Pattern Mix Sweater

How to knit the pattern mix sweater:
Sizes: EU 38/40 (42/44) = US 8–10 (12–14) / UK 12–14 (16–18)
Materials:
600 (700) g yarn (50% cotton, 50% modal viscose fiber, 130 m/50 g ≈ 142 yd/1.76 oz). Needles US 2.5 and US 6 (3 mm and 4 mm), circular needles US 2.5 (3 mm).

Ribbing Pattern, needles US 2.5: alternate 2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches.
All following patterns are worked with needles US 6.
Stockinette Stitch: on right-side rows knit stitches, on wrong-side rows purl stitches.
Reverse Stockinette Stitch: on right-side rows purl stitches, on wrong-side rows knit stitches.
Cable A (over 10 sts):
Rows 1–6: 1 st reverse stockinette, 8 sts stockinette, 1 st reverse stockinette,
Row 7: 1 purl, cross 8 sts to the right (= place 4 sts on a cable needle and hold in back, knit 4, then work the sts from the cable needle knit), 1 purl
Row 8: work the stitches as they appear.
Repeat rows 1–8 throughout.
Cable B (over 10 sts): work as Cable A, but work Row 7 as follows: 1 purl, cross 8 sts to the left (= place 4 sts on a cable needle and hold in front, knit 4, then work the sts from the cable needle knit), 1 purl.
Lace diamonds (over 27 sts):
Work according to chart 1, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs.
Repeat rows 1–42 throughout.
Mesh pattern: number of stitches is a multiple of 6 + 4 + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to chart 2, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, purl all stitches and yarn overs.
Across: begin with 1 edge stitch and the stitches before the repeat, repeat the pattern, end with the stitches after the repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Repeat rows 1–8 throughout.
Zigzag pattern (over 10 sts):
Work according to chart 3, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear.
Repeat rows 1–24 throughout.

Gauge: 21.5 sts and 30.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in);
Cable (over 10 sts): approx. 2.5 cm (1 in) wide.

Back:
Cast on 100 (112) sts and work 6 cm (2.4 in) in Ribbing Pattern, increasing 25 sts evenly in the last row = 125 (137) sts.
Continue in the following sequence: edge stitch, 28 (34) sts mesh pattern, 10 sts zigzag pattern, 10 sts Cable A, 27 sts lace diamonds, 10 sts Cable B, 10 sts zigzag pattern (begin with Row 13), 28 (34) sts mesh pattern, edge stitch.
After 54 cm (21.3 in) = 164 rows from ribbing, bind off the middle 29 sts for the neckline and finish both sides separately.
For shaping, bind off at the inner edge every 2nd row 1 time 3 sts and 1 time 2 sts.
After 56 cm (22 in) = 170 rows from ribbing, bind off the remaining 43 (49) sts of the shoulder.
Front:
Work as for the back, but with a deeper neckline.
For this, after 48 cm (18.9 in) = 146 rows from ribbing, bind off the middle 19 sts and for shaping at the inner edge every 2nd row bind off 1 time 4 sts, 1 time 3 sts, 1 time 2 sts and 1 time 1 st.
Bind off the remaining 43 (49) sts of the shoulder at the same height as the back.
Sleeves:
Cast on 50 sts and work 7 cm (2.8 in) in Ribbing Pattern, increasing 20 sts evenly in the last row = 70 sts.
Continue in the following sequence: edge stitch, * 16 sts mesh pattern, 10 sts zigzag pattern, repeat from * once, end with 16 sts mesh pattern, edge stitch.
At the same time, for sleeve shaping increase on both sides from ribbing 21 times alternately in every 4th and 6th row 1 st and incorporate the increased stitches into the mesh pattern = 112 sts.
After 36 cm (14.2 in) = 110 rows from ribbing, bind off all stitches.
Finishing:
Sew shoulder seams.
Pick up 98 sts along the neckline with circular needles and work 4 cm (1.6 in) in Ribbing Pattern, then bind off all stitches.
Fold the band in half to the inside and sew.
Sew side seams, leaving the top 26 cm (10.2 in) open for armholes.
Sew sleeve seams. Set in sleeves.