Knitted turtleneck jumper

The sweater has separate back and front rib borders and a stocking stitch body knitted in the round. The work is then divided at the armholes and the yoke knitted in rib stitch. The sleeves are knitted in stocking stitch either back and forth on circular knitting needles or in the round on double-pointed knitting needles. The collar is knitted in rib in the round on a circular knitting needle or double-pointed knitting needles. You can also use this pattern to knit a turtleneck vest. Just omit the sleeves.

Using circular knitting needle size 8 mm and 2 strands (1 strand of Anna and Clara’s wool yarn and 1 strand of Anna and Clara’s mohair nylon yarn), cast on 59 stitches (sts). Work back and forth. Work 14 rows (rs) in knit 1, purl 1 (k1p1) rib. End with a k st. Slip the first st in each r. Now work 8 rs of stocking stitch (k on the right side and p on the wrong side), but work the first 6 sts (k1, p1) 3 times and the last 6 sts (p1, k1) 3 times. Leave these sts on the needle and work the back rib.

Work as the front but work 6 rs more than for the front = 20 rs of rib in all. Now work in stocking stitch + rib as the front.

Working in garter stitch (k to end) on the circular knitting needle, join the front and back: Knit the first 3 and last 3 sts of the front and the first 3 and last 3 sts of the back together pairwise = 112 sts in all. Still using the circular knitting needle, work 27 cm of stocking stitch in the rd (k to end of every rd).

Leave 56 sts on the needle for the back, i.e. the stitches where the rib border is longest.

Work back and forth on the needle. Work 12 cm of k1p1 rib across the 56 sts of the front. Cast off the centre 14 sts and then continue working in rib. On the left-hand side of the work, leave the sts on the needle. On the right-hand side, decrease (dec) in alternate rs at the neck edge: Dec 2,1,1,1,1,1 sts. Cast off the remaining (rem) 14 sts. Work the left side in the same way but reverse the shaping.

Working back and forth on the needle, work 24 cm of k1p1 rib across the 56 sts of the back. Cast off. Sew the front and back together at the shoulders using mattress stitches.

Using a circular knitting needle or double-pointed knitting needles, pick up 68 sts along the neck edge. Do not pick up the st loops, but rather the next st in. This allows you to work k over k and p over p. Work 22 cm of k1p1 rib. Cast off.

Using a circular knitting needle or double-pointed knitting needles size 8 mm, cast on 56 sts. Work stocking stitch either back and forth on the needle or in the rd (depending on your choice of knitting needle). Dec 1 st at the beginning and end of every 10th r/rd, 6 times in all = 44 sts rem. Dec 14 sts evenly in the next r/rd (= 30 sts) and work 1 more r/rd. Work 12 rs/rds of k1p1 rib. Cast off. Work a second sleeve to match the first. Sew the sleeves seams (if knitted back and forth). Sew the sleeves into the sweater. Weave in ends.