Cardigan in Large Honeycomb Stitch Pattern

How to knit the cardigan in large honeycomb stitch pattern:
Size: 40–42 (EU) / 10–12 (UK) / 6–8 (US)
Material:
1100 g cotton modal yarn (1093 m / approx. 1203 yds total; 100 m / 50 g). Circular needles size 3 mm (US 2.5) and 4 mm (US 6), 7 buttons.

Ribbing Pattern 2/2, needles 3 mm: * p2, k2 *, repeat.
Large Honeycomb Stitch Pattern (main pattern), needles 4 mm: number of stitches divisible by 12 + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to the chart, which shows only right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows, purl all stitches.
Work in height once from Row 1 to Row 20, then repeat Rows 5 to 20 throughout.

Gauge: 29 stitches x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches).

Right Front:
Cast on 62 stitches and work 11 cm (4.3 inches) in Ribbing Pattern 2/2, increasing evenly 26 stitches in the last row = 88 stitches.
Change to 4 mm needles and continue in the main pattern.
At 57 cm (22.4 inches) from the beginning, bind off 17 stitches at the left edge, then in every 2nd row bind off 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch 3 times.
At 65 cm (25.6 inches) from the beginning, bind off the remaining stitches.

Left Front: Work as Right Front, but mirrored.

Back:
Cast on 126 stitches and work 11 cm (4.3 inches) in Ribbing Pattern 2/2, increasing evenly 46 stitches in the last row = 172 stitches.
Change to 4 mm needles and continue in the main pattern.
At 65 cm (25.6 inches) from the beginning, bind off all stitches.

Sleeves:
Cast on 50 stitches and work 7 cm (2.8 inches) in Ribbing Pattern 2/2, increasing evenly 62 stitches in the last row = 112 stitches.
Change to 4 mm needles and continue in the main pattern.
For sleeve shaping, starting from the ribbing, increase on both sides in every 4th row 29 times 1 stitch = 170 stitches.
At 46 cm (18.1 inches) from the beginning, bind off all stitches.

Finishing:
Join the shoulder seams.
Pick up 174 stitches along each front edge and work 4 cm (1.6 inches) in Ribbing Pattern 2/2, making 7 buttonholes on the right band (bind off 4 stitches and cast them on again in the next row).
Pick up 110 stitches along the neckline, work 4 cm (1.6 inches) in Ribbing Pattern 2/2 and bind off all stitches.
Join side seams and sleeve seams. Set in the sleeves.
Sew on the buttons.