Sweater with Leaf Stitch Pattern

How to knit the sweater with leaf stitch pattern:
Size: EU 46–48 (US/UK 14–16).
Materials:
300 g yarn (50% mohair, 50% acrylic; 470 yd / 3.5 oz); straight and circular needles US 0 (2 mm).
Ribbing Pattern: knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch.
Reverse Garter Stitch: purl all stitches on right-side rows and wrong-side rows.
Leaf Stitch Pattern: number of stitches divisible by 15 + 1 stitch + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to chart 1, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and 1 stitch before the repeat, repeat the pattern repeat throughout, finish with 1 edge stitch.
Repeat rows 1–10 throughout.
Sleeve Pattern: number of stitches divisible by 20 + 11 stitches + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to chart 2, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, purl all stitches and yarn overs.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and 5 stitches before the repeat, repeat the pattern repeat throughout, finish with 6 stitches after the repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Work rows 1 and 2 twice, then repeat rows 3 and 4 throughout.
Gauge: 26 stitches x 32 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm).

Back:
Cast on 153 stitches and work 10 rows in garter stitch (purl stitches).
Continue in leaf stitch pattern (1 stitch + 10 repeats + 2 edge stitches).
At 17 inches (43 cm) from the beginning, for armholes bind off 8 stitches on each side, then on every second row bind off 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch three times = 123 stitches.
At 25 inches (64 cm) from the beginning, for neckline bind off the middle 29 stitches and finish both sides separately.
For rounding on the inner edge bind off on every second row 5 stitches once, 4 stitches once, 3 stitches once and 2 stitches once.
At 26 inches (66 cm) from the beginning bind off the remaining 33 shoulder stitches.
Front:
Work as back, but with V-shaped neckline.
For the neckline at 17¼ inches (44 cm) from the beginning, from the center stitch work * knit 1 stitch, knit 1 through the back loop * and finish both sides separately.
For the slope on the inner edge bind off 1 stitch 29 times on every second row.
At 26 inches (66 cm) from the beginning bind off the remaining 33 shoulder stitches.
Sleeves:
Cast on 73 stitches and work 2 rows in garter stitch.
Continue in sleeve pattern.
For shaping increase 1 stitch on each side every 8th row 12 times = 97 stitches.
At 15¾ inches (40 cm) from the beginning, for sleeve cap bind off 8 stitches on each side, then on every second row bind off 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch seven times, then work straight for 20 rows, bind off 1 stitch, then bind off 1 stitch twice on every 4th row, bind off 1 stitch ten times on every second row, bind off 2 stitches once, bind off 3 stitches twice and finally bind off the remaining 17 stitches.
Finishing:
Join shoulder seams.
For the neckband pick up 160 stitches evenly around the neckline on circular needles and work in the round as follows: 1 round inpurl stitches, 1 round in knit stitches and 7 rounds in Ribbing Pattern, arranging the stitches so that a knit stitch lies at the center front.
Then in every round work the 3 center stitches together as follows: slip 2 stitches as if to knit, knit the next stitch and pass the slipped stitches over the knitted stitch.
When finished bind off the stitches. Join side seams and sleeve seams.
Set in the sleeves.