 5 sts in st patt IlI (ribbing). Row 318 (324/336/344): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor and before the selv st at the eor, for bottom edge work 5 sts ea in st patt Ill (ribbing), M1 in the center and join back and front again. Continue working mirror-inverted, now decreasing in place of the previous increases. Rows 319 (325/337/345) - 372 (384/400/416) (= 54 (60/64/72) rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, after the selv st at the bor and before the selv st at the eor, for bottom edge work 5 sts ea in st patt II (ribbing). Row 373 (385/401/417): at bor, bind off 70 (75/80/85) sts, work 185 (196/205/216) sts in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work 5 sts in st patt Ill (ribbing), 1 selv st = 191 (202/211/222) sts. Row 374 (386/402/418): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, then at bor, bind off another 70 (75/80/85) sts = 121 (127/131/137) sts. Rows 375 (387/403/419) - 528 (540/556/572) (= 154 rows total): work in st patt I (stockinette stitch), work selv sts at the edges, mark the center st, then for sleeve tapering, to the right of the marked st, skp, and to the left of the marked st, k2tog in every 4th row, 22 times in all, then k2tog in every 6 th row, 11 times in all =55 (61/65/71) sts. Rows 529 (541/557/573) - 537 (549/565/581) (= 9 rows total): 1 selv st, work 53 (59/63/69) sts in st patt III (ribing), 1 selv st. Bind off all sts.
Finishing
Close side seams and sleeve seams. The edge of the neck opening will curl inwards. Design and pattern 2015 Viktoria Shevchuk-Allrights reserved. For personal use only. Translation from the Russian 2015 Katharina Sokiran
