Lovely & Blue

Knitted DROPS jumper with lace pattern, round yoke and seed st in ”Merino Extra Fine”. Size: S - XXXL.

DROPS Extra 0-1150
DROPS design: Pattern no me-087
Yarn group B
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio
500-550-600-650-700-800 g color no 14, steel blue

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm / 16'' and 32'') SIZE 4 mm/US 6 - or size needed to get 21 sts x 28 rows in stockinette st = 4'' x 4'' (10 x 10 cm).
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm / 16'' and 32'') SIZE 3 mm/US 2.5 - for rib.

GARTER ST (worked in the round):
* K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*. 1 ridge = 2 rounds.

DECREASE TIP:
Dec 1 st after 1st and 3rd marker as follows: K 2 tog.
Dec 1 st before 2nd and 4th marker as follows: Work until 2 sts remain before marker, slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso.

INCREASE TIP-1:
Inc 1 st after 1st and 3rd marker as follows: Make 1 YO.
Inc 1 st before 2nd and 4th marker as follows: Make 1 YO.
On next round K YO twisted to avoid holes.

INCREASE TIP-2:
Work until 1 st remains before marker, 1 YO, K 2, 1 YO = 2 sts inc. On next round K YO twisted to avoid holes.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. See diagram for correct size.
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BODY:
Worked in the round on circular needle. Cast on 184-204-224-244-264-284 sts on circular needle size 3 mm / US 2.5 with Merino Extra Fine. Work rib = K 2/P 2 for 5 cm / 2''. Switch to circular needle size 4 mm / US 6 and K 1 round while dec 4 sts evenly = 180-200-220-240-260-280 sts. Now work in stockinette st. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE When piece measures 7 cm / 2¾'', insert 4 markers in the piece as follows: K 20-20-25-25-30-30 sts (= half back piece), insert 1st marker, K 50-60-60-70-70-80 sts (= side), insert 2nd marker, K 40-40-50-50-60-60 sts (= mid front), insert 3rd marker, K 50-60-60-70-70-80 sts (= side), insert 4th marker, K 20-20-25-25-30-30 sts (= half back piece). Move the markers upwards when working. On next round, dec 1 st at every marker – Read DECREASE TIP = 4 sts dec on needle. NOTE: No of sts mid front and mid back is the same, dec in side sts.

Repeat dec every 8th-8th-8th-6th-6th-8th round 6-7-7-9-8-6 more times = 152-168-188-200-224-252 sts. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 30 cm / 11 3/4''. On next round, inc 1 st at every marker – Read INCREASE TIP-1 (= 4 sts inc on needle). NOTE: No of sts mid front and mid back is the same, inc in side sts. Repeat inc every 4th-6th-4th-4th-4th-6th round 6-4-6-7-6-5 more times = 180-188-216-232-252-276 sts. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 40-42-42-44-44-46 cm / 15 3/4"-16½"-16½"-17 1/4"-17 1/4"-18". Then work 1 ridge in GARTER ST - see explanation above AT THE SAME TIME on first round dec 4-8-3-1-1-3 sts evenly = 176-180-213-231-251-273 sts.

Then bind off for armholes on next round as follows: K 38-39-47-52-57-62 sts, bind off the next 12 sts, K 77-79-96-104-114-126 sts, bind off the next 12 sts and K 37-38-46-51-56-61 sts = 152-156-189-207-227-249 sts. Put piece aside and knit the sleeves.

SLEEVE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 48-52-52-56-56-60 sts on double pointed needles size 3 mm / US 2.5 with Merino Extra Fine. Work rib = K 2/P 2. When piece measures 4 cm / 1½'', switch to double pointed needles size 4 mm / US 6. Continue in stockinette st and dec 2-4-2-4-4-6 sts evenly on first round = 46-48-50-52-52-54 sts. Insert 1 marker at the beg of the round. When piece measures 14-14-14-12-10-8 cm / 5½"-5½"-5½"-4 3/4"-4"-3", inc 1 st on each side of marker - READ INCREASE TIP-2, repeat inc every 2 cm / 3/4'' 13-14-14-15-16-17 more times = 74-78-80-84-86-90 sts. When piece measures 45-45-45-44-44-44 cm / 17 3/4"-17 3/4"-17 3/4"-17 1/4"-17 1/4"-17 1/4" (shorter measurements in the larger sizes because of longer yoke), bind off 12 sts mid under sleeve (i.e. bind off 6 sts on each side of marker) = 62-66-68-72-74-78 sts. Put piece aside and make another sleeve.

YOKE:
Worked in the round on circular needle.
Slip sleeves on to same circular needle as body where armholes were bound off (do not work the sts when slipping them on to the same needle) = 276-288-325-351-375-405 sts. Work diagram A.1(= 12-12-13-13-15-15 sts) 23-24-25-27-25-27 repetitions in width. Continue the pattern like this until 5 rounds remain in diagram = 138-144-150-162-175-189 sts. Continue pattern as before AT THE SAME TIME on last round with K dec 34-36-34-42-51-57 sts evenly = 104-108-116-120-124-132 sts. Switch to a short circular needle size 3 mm / US 2.5 and work rib = K 2/P 2 for 4 cm / 1½''. Bind off with K over K and P over P.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the opening under the sleeves.

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