Raglan Pullover with Leaf Pattern
How to knit the raglan pullover with leaf pattern:
Size: M
Material:
300 g yarn (20 percent wool, 80 percent acrylic, 550 m/100 g), circular knitting needles 2.5 mm, 3 mm and 3.5 mm (US 1.5, US 2.5 and US 4).
Offset Ribbing Pattern:
Row 1: 1 purl stitch, *1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch*, repeat from * to *.
Row 2: 1 purl stitch, *slip the next 3 stitches onto a cable needle and cross the knit stitches, keeping the purl stitch in place, return the stitches to the working needle and work according to the pattern*.
Rows 3–5: work according to the pattern.
Row 6: work as Row 2, but cross the stitches in a staggered order.
Hollow Ribbing Pattern:
Row 1: *1 knit stitch, slip 1 stitch with the yarn in front of the work*, repeat from * to *.
Row 2 and all following rows: work as Row 1.
Leaf Pattern:
work according to the chart, which shows only the right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear, knit the yarn overs.
False Kettled Edge (imitation of a sewn neckline):
Row 1: knit all stitches.
Row 2: *1 knit stitch, purl 1 stitch from the horizontal strand*, repeat from * to * to the end of the row.
Rows 3 and 5: *slip 1 stitch as if to knit with the yarn behind the work, purl 1 stitch*, repeat from * to * to the end of the row.
Row 4: *1 knit stitch, slip 1 stitch as if to purl with the yarn in front of the work*, repeat from * to * to the end of the row.
Row 6: *1 purl stitch, slip 1 stitch as if to purl with the yarn in front of the work*, repeat from * to * to the end of the row.
Row 7: work all stitches by purling 2 stitches together through the back loop.
Attention! The garment to knit top-down in raglan in one piece.
On circular knitting needles 3 mm (US 2.5), cast on 151 stitches and work the offset Ribbing Pattern for 4–5 cm.
Then on circular knitting needles 2.5 mm (US 1.5), work the false kettled edge to better stabilize the neckline and prevent deformation.
After that, divide the stitches as follows: for the back 44 stitches, for the front 55 stitches, for the sleeves 22 stitches each, and 2 stitches for each raglan line.
Then work on knitting needles 3.5 mm (US 4) in the Leaf Pattern.
Begin to shape the neckline with short rows, alternatingly incorporating 5 sleeve stitches in each subsequent row [= neckline height 4–5 cm].
At the same time, make increases along the raglan lines in every second row.
When all stitches are in work, continue the increases by working 1 yarn over on both sides of each raglan line in every third row.
When the raglan length reaches 26 cm, place the sleeve stitches onto holders and continue working on the circular knitting needles only over the front and back stitches.
Work until the garment length from the armhole reaches 40 cm.
Then work the Ribbing Pattern, continuing the stitch pattern: work the purl stitches as purl stitches, continue to work the knit stitches through the back loop.
After 5 cm, bind off the stitches.
Return to the held sleeve stitches.
Pick up an additional 4 stitches along the underarm edge.
Attach the yarn at the center of the underarm and work the sleeve in the Leaf Pattern without decreases.
At a height of 40 cm from the underarm, work the cuff in the Hollow Ribbing Pattern.
After 5 cm, bind off the stitches.
Work the second sleeve in the same way.