Hey you, did you say ruffles? During a gray winter, nothing lifts your mood more than an outfit featuring a cozy sweater enhanced with two playful ruffles on the shoulders!
Start this pattern right away, but first, choose the color of the N.5 yarn that you like the most because this is the yarn used to make the sweater. Warm because it contains alpaca, shiny because it has some lamé, and it celebrates one of the most iconic and refined designers of all time, Gabrielle Chanel.
MATERIALS
N.5 yarn in color Edinburgh 410 g / 14.5 oz
Knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US
Stitch holder
Yarn needle
GAUGE – GARTER STITCH
10 cm x 10 cm / 4" x 4"
12 stitches and 19 rows
KNITTING STITCHES USED
Knit
Purl
Twisted knit:
knit the stitch through the back loop of the stitch below.
1/1 Rib:
alternate 1 knit stitch and 1 purl stitch on both the right side and wrong side of the work.
2/2 Rib:
alternate 2 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches on both the right side and wrong side of the work.
Tubular stitch:
row 1: Repeat (1 knit stitch, bring the yarn to the front of the work and pass the next stitch purlwise without working it) until the end of the row
row 2: Knit the stitches passed in the previous row, and purl the knit stitches from the previous row without working them.
Stockinette stitch:
row 1: knit
row 2: purl.
Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Increased knit stitch:
lift the yarn between the worked stitch and the next one, then knit 1 twisted knit stitch.
Simple stitch over:
pass 1 stitch on the right needle without working it, knit the following stitch on the left needle and with the tip of the left needle pass the passed, or unworked, stitch.
SIZES
Instructions are given for size S (M, L).
DIMENSIONS OF THE FINISHED PIECE SIZE S (M,L)
Bust circumference: 110 (116, 124) cm / 43.3" (45.7", 48.8")
Total height: 54 (56, 58) cm / 21.2" (22", 22.8")
Height from underarm: 35 (34, 34) cm / 13.8" (13.4", 13.4")
Neck opening: 18.5 (20, 21.5) cm / 7.3" (8", 8.5")
Total sleeve length: 65 (66, 67) cm / 25.6" (26", 26.4")
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
METHOD
The sweater is knitted flat and consists of 4 pieces: the back, the front, and the sleeves. The neckline border is knitted after sewing the 3 raglan armholes.
With knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US, cast on 66 (70, 74) stitches.
Row 1: repeat (2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches) until the last 2 stitches, knit the last 2 stitches
row 2: purl the first 2 stitches, repeat (2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches) until the end of the row
rows 3 and 4: repeat rows 1 and 2.
Continue in stockinette stitch for 62 (60, 60) rows, which equals 33 (32, 32) cm / 13" (12.6", 12.6") from the bottom edge.
Row 67 (65, 65): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, knit until the end of the row
row 68 (66, 66): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, purl until the end of the row
row 69 (67, 67): knit the first 2 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by working 1 simple decrease over the next 2 stitches, knit until the last 4 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 70 (68, 68): purl
Rows 69 and 70 (67 and 68, 67 and 68) set the stockinette stitch with raglan armhole decreases, repeat for another 16 (19, 20) times. For size L only, knit 2 more rows in stockinette stitch without decreases: reach row 102 (106, 110), which equals 19 (22, 24) cm / 7.5" (8.7", 9.4") from the start of the raglan armhole shaping, with 22 (24, 26) stitches on the needle. Bind off the work.
With knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US, cast on 66 (70, 74) stitches and, for the lower border, work 4 rows in 2/2 rib as explained for the back. Continue in stockinette stitch for 62 (60, 60) rows, which equals 33 (32, 32) cm / 13" (12.6", 12.6") from the bottom edge.
Row 67 (65, 65): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, knit until the end of the row
row 68 (66, 66): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, purl until the end of the row
row 69 (67, 67): knit the first 2 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by working 1 simple decrease over the next 2 stitches, knit until the last 4 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 70 (68, 68): purl.
Rows 69 and 70 (67 and 68, 67 and 68) set the stockinette stitch with raglan armhole decreases, repeat for another 12 (15, 17) times, reaching row 94 (98, 102), which equals 15 (18, 20) cm / 6" (7", 8") from the start of the raglan armhole shaping.
Row 95 (99, 103): knit the first 2 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by working 1 simple decrease over the next 2 stitches, knit 2 (2, 1) stitches, bind off the next 18 (20, 22) stitches for the neckline, knit 2 (2, 1) stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 96 (100, 104): purl the 5 (5, 4) stitches on the second side. Now continue only on this second side, leaving the stitches from the first side on a stitch holder
row 97 (101, 105): bind off 2 stitches for the neckline, knit the remaining stitches
row 98 (102, 106): purl.
Bind off the work.
Rejoin the work on the first side stitches and work as the second side, but in reverse.
Start with the right sleeve. With knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US, cast on 24 (28, 28) stitches and, for the cuff, work 2/2 rib for 8 rows, which equals 4 cm / 1.6".
Row 9: knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch by knitting in the front and back of the next stitch, continue knitting until the last stitch, increase 1 stitch by knitting in the front and back of the last stitch, knit the last stitch
row 10: purl
rows 11 to 14: continue in stockinette stitch.
Rows 9 to 14 set the stockinette stitch with increases at the sides, repeat for another 12 (11, 11) times, then work 1 more time rows 11 and 12 (rows 11 to 14, rows 9 and 10), reaching row 88 (84, 82), which equals 46 (44, 43) cm / 18.1" (17.3", 17"), with 50 (52, 54) stitches on the needle.
Row 89 (85, 83): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, knit until the end of the row
row 90 (86, 84): bind off the first 5 (3, 3) stitches for the armhole, purl until the end of the row
row 91 (87, 85): knit the first 2 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by working 1 simple decrease over the next 2 stitches, knit until the last 4 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 92 (88, 86): purl.
Rows 91 and 92 (87 and 88, 85 and 86) set the stockinette stitch with raglan armhole decreases, repeat for another 11 (14, 16) times, reaching row 114 (116, 118).
Row 115 (117, 119): knit the first 2 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by working 1 simple decrease over the next 2 stitches, knit until the last 4 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 116 (118, 120): purl
row 117 (119, 121): knit until the last 4 stitches, decrease 1 stitch for the raglan armhole by knitting 2 stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches
row 118 (120, 122): purl
rows 119 to 122 (121 to 124, 123 to 126): repeat rows 115 to 118 (117 to 120, 119 to 122)
row 123 (125, 127): for size S (M), work as row 117 (119), for size L, knit without decreases
row 124 (126, 128): purl.
Bind off the work.
Work the left sleeve as described for the right sleeve, but in reverse.
Make a ruffle on the upper part of each sleeve, corresponding to the 13th (15th, 17th) row from the top. For each ruffle, with knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US, pick up 14 (16, 16) central stitches, knit 1 row in purl, then in the next row, knit increasing the number of stitches by knitting 2 times each stitch, the first time as knit and the second time as twisted knit. Knit 1 row in purl, then in the next row, evenly increase 12 stitches. Knit 1 row in purl, 1 row in knit, and 1 row in purl, then bind off the work. Sew the free ends of each ruffle to the corresponding side edges. Sew 3 of the 4 raglan armholes. For the neckline border, with knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US, pick up stitches around the neckline of the front and back (the final number of stitches should be even). Work 2 rows in 1/1 rib and 2 rows in tubular stitch, then bind off the stitches with the yarn needle in knit stitch. Sew the last raglan armhole and the neckline border. Close the underarm and side seams.
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