Button-Up Sweater

Chill winter breezes won't bother your best friend when he is wearing this button-up sweater. Worked in classic cream, it will complement any color of fur. Use your choice of buttons to add a personal touch.

Yarn
3 (4: 5: 6: 9) 1 ¾ oz/50 g balls of Rowan All Seasons Cotton in cream/Organic 178

Needles and extras
Pair each of US 7 (4 ½ mm) and US 8 (5 mm) I   knitting needles
5 (7: 9: 9: 12) x ¾ in diameter buttons

Gauge/Tension
24 sts and 25 rows to 4 in/10 cm over rib pattern using US 8 (5 mm) needles.

Sweater
Using US 7 (4 ½ mm) needles, cast on 98 (106: 122: 134: 162) sts.
Rib row 1 (RS) P2, *K2, P2, rep from * to end.

Rib row 2 K2, *P2, K2, rep from * to end. Change to US 8 (5 mm) needles.
Patt row 1 (buttonhole row) (RS) *P2, K2, rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, P2tog, yrn/yo twice, P2tog, P1.
Patt row 2 K2, [P1, K1] into double yrn/yo, K2, *P2, K2, rep from * to end.
Patt row 3 P2, *K2, P2, rep from * to end.
Patt row 4 K2, *P2, K2, rep from * to end.

Patt rows 5-10 Rep rows 3 and 4 three times.
Last 10 rows are repeated to form rib and buttonhole patt.
Work in rib and buttonhole patt until sweater measures approximately 5 ½ (5 ½ : 7: 8 ½ : 12) in/13.5 (13.5: 17.5: 21.5: 29.5) cm from cast-on edge, ending with a patt row 2.

Divide for leg holes
Left side
Keeping patt correct throughout, cont as foil:
Next row (RS) Patt 25 (25: 29: 33: 41), K2tog, K1, then turn, leaving rem sts on a holder.
Working on these 27 (27: 31: 35: 43) sts only, cont as foil:

Next row P1, P2tog, *P2, K2, rep from * to end. 26 (26: 30: 34: 42) sts.
Next row Cast/bind off 2 sts, patt to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. 23 (23: 27: 31: 39) sts.
Next row PI, P2tog, patt to last 2 sts, P2tog. 21 (21: 25: 29: 37) sts.
Next row Cast/bind off 3 sts, patt to end. 18 (18: 22: 26: 34) sts.
Work 4 (6: 8: 8: 10) rows in patt, dec 1 st at beg of 2nd and 4th of these rows. 16 (16: 20: 24: 32) sts.

Next row P2, M1, patt to end. 17 (17: 21: 25: 33) sts.
Next row Patt to last 3 sts, K1 M1, K2. 18 (18: 22: 26: 34) sts.
Next row P2, M1, patt to end. 19 (19: 23: 27: 35) sts. Place these sts on another holder and DO NOT break off yarn but set this ball aside to use later.

Chest section
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts and cast/bind off 2 sts, K2tog tbl, P1, [K2, P2] 2 (4: 6: 7: 8) times, K2, P1, K2tog, K1, then turn, leaving rem sts on holder.
Working on these 16 (24: 32: 36: 40) sts only and keeping patt correct throughout, cont as foil:
Next row (WS) P1, P2tog, patt to last 3 sts, P2tog tbl, P1. 14 (22: 30: 34: 38) sts.
Next row K1, K2tog tbl, patt to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. 12 (20: 28: 32: 36) sts.
Rep first of last 2 rows once more. 10 (18: 26: 30: 34) sts.
Work 5 (7: 9: 9: 11) rows in patt.

Next row P2, M1, patt to last 2 sts, M1, P2. 12 (20: 28: 32: 36) sts.
Next row K2, M1, patt to last 2 sts, M1, K2. 14 (22: 30: 34: 38) sts.
Rep first of last 2 rows once more. 16 (24: 32: 36: 40) sts.
Break off yarn and place these sts on a holder.

