Knitting for women Knitting Sweaters Glitter sweater with peplum

Glitter sweater with peplum

Glitter sweater with peplum



A touch of lurex sets this elegant peplum sweater apart. P.S.: It also looks good with a pencil skirt.

Sizes: Small (Medium)

Instructions are for size Small. Changes for size Medium are in parentheses. If there is only one number it applies to both sizes.

Materials:

Lana Grossa "Splendid" (72% Super Kid Mohair, 21% Nylon, 7% Polyester, yardage = 165m/25g) 150 (175) g anthracite/silver (#8).

Knitting needles one pair US 6 (4mm), circular needle US 6 (4mm), crochet hook US E-4 (3.5mm).

St st: K on RS rows, p on WS rows.

Gauge: St st with US 6 (4mm) needles: 22 sts and 29 rows = 4 x 4"/10 x 10 cm.

The arrows on the schematic show the direction of the work. 

Back: Cast on 88 (96) sts and work in St st for 4"/10 cm. For side shaping inc 1 st each side on next row, then every 16th row 2 times more = 94 (102) sts. Work even until piece measures 9 1/2"/24 cm from beg. For armhole shaping bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows, dec 1 st each side every 2nd row 2 times = 78 (86) sts. Work even until piece measures 15 3/4"/40 cm from beg. For neck shaping bind off center 36 sts and working both sides at once, bind off from each neck edge 3 sts once and 2 sts once. Work even until piece measures 16 1/2"/42 cm from beg. Bind off rem 16 (20) sts each side.

Front: Work same as Back until piece measures 13 1/2"/34 cm from beg. For neck shaping bind off center 16 sts, and working both sides at once, bind off from each neck edge 5 sts once, 3 sts once, dec 1 st every 2nd row 7 times. Work even until piece measures 16 1/2"/42 cm from beg. Bind off rem 16 (20) sts each side.

Sleeves: Cast on 48 sts and work in St st, inc 1 st each side every 12th row 11 times = 70 sts. Work even until piece measures 18 1/2"/47 cm from beg. For cap shaping, bind off 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st each side every 2nd row 17 times, bind off 2 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off rem 22 sts.

Peplum: With RS facing and circular needle, pick up and k 87 (96) sts each along lower edge of Back and Front = 174 (192) sts. Work in St st as foll: Row 1: K6 (4), [M1, k7 (8)] 23 times, M1, k to end. P 1 row. Row 3: K7 (5), [M1, k8 (9)] 23 times, M1, k to end sts. P 1 row. Row 5: K8 (6), [M1, k9 (10)] 23 times, M1, k to end. P 1 row. Row 7: K 9 (7), [M1, k10 (11)] 23 times, M1, k to end. Work 3 rows even. Row 11: K10 (8), [M1, k11 (12)] 23 times, M1, k to end = 294 (312) sts. Work in St st until peplum measures 6 1/4"/16 cm from pick-up row. Bind off sts knitwise on WS. 

Finishing: Sew shoulder seams.