Heavenly beauty pullover with bells

A soft blue pullover with vertical rows of pearl knit along the edges of the front and back. The central pattern consists of two rows of braids and three rows of diamond patterns, with a bell pattern in the center. 

Dimensions: 36/38 (40/42) 44/46

You will need: 650 (700) 750 g blue yarn (100% merino wool. 150m/50g)

Straight knitting needles No. 3 and No. 3.5; circular needles No. 3 and an additional needle

Purl stitch: knit.r – purl.p, purl.r – knit.p

Elastic pattern: the number of loops is a multiple of 4 + 2 chrome.

1st r./circular r. chrome * P1 2p. cross to the right (knit the 2nd stitch before the 1st stitch and then knit the 1st stitch), purl 1, repeat from *, chrome.

2nd r./circular r: knit loops according to the pattern. Repeat 1st and 2nd row/circular row.

Rosehip pattern: the number of loops is a multiple of 4.

1st and 3rd r. purl,

2nd row * knit 3 stitches from 1 loop (k1, purl 1, knit 1), knit 3 stitches together, purl, repeat from *

4th r. * knit 3 stitches together purlwise, knit 3 stitches from 1 stitch (k1, purl 1), repeat from *. Repeat from 1st to 4th row.

Pattern with leaves (width 29 p.): knit according to pattern I.

In purl. knit loops according to the pattern.

Knit the loops colored gray in the diagram according to pattern A.

Repeat from 1st to 44th row.

Stripe with braids (width 8 p.):Knit according to pattern II.

In purl. R. knit all loops purl. Repeat from 1st to 60th r.

Sequence of alternating patterns (width 145 (155) 165): chrome, 20 (24) 28 stitches of rosehip pattern, 0 (1) 2 stitches of purl stitch, * 29 stitches of pattern with leaves, 8 stitches of stripes with braids, repeat s * 1 time., 29 p. pattern with leaves, 0 (1) 2 p. purl stitch, 20 (24) 28 p. pattern “rosehip”, chrome.

Knitting density: 27 p.x31 r. = 10x10 cm.

Back: on knitting needles No. 3, cast on 126 (138) 146 sts and knit 6 (7) 8 cm with an elastic pattern, evenly adding 19 (17) 19 sts in the last row of elastic = 145 (155) 165 sts. Then switch to needles No. 3.5 and knit in the indicated sequence.

After 54 cm from the elastic band, close the middle 33 (39) 39 stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately. To round, close from the inner edge in every 2nd r. 1 x 5 and 1 x 3 p.

At a neckline height of 2 cm, directly bind off the remaining 48 (50) 55 shoulder stitches on each side.

Before: knit in the same way as the back, but for the neckline close the middle 27 (33) 33 p. 50 cm from the elastic band and for rounding close from the inner edge in every 2 r. 1 x 4; 1 x 3; 1 x 2 and 2 x 1 p.

Close the remaining shoulder loops at the height of the back.

Sleeve: on knitting needles No. 3, cast on 50 (54) 54 sts and knit 6 (7) 8 cm with an elastic pattern, evenly adding 39 (41) 47 sts in the last row of elastic = 89 (96) 101 sts.

Then switch to needles No. 3.5 and knit in the indicated sequence, distributing patterns from the middle.

To bevel the sleeves, add elastic on both sides every 4th row. 28 x 1 p. and in every 2nd p. 2 x 1 p. = 149 (155) 161 p., including added loops to the pattern.

After 38 cm from the elastic, close all the loops.

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams, cast on 128 stitches along the neckline using circular knitting needles 120 (128), knit 3 cm with an elastic pattern and bind off all stitches.

Fold the sleeve in half and sew in the remaining seams.

Separate description in words of patterns with diagrams

PEARL PATTERN

1st row: 1 edge, *1 purl, 2 sts cross to the right, 1 purl* - repeat until the end of the row. 2 row: knit all loops according to the pattern. To cross two loops to the right, you must first knit the 2nd loop knit behind the front wall, then knit the 1st stitch without removing them from the knitting needle.

