Pullover with Leaf and Cable Panels

Size: US 8–10, UK 10–12.

350 g yarn (100% acrylic; 350 m/125 g); straight and circular needles size 2.5 mm (US 1.5).

Ribbing Pattern: knit 1, purl 1 alternately.

Stockinette Stitch: Right Side rows – knit stitches, Wrong Side rows – purl stitches.

Reverse Stockinette Stitch: Right Side rows – purl stitches, Wrong Side rows – knit stitches.

Gauge: 23 sts x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Work according to Charts 1 and 2, which show only Right Side rows.

On Wrong Side rows, work the stitches as they appear and purl the yarn overs.

Repeat rows 1–10 throughout.

Work according to Chart 3, which shows only Right Side rows.

On Wrong Side rows, work the stitches as they appear and purl the yarn overs.

Repeat rows 1–10 throughout.

Cast on 95 sts and work 5 cm in Ribbing Pattern.

Continue in Stockinette Stitch.

At 45 cm from the cast-on edge, for the armholes, decrease 1 st at each side in every 2nd row 7 times (= 81 sts) as follows: after the edge stitch knit 2 sts together, and at the end of the row, before the last 2 stitches and the edge stitch, work a slip-slip-pass-over decrease (slip 1 st knitwise, knit 1 st, pass the slipped st over).

At 67 cm from the cast-on edge, for the neckline, bind off the center 23 sts and finish each side separately.

For shaping the neckline, bind off at the inner edge in every 2nd row 1 time 5 sts and 1 time 2 sts.

At 69 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining 22 sts for each shoulder.

Cast on 95 sts and work 5 cm in Ribbing Pattern, increasing 7 sts evenly in the last Wrong Side row = 102 sts.

Distribute the stitches as follows: edge stitch, 18 sts in Stockinette Stitch, 18 sts in Leaf and Cable Pattern A, 28 sts in Stockinette Stitch, 18 sts in Leaf and Cable Pattern B, 18 sts in Stockinette Stitch, edge stitch.

At 42 cm from the cast-on edge, divide the stitches in half for the neckline and finish each side separately.

For the neckline slope, at the inner edge bind off 1 st in every 4th row 19 times.

At the same time, at 45 cm from the cast-on edge, for the armholes, bind off 2 sts 2 times and decrease 1 st 6 times at each side in every 2nd row, as for the back.

At 69 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining 22 sts for each shoulder.

Cast on 47 sts and work 5 cm in Ribbing Pattern.

Distribute the stitches as follows: edge stitch, 11 sts in Stockinette Stitch, 23 sts in Leaf Pattern according to Chart 3, 11 sts in Stockinette Stitch, edge stitch.

For sleeve shaping, increase at each side alternately every 4th and 6th row 16 times 1 st in Stockinette Stitch and every 6th row 6 times 1 st in Stockinette Stitch = 91 sts.

At 47 cm from the cast-on edge, for the sleeve cap, bind off at each side in every 2nd row 1 time 2 sts, decrease 1 st 25 times as for the back, then bind off 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 5 sts, and the remaining 21 sts.

Sew the shoulder seams.

For the V-neckband, pick up 159 sts along the neckline edge with circular needles from the Right Side. Work 1 row in Reverse Stockinette Stitch and 1 row in Stockinette Stitch.

Continue in Ribbing Pattern, and in each row work the center 3 sts together as follows: slip 2 sts knitwise, knit 1 st, pass the slipped sts over (the center st remains on top).

After 3 cm, bind off all sts.

Sew the side seams and sleeve seams. Set in the sleeves.