Sideways Knit Sweater with Lace Stripes

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Sideways Knit Sweater with Lace Stripes

How to knit the sideways sweater with lace stripes:
Sizes: US/UK 6–8 (10–12) / EU 36/38 (40/42)
Materials:
500 (550) g yarn (100% acrylic, 145 m / 50 g ≈ 158 yd / 1.76 oz); knitting needles size 4 mm (US 6 / UK 8).
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.
Horizontal stripes: * 4 rows stockinette stitch, 2 rows reverse stockinette stitch, repeat from *.
Vertical stripe over 10 stitches:
Right-side rows: knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2.
Wrong-side rows: work the stitches as they appear.
Lace stripe over 26 stitches:
Work according to the chart, which shows only right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows work all stitches as they appear, knit the yarn overs.
Repeat rows 1 to 28.
Gauge: 23.5 stitches and 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in).
Note! The entire sweater, except the upper part, is worked sideways.
Arrows on the schematic = direction of knitting.


Back/Front:
Begin working from the side seam.
Cast on 130 stitches and work as follows: edge stitch, 20 stitches horizontal stripes, * 10 stitches vertical stripe, 26 stitches lace stripe, repeat from * 2 more times, edge stitch.
After 53 cm / 20.9 in = 170 rows (57 cm / 22.4 in = 182 rows) from the cast-on edge bind off all stitches.
For the yoke pick up 124 (134) stitches along the left edge of the piece and work, beginning with 1 right-side row, as follows: * 2 rows reverse stockinette stitch, 4 rows stockinette stitch, repeat from *.
After 4 cm / 1.6 in = 14 rows from the beginning of the yoke bind off the middle 52 stitches and finish both sides separately.
After 5 cm / 2 in = 16 rows from the beginning of the yoke bind off the remaining 36 (41) shoulder stitches.
Sleeves:
Begin working from the lower sleeve seam.
Cast on 4 stitches and work as follows: last 3 stitches of the lace stripe, edge stitch.
At the same time for sleeve shaping on the right side, beginning from the cast-on edge, increase in every 2nd row 20 times 4 stitches and 1 time 10 stitches.
Work the increased stitches as follows: with the first 32 increased stitches complete the lace stripe, then work 10 stitches vertical stripe, 26 stitches lace stripe, 10 stitches vertical stripe, 20 stitches horizontal stripes, edge stitch.
After 13 cm / 5.1 in = 42 rows from the cast-on edge continue straight.
After 35 cm / 13.8 in = 112 rows (37 cm / 14.6 in = 120 rows) from the cast-on edge decrease on the right side in every 2nd row 1 time 10 stitches and 20 times 4 stitches.
After 48 cm / 18.9 in (50 cm / 19.7 in) = 154 rows (162 rows) from the cast-on edge bind off the remaining 4 stitches.
Finishing:
Sew the shoulder seams.
Set in the sleeves, sew the side seams and sleeve seams.

sweater 174 chart

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