Basil sweater is knit top-down in one piece seamlessly. You first work Back and Front flat from the shoulder seam down to armholes (including neck-shaping), then connect to work in the round all the way to the hem. You then pick up stitches for the sleeve around the armholes and use short rows to create set-in sleeve cap imitation, then continue in the round with several folds right before the cuff for bishop shape. Finish with a folded neckband.

This tutorial gives you detailed step-by-step instructions for the whole process, including written instructions, charts, photo- and video-tutorials.

You will need
yarn
DK- weight (200-250 m / 220-275yds per 100g/3.5oz).

My sample was knit out of sport-weight cotton held together with lace-weight mohair:
Katia Concept ‘Cotton Cashmere’ (90% cotton, 10% cashmere; 155m /170 yds per 50g/1.8oz)
+ Adele’s Mohair ‘Bambi’ (60% kid-mohair, 33% bamboo, 7% lurex; 140m/153yds per 25g/0.9oz).

Substitute options:
Katia Concept ‘Sky’ (32% cotton, 30% wool, 26% nylon, 12% alpaca; 160m/175yds per 50g/1.8oz) held single;
Any DK-weight yarn with high merino content held single;
Any classic kid-mohair (200-225m/220-250yds per 25g/0.9oz) held triple.

knitting needles
Main: 4 mm/US 6 (or size to get gauge) circular needles on a 60-80cm/24-32” cable for body & 40cm/16” for sleeves;
Ribbing: 3 mm/US 2.5 (or 1 mm / 3 US sizes smaller than main) circular needles on a 60-80cm/24-32” cable for hem & DPNs for cuffs.

Gauge
19 sts x 25 rows per 10 cm/4” in stockinette after blocking with main needles (base size – 4 mm/US 6).

stitch markers

tapestry needle*

Sizes available:
XS-S (30’-34’)- bust 72-90cm/30-36”, hips 84-96cm/34-38”
M-L(36’-42’) - bust 90-108cm/36-42’’, hips 96-114cm/38-44’’
XL-2XL(44-50’) - bust 108-126cm/42-50” hips - 114-132cm/44-52”

You may download and print all charts in high resolution via provided link

English translation: Olga Barshai (GingerHandcrafts)