Mona Lisa Sweater

This sweater is divided into the collar, yoke, front-back difference, body, hem, sleeves, and embroidery sections.

Note: 
1. Hand-measured, please allow 1-2 cm difference. Due to varying knitting tension, sample measurements are for reference only.
2. Size 10 (3.25 mm) straight needles and size 10 (3.25 mm) circular needles are used for the ribbed sections; all other parts are worked with size 9 (3.75 mm) straight needles and size 9 (3.75 mm) circular needles.
3. Left and right refer to the garment as worn.
4. Flat knitting is used (back and forth rows). The chart shows the right side view; when working the wrong side rows, knit the opposite of what's shown in the chart.

Materials :  Alpaca  (use 2 strands together as 1 throughout) .
Tools: 10# (3.25 mm) straight needles, 9# (3.75 mm) straight needles, 10# (3.25 mm) circular needle,  9# (3.75 mm) circular needle.

Structure diagram

Gauge Swatch

Chart Key

skp(o): on right side, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over; on wrong side, change the place of first 2 loops, purl 2 stitches together

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together on right side, purl 2 stitches together on wrong side

P on RS, K on WS: purl on right side, knit on wrong side

K on RS, P on WS: knit on right side, purl on wrong side

LLI: Left lifted increase: knit next stitch then knit into the stitch 1 row below the stitch just knitted. The resulting increase should slant slightly to the right.

RLI: Right Lifted Increase: insert needle in stitch 1 row below next stitch and knit; then knit the next stitch on the left needle. The resulting increase should slant slightly to the left

double stitch: double legs slip stitch, slip the stitch purlwise and bring the yarn to the back and pull it tightly, so that both legs of the stitch in the row below are on the needle

M1BL: make one backwards loop

Note: 
1. This pattern is making in Chinese crochet pattern terms, and the stitch name is written using American terminology. All measurements in charts are in cm. 
2. The chart shows the right side of the work. When working on the wrong side, crochet a back post stitch wherever the chart shows a front post stitch.

PART 1 Collar A​, Yoke B​ 16' 51'' ​​

Use the right-hand long-tail cast-on method for the collar and work in the round with single ribbing. After finishing, continue working the yoke in the round to create the stranded color pattern. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Note: The fair isle ending part has different patterns for the embroidered and non-embroidered versions. Follow the corresponding chart accordingly.

PART 2 Front and Back Difference C​​ 56' 55'' ​

The front-back difference is worked in the yoke section using short rows . From the right side, it looks like plain stockinette stitch, but when working the wrong side, you need to knit the opposite of what's shown in the chart. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 3 Body D​, Hem E​​ 65' 28'' ​

Continue knitting the body with front-back difference, pick up stitches at the underarm area, and perform short rows. After completing those, switch to working in the round with stockinette stitch, then finish off with a round of single rib pattern for the hem. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 4 Sleeves F​ 82' 26'' ​

The sleeves are worked in the round by picking up stitches along the yoke sleeve area, divided into two sections: sleeve body and cuff. The left and right sleeves are worked the same. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 5 Embroider G​ 92' 51'' ​

For the color embroidery version, you'll need to alternately embroider the Mona Lisa and rectangular heart patterns onto the blank area at the end of the yoke. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.