Right side
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts and cast/bind off 2 sts, K2tog tbl, P1, [K2, P2] 6 (6: 7: 8: 10) times, K1, then turn, leaving rem sts on holder.
Working on these 28 (28: 32: 36: 44) sts only and, keeping patt correct throughout, cont as foil:

Next row (WS) Cast/bind off 3 sts, patt to last 3 sts, P2tog tbl, P1. 24 (24: 28: 32: 40) sts.
Next row K1, K2tog tbl, patt to last 2 sts, K2tog. 22 (22: 26: 30: 38) sts.
Rep first of last 2 rows once more. 18 (18: 22: 26: 34) sts. Work 5 (7: 9: 9: 11) rows in patt, dec 1 st at beg of 2nd and 4th of these rows. 16 (16: 20: 24: 32) sts.

Next row Patt to last 3 sts, M1, P2. 17 (17: 21: 25: 33) sts.
Next row K2, M1, patt to end. 18 (18: 22: 26: 34) sts.
Rep first of last 2 rows once more. 19 (19: 23: 27: 35) sts.
Break off yarn and leave rem sts on a holder.

Buttonband overlap
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts and, keeping patt correct throughout, cast/bind off 12 (12: 12: 12: 20) sts, patt to end. 7 (7: 7: 7: 7) sts.
Dec 1 st at end of next row. 6 (6: 6: 6: 6) sts.
Cast/bind off 3 sts at beg of next row. 3 (3: 3: 3: 3) sts.
 Dec 1 st at end of next row.
Cast/bind off 2 rem sts.

Join sections
With RS facing, using ball of yarn previously set aside and keeping patt correct throughout, patt across 17 (17: 21: 25: 33) sts, M1, K2 from 1st holder, cast on 2 sts, K2, M1, patt across 12 (20: 28: 32: 36) sts, M1, K2 from 2nd holder, cast on 2 sts, K2, M1, patt across rem 17 (17: 21: 25: 33) sts from 3rd holder. 62 (70: 86: 98: 118) sts.
Work 1 (3: 5: 5: 7) rows in patt, so ending with a WS row.

Shape front
Place marker at center of row between 2 center sts.
Next row (RS) Patt to 2 sts before marker, K2tog tbl, K2tog, patt to end. 60 (68: 84: 96: 116) sts.

Next row Patt to 2 sts before marker, P2tog, P2tog tbl, patt to end. 58 (66: 82: 94: 114) sts.
Rep last 2 rows 2 times more. 50 (58: 74: 86: 106) sts.
Next row Patt to 4 sts before marker, [K2tog, K2tog tbl] twice, patt to end. 46 (54: 70: 82: 102) sts.

Next row Patt to 4 sts before marker, [P2tog tbl, P2tog] twice, patt to end. 42 (50: 66: 78: 98) sts.
Rep last 2 rows once more. 34 (42: 58: 70: 90) sts.

Left front
Next row Patt to marker, then turn, leaving rem sts on a holder.
Working on these 17 (21: 29: 35: 45) sts only, cont as foil:
Cast/bind off 3 (4: 9: 9: 10) sts at beg of next row.
Cast/bind off rem 14 (17: 20: 26: 35) sts.

Right front
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts and cont as foil:
Cast/bind off 3 (4: 9: 9: 10) sts at beg of next row.
Cast/bind off rem 14 (17: 20: 26: 35) sts.

Collar
Sew front seam.
With RS facing and using US 8 (5 mm) needles, pick up and knit 30 (32: 36: 40: 48) sts down left side of neck, 30 (32: 36: 40: 48) sts up right side of neck, 12 (12: 12: 12: 20) sts across back neck, and 6 sts down overlap. 78 (82: 90: 98: 122) sts.

Rib row 1 (WS) K2, *P2, K2, rep from * to end.
Rib row 2 P2, *K2, P2, rep from * to end. Last 2 rows are repeated to form rib patt.
Work 1 row more in rib patt.

Buttonhole row P2, K2tog tbl, yf/yo twice, K2tog, patt to end.
Next row Patt to last 4 sts, [P1, K1] into double yf/yo, K2. Cont in rib patt, working a buttonhole row on every 10th row, until collar measures approximately 4 (6 ½ : 8 ½ : 10: 12) in/10 (17: 21: 26: 30) cm, ending with one row after a buttonhole row.
Cast/bind off in patt.

To finish
Do not press.
Sew on the buttons to correspond with the buttonholes, making sure buttons are correctly positioned on collar for turn-back.