Braid pattern has an uneven weave and consists of three braids.

The largest has 9 knit rows, the middle one has 6 knit rows and the smallest one has 2 knit rows between the weaves.

Description of knitting the diamond pattern (without edge loops)

The pattern repeat consists of 25 loops.

1st row: 9 knits, 3 sts cross to the right, 1 knits, 3 sts cross to the left, 9 knits.

2nd row and knit all purl rows according to the pattern.

3rd row: K8, 3 p. cross to the right, p1, k1, p1, 3 p. cross to the left, k8.

5 row: K7, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, k1, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k7.

7th row: K6, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, k3, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k6.

9th row: K5, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, 2 p. cross to the right, k1, 2 p. cross to the left, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k5.

11th row: K4, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, 2 p. cross to the right, p1, k1, p1, 2 p. cross to the left, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k4 .

Row 13: K3, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, 2 p. cross to the right, p2, k1, p2, 2 p. cross to the left, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k3 .

Row 15: K2, 3 p. cross to the right, p2, 2 p. cross to the right, p3, k1, p3, 2 p. cross to the left, p2, 3 p. cross to the left, k2 .

Row 17: K1, 3 p. cross to the right, purl 3. (knit 7 loops from 1 p.: *knit 1, 1 yarn over* - repeat 3 times, knit 1 - bell), purl 4, knit 1, purl 4, (knit 7 loops from 1 p. - bell), purl 3, cross 3 stitches to the left, knit 1.

Row 19: Cross 3 sts to the right, purl 4, (k7 - bell), purl 4, knit 1, purl 4, (knit 7 - bell), purl 4, 3 sts cross to the left.

Row 21: K2, P5, (K7 - bell), P4, K1, P4, (K7 - bell), P5, K2.

Row 23: Cross 3 sts to the left, purl 4, (2 sts together with a tilt to the left, knit 3, 2 sts together with a tilt to the right - bell), purl 4, (knit 7 loops from 1 st - bell), 4 purl, (2 sts together with a tilt to the left, knit 3, 2 sts together with a tilt to the right - bell), 4 purl, 3 sts cross to the right.

Row 25: K1, 3 sts, cross to the left, purl 3, (2 sts with a tilt to the left, k1, 2 sts with a tilt to the right - bell), purl 4, (7 knits - bell), 4 purl., (2 sts together with a tilt to the left, knit 1, 2 sts together with a tilt to the right - bell), purl 3, 3 sts cross to the right, knit 1.

Row 27: K2, 3 sts cross to the left, purl 2, (knit 3 stitches together - bell), purl 4, (knit 7 - bell), purl 4, (knit 3 stitches together - bell ), purl 2, cross 3 sts to the right, k2.

Row 29: K3, 3 sts cross to the left, purl 6, (2 sts with a tilt to the left, knit 3, 2 sts with a tilt to the right - bell), purl 6, 3 sts cross to the right, k3 .

Row 31: K4, 3 p. cross to the left, purl 5, (2 p. together with a tilt to the left, knit 1, 2 p. together with a tilt to the right - bell), p5., 3 p. cross to the right, k4 .

Row 33: K5, 3 sts cross to the left, purl 4, (3 sts together with knit - bell), purl 4, cross 3 sts to the right, knit 5.

Row 35: 6 knits, 3 p. cross to the left, 7 p., 3 p. cross to the right, 6 knits.

Row 37: 7 knits, 3 p. cross to the left, 5 p., 3 p. cross to the right, 7 knits.

Row 39: 8 knits, 3 p. cross to the left, 3 p., 3 p. cross to the right, 8 knits.

Row 41: K9, 3 p. cross to the left, purl 1, 3 p. cross to the right, k9.

Row 43: K10, 5 p. cross to the left, k10. We repeat the pattern from the 1st row.