202602 Dream Horse Round-Shoulder Jacquard Sweater

rst animal jacquard piece—and also my first four-color jacquard. The horse design had several long stranded sections that made me want to cry; I could only manage a few rows a day. Fortunately, the final result turned out very satisfying, making all the time and effort worthwhile. Yarn: Approximately 83g of "Weaving Life" Cloud Mink Dyeing Blue, plus half a ball each of Pale Yellow, Emerald Green, and Cream White. Needles: Main body 3.75mm, hem 3.5mm, cuffs 3.25mm, collar base 3.0mm, collar 2.75mm. Dimensions: Length 60 cm (measured on the back, excluding the collar), chest circumference 106 cm. Collar: Cast on 128 stitches using 2.75mm needles for double ribbing, then merge into a double-layer collar once the desired length is reached, switching to 3.0mm needles for the collar base. Yoke: Switch to 3.75mm needles and knit one row of stockinette stitch. During the second row of stockinette, evenly increase 12 stitches, bringing the total to 140 stitches. Arrange 14 pattern groups and follow the unit pattern chart to complete all pattern rows, then knit a few more rows of stockinette until reaching the appropriate yoke height. At this point, there are 392 stitches. Body-Sleeve Separation: Divide the sleeves into two half-unit patterns, and the front and back into four half-unit patterns. After knitting 19 rows of drop stitches on the back panel, add 14 stitches at the underarm to connect the front and back panels. At this stage, the main body has 280 stitches. Continue knitting stockinette until the garment reaches the desired length, then switch to 3.5mm needles to knit about 6 cm of double ribbing, followed by three rows of hollow ribbing, and finish with a sewn edge. Sleeves: Pick up 15 stitches from the dropped section on the back panel, another 14 stitches from the underarm, and leave 70 stitches for the sleeve portion. Add four extra stitches at each corner connection, totaling 103 stitches. On the first row, subtract the four extra stitches, leaving 99 stitches. Follow the rule of decreasing two stitches every ten rows: first reduce the 15 stitches from the dropped section six times, leaving three stitches; then knit nine more rows, and on the tenth row, combine the middle three stitches into one while reducing two more, leaving just one stitch. Return to the underarm center and continue decreasing two stitches every ten rows seven times, leaving 71 stitches. Switch to 3.25mm needles to evenly decrease seven stitches, while simultaneously knitting 20 rows of double ribbing for the hem and three rows of hollow ribbing, finishing with a sewn edge. Underarm increases use crochet waste yarn for casting on, seamlessly connecting the sleeve after picking up stitches. Since I didn’t have time to shoot real-life photos, I asked DouBao to help find models and scenes—the results turned out quite good. The unit pattern chart was sourced from Teacher Qu Chen’s Xiaohongshu account. Thanks to Teacher Xiao Chen for providing the sample, allowing me to knit without any worries.