Men's sweater “Voir Le Renne”

Santa's majestic reindeer antlers adorn this men's knitted sweater.

Dimensions:

S (M, L, XL)

Necessary materials:

Bergere de France Image yarn (50% wool, 50% acrylic; 83 m / 50 grams per skein) – 15 (16, 17, 18) skeins.

Required tools:

Knitting needles No. 5 and No. 5.5, additional needle, stitch markers.

Knitting density:

17 loops and 20 rows = 10x10 cm of purl stitch, made with knitting needles No. 5.5;

44 panel loops with harnesses = 19 cm wide.

Back:

Using size 5 needles, cast on 106 (110, 118, 126) stitches.

Knit 12 rows with a 2x2 elastic band (2 knit stitches, 2 purl loops), adding 0 (1, 0, 0) loops from each edge of the last row - 106 (112, 118, 126) loops on the knitting needles.

Change spokes to number 5.5.**

1st row (front): 1 (4, 7, 11) purl loop, 1st row of pattern A, 24 purl loops, 1st row of pattern A, 1 (4, 7, 11) purl loop - on knitting needles 114 (120, 126, 134) loops.

2nd row (purl): 1 (4, 7, 11) knit stitch, 2nd row of pattern A, 24 knit stitches, 2nd row of pattern A, 1 (4, 7, 11) knit stitch - on knitting needles 114 (120, 126, 134) loops.

These 2 rows establish the order of knitting pattern A and purl stitch.

Continue knitting in the established order until the knitting height reaches 47 (48, 48, 49) cm from the cast-on row.

Armholes:

Place removable markers at both ends of the last row to mark the armholes and continue to knit in the established order until the knitting height reaches 67 (69, 71, 73) cm from the cast-on row.

Neckline and shoulder slant:

Next row (front): cast off 13 (14, 15, 16) stitches, knit further until there are 30 (31, 32, 34) stitches on the right needle, turn the knitting and then knit only on these 30 (31, 32, 34) loops.

Right side of neckline and shoulder slant:

Next row (purl): cast off 2 stitches, knit until the end of the row - 28 (29, 30. 32) stitches on the needles.

Cast off 14 (14, 15, 16) stitches at the beginning of the next row and 1 (0, 1, 1) more times through the row, then cast off 0 (15, 0, 0) stitches on the next right row.

Join yarn to remaining 71 (75, 79, 84) stitches.

Next row (front row): cast off 28 (30, 32, 34) stitches for back neckline, knit to end of row.

Left side neckline and shoulder slant:

Next row (purl): cast off 13 (14, 15, 16) stitches, knit to end of row.

Next row (front row): cast off 2 stitches to end of row.

Cast off 14 (14, 15, 16) stitches at the beginning of the next row and 1 (0, 1, 1) more times through the row, then cast off 0 (15, 0, 0) stitches on the next right row.

Before:

Knit as a back to **.

1st row (front): 1st row, figure B, starting with the loop indicated for the selected size and making additions in the places indicated in the diagram - there are 114 (120, 126, 134) loops on the needles.

Armholes:

Continue knitting pattern B, placing armhole markers as for the back. When pattern B is completed, knit 2 more (6, 10, 14) rows. The knitting height should be 61 (63, 65, 67) cm from the cast-on row.

Next row (knit): knit 49 (51, 53, 56) stitches, cast off 16 (18, 20, 22) stitches for front neckline, knit to end of row.

Right side of front neckline:

Cast off 3 sts at the beginning of the next knit row, then cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the next knit row, then cast off 1 st at the beginning of the next three knit rows - 41 (43, 45, 48) sts on needles.

Right shoulder:

Cast off 13 (14, 15, 16) stitches at the beginning of the next row and 0 (1, 2, 2) more times at the beginning of subsequent purl rows, then 14 (15, 0, 0) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 (1, 0) , 0) purl rows.

Left side of front neckline:

On the wrong side, attach the working thread to the remaining 49 (51, 53, 56) loops.

Cast off 3 stitches at the beginning of the next purl row, then cast off 2 stitches at the beginning of the next purl row, then cast off 1 stitch at the beginning of the next three purl rows - 41 (43, 45, 48) stitches on needles.

Left shoulder:

Cast off 13 (14, 15, 16) stitches at the beginning of the next row and 0 (1, 2, 2) more times at the beginning of subsequent knit rows, then 14 (15, 0, 0) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 (1, 0) , 0) facial rows.

Sleeves:

Cast on 50 (50, 54, 54) stitches using size 5 needles.

Knit 12 rows with a 2x2 rib, adding 0 (1, 0, 1) stitches from each edge of the last row - 50 (52, 54, 56) stitches on the needles.

Change knitting needles to number 5.5.

1st row (front): 5 (6, 7, 8) purl loops, 1st row of figure A, 5 (6, 7, 8) purl loops - 54 (56, 58, 60) loops on the needles.

2nd row (purl): 5 (6, 7, 8) knit stitches, 2nd row of pattern A, 5 (6, 7, 8) knit stitches.

These 2 rows establish the location of pattern A and purl stitch.

Continue knitting in the established order until the knitting height reaches 9 cm from the cast-on row.

Knit 7 (5, 5, 5) rows with the established pattern.

Row of increases (front): 2 purl loops, add 1 loop from the broach, knit until the last 2 loops, add 1 loop from the broach, 2 purl loops.

Repeat last 8 (6, 6, 6) rows 3 (14, 11, 9) more times – 62 (86, 82, 80) stitches on needles.

Only for sizes M, XL and XXL:

Knit 5 (-, 3, 3) rows straight.

Row of increases (front): 2 purl loops, add 1 loop from the broach, knit until the last 2 loops, add 1 loop from the broach, 2 purl loops.

Repeat the last 6 (-, 4, 4) rows another 9 (-, 4, 7) times - 82 (-, 92, 96) loops on the needles.

For all sizes:

Knit straight until the knitting height reaches 55 cm from the cast-on row.

Place all stitches onto the stitch holder.

Collar:

Using size 5 needles, cast on 102 (106, 110, 114) stitches.

Knit 18 cm with 2x2 rib, finishing with 2 purl loops. Leave the stitches on the stitch holder.

Completion:

Sew shoulder seams. Attach the collar loops to the neckline in a convenient way. Sew the edges of the collar. Attach the sleeve loops to the armholes between the markers. Sew side seams and sleeve seams.

Thread the ends of the threads and steam a men's sweater.