Size: XL (BR 46)

Abbreviations: accomp.: accompanying, ndl: needle, row: row, cont.: continuity, rght: right, lft: left, st: stitch, sts.: stitches, lft.: lift, k: knit, mkt: marker, skn: skeins, bo: bind off, rep: repeat or repeats, nxt: next, knit: knit, knit: knit or knitted and x: time or times.

Stitches Used: Garter Stitch (circular rows): follow diagram 1; Garter Stitch (back-and-forth rows): follow diagram 2; Simple Decrease (sd): slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

Gauge: a 4 in (10 cm) square in garter stitch (diagram 2) on US 10 (6.0 mm) needle = 13 sts × 20 rows. A 4 in (10 cm) square in garter stitch (diagram 2) on US 10 (7.0 mm) and US 11 (8.0 mm) needles = 12 sts × 22 rows.

Instruction

Transfer the templates onto tracing paper to use as a reference when working the piece. Follow the arrows on the measurement diagram indicating the direction of work.

Sweater: knit the piece starting from the hem. Work the back and front together in circular rows. Use Marfim yarn 9010 (Crimson) and cast on 151 sts on aUS 10 (7.0 mm) circular needle. Join the loop with a simple decrease (sd), leaving 150 sts on the needle. Use a marker to indicate the beginning of each row. Work in garter stitch, following diagram 1 and the repeat stitches for 12.2 in (31 cm). On the next row, leave the 75 sts (back) on the US 10 (7.0 mm) circular needle. Place the next 75 sts (front) on a crochet hook to continue later on the upper part of the front. 

Continue the upper back: working on the 75 sts left on the US 10 (7.0 mm) circular needle, knit the upper part in back-and-forth rows in garter stitch, following diagram 2 and the repeat stitches. At 19.7 in (50 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts. 

Continue the upper front: transfer the 75 sts left on the crochet hook to the US 10 (7.0 mm) circular needle. Knit the upper part in back-and-forth rows in garter stitch, following diagram 2 and the repeat stitches. At 19.7 in (50 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts.

Shoulder assembly: use a tapestry needle and Marfim yarn 9010 (Crimson). Seam the shoulders with 6.3 in (16 cm) of mattress stitch, leaving a 11.8 in (30 cm) neck opening.

Right sleeve: use Marfim yarn 9010 (Crimson). Pick up 48 sts evenly around the armhole on a US 10 (6.0 mm) circular needle. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of each row and work in circular rows. Knit in garter stitch, following diagram 1 and the repeat stitches for 14.2 in (36 cm). Bind off all sts. Left sleeve: work the same as the right sleeve.

Scarf: start the piece from the bottom. Use Marfim yarn 9010 (Crimson) and cast on 30 sts on an US 11 (8.0 mm) needle. Knit in garter stitch, following diagram 2 and the repeat stitches in back-and-forth rows. At 82.7 in (210 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts.

Designer by: Patrícia Hagemann