------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN: GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth): RAGLAN: DECREASE TIP (for sleeves): ------------------------------------------------------- START THE PIECE HERE: ------------------------------------------------------- JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE: DOUBLE NECK: Count 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches (half back piece), insert 1 marker-thread, count 20 stitches (sleeve), insert 1 marker-thread, count 24-24-24-32-32-32 stitches (front piece), insert 1 marker-thread, count 20 stitches (sleeve), insert 1 marker-thread, there are 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches left after the last marker-thread (half back piece). NECKLINE: The short rows are finished and you have increased for raglan 3 times at each marker-thread = 112-112-112-128-128-128 stitches. Knit 1 round without increasing. YOKE: Sizes S, M, L, XXL and XXXL (increases in size XL are finished): ALL SIZES: There are 232-244-264-284-300-316 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch, without further increases, until the yoke measures 23-25-28-28-31-35 cm, measured mid-front after the ribbed neck. Divide for the body and sleeves: BODY: SLEEVES: ASSEMBLY:
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Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.
Increase 1 stitch before/after 6 stitches in each transition between the body and sleeves; marker-thread sits in the middle of these 6 stitches (2 purled, 2 knitted, 2 purled). Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, which is knitted twisted on the next round to avoid a hole. The new stitches are worked in stocking stitch.
Start 3 stitches before the marker-thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker-thread sits between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round with circular needle. The sleeves are worked with short circular needle/double pointed needles.
Cast on 88-88-88-104-104-104 stitches with 1 strand DROPS Soft Tweed and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk using short circular needles size 5.5 and 4.5 mm held together. Remove the needle size 5.5 mm keeping stitches on the circular needle size 4.5 mm (this gives you an elastic cast-on edge). Knit 1 round, then work rib as follows: Knit 1, *purl 2, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left, purl 2 and knit 1. Work this rib for 9 cm.
Insert 4 marker-threads without working the stitches. These threads are used when increasing for raglan and each one is inserted between 2 knitted stitches.
Change to circular needle size 5.5 mm. Work a neckline with short rows as described below. Work stocking stitch with 6 stitches in each raglan-line (2 purled, 2 knitted, 2 purled, seen from the right side, and with the marker-thread between the 2 knitted stitches).
ROW 1 (right side): Knit and increase for RAGLAN – read description above, on each side of the first 2 marker-threads (4 stitches increased). Turn when you have knitted 5 stitches past the 2nd marker-thread (front left of neck when the garment is worn).
ROW 2 (wrong side): Purl, turn when you have purled 5 stitches past the last marker-thread.
ROW 3 (right side): Knit and increase for raglan on each side of all 4 marker-threads (8 stitches increased), Turn when you have knitted 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Purl, turn when you have purled 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 5 (right side): Knit and increase for raglan on each side of all 4 marker-threads (8 stitches increased), turn when you have knitted 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 6 (wrong side): Purl, turn when you have purled 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 7 (right side): Knit and increase for raglan on each side of the first 2 marker-threads (4 stitches increased), knit to mid-back.
Work stocking stitch in the round and increase for raglan as follows: Increase every 2nd round on each side of all 4 marker-threads 3 times = 136-136-136-152-152-152 stitches. Continue to increase every 2nd round but every 2nd increase is only on the front/back pieces, i.e., increase on the front/back pieces every 2nd round and on the sleeves every 4th round (alternately 4 and 8 increased stitches). REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Increase like this 14-16-20-22-24-24 times on the body (7-8-10-11-12-12 times on the sleeves) = 220-232-256-284-296-296 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch and increase for raglan on the front/back pieces. The sleeve increases are finished. Increase every 2nd round 3-3-2-1-5 times.
You have now increased a total of 23-25-28-28-31-35 times on the body and 13-14-16-17-18-18 times on the sleeves (including the increases on the short rows).
Work the first 35-37-40-44-47-51 stitches (half back piece), place the next 46-48-52-54-56-56 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 10-12-12-14-16-18 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 70-74-80-88-94-102 stitches (front piece), place the next 46-48-52-54-56-56 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 10-12-12-14-16-18 stitches (in side under sleeve), work the remaining 35-37-40-44-47-51 stitches (half back piece).
= 160-172-184-204-220-240 stitches. Start in the middle of the cast-on stitches under one sleeve and continue stocking stitch in the round for a further 17-17-16-18-17-15 cm. Place the last 80-86-92-102-110-120 stitches on a thread and work the first 80-86-92-102-110-120 stitches. Knit 1 row and increase 22-24-28-28-28-30 stitches evenly spaced = 102-110-118-130-138-150 stitches. Change to circular needle 4.5 mm. Work rib as follows (from the wrong side): 2 GARTER STITCHES – read description above, * purl 2, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 4 stitches left, purl 2 and 2 garter stitches. Work this rib for 12 cm. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm from the shoulder. Work the back piece in the same way.
Place the 46-48-52-54-56-56 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 5.5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 10-12-12-14-16-18 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 56-60-64-68-72-74 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Work stocking stitch in the round
When the sleeve measures 3 cm decrease 2 stitches mid under sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 4-3-2½-1½-1½-1 cm a total of 6-8-9-11-10-10 times = 44-44-46-46-52-54 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 34-33-31-30-28-25 cm from the division. Knit 1 round and increase 8-8-10-10-8-10 stitches evenly spaced = 52-52-56-56-60-64 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 10 cm. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 44-43-41-40-38-35 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Fold the neck double to the inside and fasten down.
Sew the top 4 cm of each split together, sewing in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so the seam is flat (leaves a 8 cm split).
