Sweater with a pointed hem

Published: 21/12/25
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Sweater with an angular hem

How to knit the sweater with an angular hem:
Sizes: US 6/8 (10/12) 14/16 [UK 8/10 (12/14) 16/18]
Material:
450 (500) 550 grams of yarn (100% cotton, 100 m/50 g); knitting needles size 4.5 mm and 5 mm.
Rib pattern on needles size 4.5 mm:
1 edge stitch, alternately 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch, finish with 1 knit stitch, 1 edge stitch.
In wrong side rows, knit the stitches as they appear.
Knit all subsequent patterns with needles size 5 mm.
Eyelet pattern: even number of stitches.
Right side and wrong side rows: 1 edge stitch, * 1 yarn over, 2 stitches together purlwise, repeat from *, 1 edge stitch.
Cable A (over 8 stitches):
Row 1 (right side): 1 purl stitch, 6 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): knit the stitches as they appear.
Row 3: 1 purl stitch, 6 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch.
Row 5: 1 purl stitch, leave 3 stitches on a cable needle behind the work, increase 1 stitch from the horizontal bar as a knit twisted stitch, knit the next 3 knit stitches, then knit the stitches from the cable needle as follows: 1 knit stitch, increase 1 stitch from the horizontal bar as a knit twisted stitch, 2 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch.
Row 7, 9 + 11: 1 purl stitch, 8 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch.
Row 13: 1 purl stitch, leave 4 stitches on a cable needle behind the work, 4 knit stitches, then knit the stitches from the cable needle knitwise, 1 purl stitch.
Knit once from row 1 to row 14, then repeat from row 7 to row 14 throughout.
Cable B (over 8 stitches):
Knit as Cable A, but in row 5 knit as follows: 1 purl stitch, leave 3 stitches on a cable needle in front of the work, 3 knit stitches, increase 1 stitch from the horizontal bar as a knit twisted stitch, then knit the stitches from the cable needle as follows: 1 knit stitch, increase 1 stitch from the horizontal bar as a knit twisted stitch, 2 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch.
In row 13: 1 purl stitch, leave 4 stitches on a cable needle in front of the work, 4 knit stitches, then knit the stitches from the cable needle knitwise, 1 purl stitch.
Knit once from row 1 to row 14, then repeat from row 7 to row 14 throughout.
Attention!
Increased stitches inside the cable are not counted in calculations.
When knitting the last cables before binding off, remove them again (= knit 2 x 2 stitches together knitwise in the cable).
Average gauge: 14 stitches and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Sweater with an angular hem
Back:
Cast on 37 (41) 47 stitches and for the placket knit 5 cm in rib pattern, while increasing 1 stitch in the last row = 38 (42) 48 stitches.
Then continue in the following distribution: edge stitch, 0 (0) 2 stitches Eyelet pattern, 8 stitches Cable A, 20 (24) 26 stitches Eyelet pattern, 8 stitches Cable B, 0 (0) 2 stitches Eyelet pattern, edge stitch.
Simultaneously for the side bevels, increase 16 times in every 2nd row by 1 stitch on both sides according to the Eyelet pattern = 70 (74) 80 stitches.
For the waist, after 13 cm = 34 rows from the placket, bind off on both sides 4 times alternately in every 6th and 8th row 1 stitch = 62 (66) 72 stitches.
For the armhole, after 37 cm = 96 rows (35.5 cm = 92 rows) 34 cm = 88 rows from the placket, bind off 2 stitches on both sides and in every 2nd row decrease 4 (4) 5 x 1 stitch = 50 (54) 58 stitches.
For the shoulder slopes, after 58 cm = 150 rows from the placket, bind off 4 stitches on both sides and in every 2nd row bind off 3 x 3 (1 x 4 and 2 x 3 stitches) 2 x 4 and 1 x 3 stitches.
Simultaneously with the first shoulder decrease, bind off the middle 18 (20) 22 stitches for the neckline and finish each side separately.
For the rounding on the inner side, bind off 1 x 2 stitches and 1 x 1 stitch in every 2nd row.
After 60 cm = 156 rows from the placket, finish the work.
Front:
Knit similarly, but with a deeper neckline.
To do this, after 52 cm = 136 rows from the placket, bind off the middle 12 (14) 16 stitches and in every 2nd row bind off 1 x 2 and 3 x 1 stitch, then in the next 4th row bind off 1 x 1 stitch.
Sleeve:
Cast on 30 (34) 38 stitches and knit in Eyelet pattern.
Simultaneously for the sleeve slope, increase 6 times in every 18th row by 1 stitch on both sides according to the pattern = 42 (46) 50 stitches.
For the sleeve cap, after 46 cm = 120 rows from the cast-on edge, bind off 2 stitches on both sides and in every 2nd row 1 x 2 stitches and 4 x 1 stitch, then in every 4th row 5 x 1 stitch and in every 2nd row 4 x 1 stitch and 1 x 2 stitches.
After 62 cm = 162 rows from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining 4 (8) 12 stitches.
Finishing:
Sew shoulder and side seams.
For the side plackets, pick up 51 stitches along the side bevels and short sides of the front and back plackets and knit in rib pattern, starting with 1 edge stitch and 1 purl stitch in the 1st wrong side row and finishing symmetrically.
At a placket height of 8 cm, bind off all stitches as they appear.
Set in the sleeves, sew sleeve seams.

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