Knitting an Irish-style sweater with a pattern. Detailed diagram with photo and description for beginners
Knitted sweater is one of the basic and verynecessary things in any woman's wardrobe. Its presence is especially relevant in the cold and damp time of the year, when you desperately want to wrap yourself in something warm and cozy. A sweater will warm you and protect you from colds, and also, which is very important, will decorate and emphasize your style and individuality. Beautiful sweaters of various styles and knits - this is a very interesting detail of the image.Since the main purpose of a sweater is to keep you warm, you need to choose natural wool yarn for knitting.Wool has a unique property -damp weather, under the influence of moisture it is able to "self-heat". Therefore, in a pure wool sweater it will be much warmer than, for example, in an acrylic one. Of course, yarn with a high wool content is much more expensive, but feeling the warmth, you will not regret trying to save money. And the appearance of the fabric knitted from high-quality wool is much better.There are countless sweater models, we will try to classify them a little, so that it will be easier for you to choose the right model for yourself.
- Sweater with braids. Models with complex, intricate knitting are very popular. Sweaters are decorated with various braids - from narrow to wide.
- Turtleneck sweater. This is a classic of the genre.By wearing this model, you can give up the scarf. The collar can be either narrow and tight, or in the form of a cowl. This collar shape is very elegant and, unlike the usual one, does not visually shorten the neck. The cowl collar can be styled differently each time, this will give your appearance something new every time.
- Long sweater. A very comfortable and practical model that matches almost any type of clothing.
- Raglan. Very easy to make, so it is one of the most popular among knitters.
Today we will offer you to evaluate an elegant sweaterin Irish style with an original relief pattern. For work you will need: pure wool yarn of cream color, knitting needles №№ 4 and 4.5, as well as additional knitting needles № 4.5, 2 pieces.When knitting we will use the following types of weaves:
- Hollow elastic;
- Garter stitch;
- Fantasy pattern according to the scheme.
We will knit the elastic band on knitting needles No. 4, the main thingfabric with a fantasy pattern - knitting needles No. 4.5. In the first row after the hollow elastic band, you will need to perform 25 decreases (they are not marked on the diagram). All other decreases and increases are indicated on the diagram.The front up to 36 cm is knitted like the back, and then you will need to switch to pattern 2.