Retro sweater “Color block”

Multicolor knitting is now at the peak of fashion. The pullover is decorated with bright triangular blocks and a colored yoke. Correctly selected shades of yarn create a very impressive retro-style picture.

 Model Alena Prokhorova

Size: XS-M

You will need: Alize lanagold fine yarn (49% wool, 51% acrylic, 390 m/100 g) – red (56), black (60), ash melange (684), Alize lanagold 800 yarn (730 m/100 g) azure color (386 ) (total 450 g per product), hook No. 5.

Attention: use Alize lanagold 800 yarn to knit in 2 threads!

Basic pattern: double crochets.

Before: dial a chain of 25 air. p. with a thread of ash melange color and knit an elastic band st. b/n for the back wall of the loop.

 After 60 rows, knit the black corner according to pattern 1.

 To do this, add 1 black tbsp evenly in every second row. b/n, tying it behind the back wall.

 There should be 105 rows of elastic in total.

From the elastic up, in ashen color, knit 1 row of st. s/n, 1 row st. s/n behind the back wall and 1 row of art. s/n behind the front wall (to form a relief strip).

Next, according to pattern 1, knit the corner in azure color. The entire piece is knitted with double crochets.

After 43 cm, replace the ash color with red. Perform the color transition according to scheme 2.

 Next, knit the piece st. to the end. s/n with red thread, knitting the neck in accordance with the pattern.

Back: knit similarly to the front part.

 For the elastic, dial a chain of 25 air. etc. and immediately attach the black color (see diagram 3).

Knit the rest of the elastic in ash color.

There should be 105 rows in total.

From the elastic up, in ashen color, knit 1 row of st. s/n, 1 row st. s/n behind the back wall and 1 row of art. s/n behind the front wall.

Next, according to pattern 3, start knitting a blue corner.

 The entire piece is knitted with double crochets.

On the left shoulder, knit a red insert according to pattern 4.

Right sleeve: dial a chain of 25 air. p. with a thread of ash melange color and knit an elastic band st. b/n for the back wall, only 51 rows.

From the elastic up, in ashen color, knit 1 row of st. s/n, 1 row st. s/n behind the back wall and 1 row of art. s/n behind the front wall (to form a relief strip).

Next, mark the middle with a marker and start knitting st. s/n red insert according to scheme 5.

 Knit the rest of the sleeve in ash color.

To widen the sleeves, add 1 stitch on both sides in every 3rd row.

Left sleeve: dial a chain of 25 air. p. with a thread of ash melange color and knit an elastic band st. b/n behind the back wall.

 20 rows before the end of the elastic band, attach a black thread to the bottom edge of the work and knit a corner according to pattern 6.

 From the elastic up, in ashen color, knit 1 row of st. s/n, 1 row st. s/n behind the back wall and 1 row of art. s/n behind the front wall.

 Knit the remaining part of the sleeve st. s/n with an ash-colored thread, making increases in every 3rd row (1 loop on both sides).

Assembly: Sew the front and back pieces together, leaving holes for the sleeves.

Sew the sleeves and attach them to the product.

Tie the neckline with an ash-colored thread as follows:

1st row – st. b/n,

 2nd row – st.s/n,

3-6th rows - elastic band (alternately 1 tbsp. s/n, 1 tbsp. s/n behind the back wall).

 In the last two rows, attach black and knit the insert according to pattern 7.