Winter garment with Virginia Rustica
Designer: Ana’s Knits; Instagram: Ana`s Knit
Needles – 6 mm and 7 mm
Markers
Row counter
Patterns used:
Rice 2 by 2:
Row 1: k2, p2
Row 2: work as the sts stand
Row 3: p2, k2
Row r: work as the sts stand
1×1 ribbing:
K1, p1
Stockinette stitch:
RS: knit
WS: purl
Abbreviations:
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
slv – salvage st
P – purl
K – knit
K2tog – knit 2 together
K2tog tbl – knit 2 together through the back loop
M1 – make one st
BACK
Using 6 mm needles cast on 67 sts and work 1×1 ribbing for 9 rows, and add evenly 7 sts at the 9th row – 74 sts
Change to 7 mm needles and reset the row counter. Start working Chart 1 as follows:
Row 1: 1 slv *k2, p1, k6, p1* – 7 times, k2, 1 slv
Add one sts at the beginning and at the end of row 7 – 76 sts. Work as per chart till row 15.
Row 15 start Rice 2 by 2 as follows: 1 slv, *k2, p2* – 18 times, 2k, 1 slv
Row 25: 1 slv, k8, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k14, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k14, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k8, 1 slv
Row 27: 1 slv, k10, p2, k2, p2, k18, p2, k2, p2, k18, p2, k2, p2, k10, 1 slv
Row 29: 1 slv, k12, p2, k22, p2, k22, p2, k12, 1 slv
Row 31 ред: knit
Continue straight with the stockinette stitch.
To form the fallen shoulder add one st at each end in rows 51, 61, 71, 81.
Place markers at each end of row 51 for later sleeve reference.
To form the neck shaping short rows will be made as follows:
Row 85: work 37 sts, cast off 10 sts, work 27 sts and turn – the left needle has 10 sts unworked.
Left shoulder:
Row 86: work 27 sts
Row 87: cast off 4 sts, work 13 sts and turn
Row 88: work 13 sts
Row 89: cast off 3 sts and work the whole row
Row 90: work 30 sts and place them on a stitch holder or spare yarn.
Right shoulder:
Row 86: attach the yarn and cast off 4 sts, work 23 sts, and turn
Row 87: work 23 sts
Row 88: cast off 3 sts, work 10 sts and turn
Row 89: work 10 sts
Row 90: work all 30 sts. Place the sts on a stitch holder or a spare yarn
Right front:
Using 6 mm needle cast on 33 sts and work as follows: 4 sts band – k3, p1, the rest sts work 1 x1 ribbing. Work for 9 rows and add 11 sts evenly in rows 9 – 44 sts.
The 4 sts band – in RS knit the first stitch and in WS – pass the last stitch unworked.
Change to 7 mm needles and reset the row counter. Distribute the sts for chart 1 as follows:
Row 1: 4 sts band, k6, p1, *k2, p1, k6, p1*- 3 times, k2, 1 slv
Continue working the chart 1 and in row 7 add 1 stitch at the end of the row – 45 sts.
Row 15: 4 sts band, Rice 2 by 2. Here you can place a marker between the 4 sts band and the rice pattern.
Row 25: 4 sts band, k16, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k14, 1 slv
Row 27: 4 sts band, k18, p2, k2, p2, k16, 1 slv
Row 29: 4 sts band, k20, p2, k18, 1 slv
Row 31: stockinette st
To form the fallen sleeve, add 1 st at the end of rows 51, 61, 71, 81. At the same time start forming the V-neck shaping in row 51 as follows:
Row 51: 4 sts band, k2tog tbl, k38, M1, 1 slv. Place a marker at the end of this row for future reference when picking up the sleeve sts
Continue with the stockinette stitch and k2tog tbl in each uneven row after the 4 sts band – row 77 is the last row to k2tog tbl. Don’t forget to add one st at the end of rows 61, 71 и 81.
Row 85: knit until 10 sts left on the left needle, wrap, and turn
Row 87: knit until 20 sts left, wrap, and turn
Row 89: knit all
Row 90: work the whole row and place the 30 sts of the shoulder on a stitch holder or a spare yarn. Continue working the 4 sts band till row 112. Place the 4 sts on a holder.
Left front:
Using 6 mm needle cast on 33 sts and work as follows: 29 sts – 1х1 ribbing, 4 sts band – p1, k3. Work for 9 rows and add evenly 11 sts in a row – 44 sts
Change to 7 mm needle and reset the row counter. Work chart 1 as follows:
Row 1: 1 slv, *k2, p1, k6, p1* – 3 times, k2, p1, k6, 4 sts band. The last st of the band is knitted, and not worked at the beginning of the WS.
M1 at the beginning of row 7 – 45 sts
Row 15: Rice by 2 as follows: 1 slv, *p2, k2,*- 10 times, 4 sts band
Row 25: 1 slv, k14, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k16, 4 sts band
Row 27: 1 slv, k16, p2, k2, p2, k18, 4 sts band
Row 29: 1 slv, k18, p2, k20, 4 sts band
Row 31: stockinette st
Row 51: M1 at the beginning of the row and place a marker for future reference when picking up the sleeve sts. Knit until there are 6 sts on the left needle. K2tog, 4 sts band. Thus, each uneven row decrease for forming the V-neck shaping. The last row to k2tog is 77. Don’t forget to M1 at the beginning of rows 61, 71 и 81.
Row 86: WS: work until there are 10 sts, wrap and turn
Row 88: work until 20 sts left, wrap and turn
Row 90: work all sts. Replace the 30 sts of the shoulder on a stitch holder and continue working for the band till row 112.
