This sweater has been on my wish list for a long time. Online, there are only pattern diagrams but no knitting notes. I knitted it based on the structure and general appearance of the images. The two finished pieces seem quite similar. This is my first time writing knitting notes, and there may be many shortcomings. You can refer to and improve upon them.
This work is reprinted from the ‘Knitting Life Forum’, author: pingl58.
Materials: Thick chain-type alpaca wool yarn, needles 4.5mm and 5.0mm. Garment measurements: Chest circumference 118cm, length 60cm.Front piece: With a 4.5mm needle, cast on 122 stitches and knit 14 rows of single rib. 1) Switch to a 5.0mm needle and knit pattern A (18 stitches per group, a total of six groups plus half a group for symmetry, plus 2 stitches for side edges. My piece has two more rows of pattern than the sample).
2) After pattern A, knit 10 rows of plain stitch including 2 rows of purl. 3) Switch to pattern B, 20 stitches per group, a total of six groups plus 2 stitches for side edges (pattern B requires both sides to have stitches). 4) After pattern B, knit 10 rows of plain stitch including 2 rows of purl. 5) Switch back to pattern A, and start shaping the neckline: leave 18 stitches in the middle, and decrease on both sides as follows: 2-3-1, 2-2-1, 2-1-5, then knit 10 rows flat (a total of 38 stitches for the neckline). Shoulder shaping: 2-6-7 (42 stitches on each side of the shoulder).Back piece: Same as the front piece, neckline: leave 30 stitches in the middle, and decrease on both sides as follows: 2-2-1, 2-1-2, shoulder shaping is the same as the front piece.
Sleeves: Cast on 62 stitches, knit 14 rows of single rib, then increase 22 stitches to 84 stitches, then knit pattern A (four groups plus half a group for symmetry) and pattern B (four groups), knit to the desired length then bind off.
Finally, sew together, knit the collar, and the garment is complete.Symbol explanation: I – plain stitch, one purl stitch, ↓ – slip two stitches together, V – slip two stitches together and decrease, U – yarn over one stitch.
