To knit a sweater for your beloved man - for some it will seem like a real feat. A bulky product takes time and perseverance. However, working on a male model has its advantages - there is no need for exquisite shapes and patterns, unnecessary decor. For an inexperienced needlewoman, it is enough to learn the basic knitting techniques and practice in performing a simple but effective relief. Stripes, broken lines, various geometric shapes are acceptable - they do not go out of fashion and are usually liked by the stronger sex.
It is necessary
- - two straight knitting needles;
- - circular knitting needles;
- - yarn;
- - centimeter;
- - pin;
- - darning needle.
Instructions
Step 1
Start knitting a men's sweater from the front. For sizes 54-56, 180-182 starting loops will be sufficient. Make a 1x1 elastic (front-purl) about 6-8 cm high from them.
Step 2
In the last row of elastic, you need to slightly expand the canvas. To do this, add loops evenly, dividing the row into equal sections and knitting two from one front loop of the underlying row at once. In total, you should have 201-213 working loops (from the initial 180-182) and a pair of edging.
Step 3
Knit a straight sweater until you reach the beginning of the armholes of the sleeves. Specify their required depth by trying on knitting for the future owner of the thing. In this example, you can start forming armholes by counting 40 cm from the bottom of the work.
Step 4
Close the left and right sides of the front of the sweater in 6 stitches. This must be done through a row in the following sequence:
- 1 time at once 4 loops (two adjacent loops are knitted together);
- 6 times a pair of loops;
- 7 times on the eyelet.
Step 5
Measure the resulting fabric to find out the overall length of the future sweater. You need to make a round neckline with a depth of about 4 cm, at the same time (at a distance of about 67 cm from the bottom of the garment) perform shoulder bevels.
Step 6
After trying on, remove the center 10 loops on a pin and continue to knit a sweater from different balls. First, finish the side with the stretched working thread, then bring in another ball. The neck should be smoothly rounded in the front rows: first, cut the knitting by 3 loops, then by 2 and 2 more times by 1.
Step 7
Do not forget to make an oblique shoulder line: on the left and right sides you need to close 11 loops at once in the front rows, then 2 times 12 loops. When you knit the product to the shoulders, its length (at size 54-56) will be about 70 cm.
Step 8
Close the remaining loops of the row, and according to the pattern made, form the opposite side of the semicircular neck.
Step 9
It will be easier to knit the back of a men's sweater - just constantly check with the finished front.
Step 10
Start making the sleeves with elastic cuffs. In the example described, it is enough to dial 68 loops and make an elastic fabric equal in height to the bottom elastic.
Step 11
This is followed by uniform increments of loops along the edges of the canvas to make a wedge-shaped piece. It is recommended to do this by knitting additional loops from the broaches (transverse threads between two adjacent loops). The sequence of forming bevels on the right and left:
- alternately in every fifth, then in every sixth row, add 24 times on the loop;
- then in every fifth row - make 1 increase 8 times.
Step 12
Measure the length of the unfinished sleeve - at a distance of 48 cm from its edge, you need to make an okat, that is, round off the upper part of the part according to the shape of the armhole. This is done like this: on both sides, close 6 loops at once, then through a row:
- Remove 4 loops 4 times;
- 14 times in a pair of loops;
- 6 times - 4 loops.
Close the rest of the hinges.
Step 13
Sew the front, back and sleeves together, then type on the neckline for the stand-up collar. It is better to do this with circular knitting needles so that the distinctive detail of the sweater - the high collar - is neat, without seams.
Step 14
Tie a 2x2 elastic (2 knit loops alternate with 2 purl loops) up to the end of the wearer's neck and close the loops. Do this carefully so as not to pull off the last row - new clothes should fit freely over your head.
