Knitted DROPS jumper or jacket in 2 threads ”Alpaca” with raglan sleeve and yoke in multi colored pattern. Long or short sleeves. ~ DROPS Design

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Garter st, back and forth on needle: K all rows.

Pattern: See diagram M.1. See diagram for your size. Diagram shows the pattern from the RS and the entire pattern is worked in stockinette st.

JUMPER
Worked in the round on circular needle. Cast on 208-228-248-268-296-324 sts on circular needle size 4 mm [US 6] with 2 threads dark gray Alpaca. K 1 round and continue in rib, K2/P2. When rib measures 5 cm [2’’] change to needle size 5 mm [US 8], K 1 round, at the same time dec 58-64-72-74-82-90 sts evenly = 150-164-176-194-214-234 sts. Insert 1 Marking Thread (MT) at beg of round and 1 MT after 75-82-88-97-107-117 sts (= the sides). Continue in stockinette st. Remember the knitting gauge! When piece measures 12 cm [4 3/4’’] dec 1 st on each side of both MT (= 4 dec) = 146-160-172-190-210-230 sts. Repeat the dec when piece measures 24 cm [9½’’] and 36 cm [14 1/4’’] = 138-152-164-182-202-222 sts. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 42-43-44-45-46-47 cm [16½”-17”-17¼”-17¾”-18”-18½”]. Now bind off 10 sts each side (= 5 sts on each side of both MT) for armhole = 118-132-144-162-182-202 sts. Put piece aside and knit short or long sleeves.

Short sleeve:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 76-80-84-84-88-92 sts on double pointed needles size 4 mm [US 6] with 2 threads dark gray Alpaca. K 1 round and continue in rib, K2/P2. When rib measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm [1 1/8”-1 1/8”-1 1/8”-1½”-1½”-1½”] change to needle size 5 mm [US 8] and continue in stockinette st, at the same time dec 16-18-18-16-16-18 sts evenly on first round = 60-62-66-68-72-74 sts. Insert a MT at beg of round = mid under arm. Continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 6-7-7-7-8-8 cm [2 3/8”-2¾”-2¾”-2¾”-3 1/8”-3 1/8”] bind off 5 sts on each side of MT = 50-52-56-58-62-64 sts. Put piece aside and knit the other sleeve.

Long sleeve:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 56-56-60-60-64-64 sts on double pointed needles size 4 mm [US 6] with 2 threads dark gray Alpaca. K 1 round and continue in rib, K2/P2. When rib measures 12 cm [4 3/4’’] change to needle size 5 mm [US 8] and continue in stockinette st, at the same time dec 16-14-18-16-20-18 sts evenly on first round = 40-42-42-44-44-46 sts. Insert a MT at beg of round = mid under arm. Continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 14 cm [5½’’] inc 1 st on each side of MT on every 2.5-2.5-2-2-1.5-1.5 cm [7/8”-7/8”-3/4”-3/4”-½”-½”] a total of 10-10-12-12-14-14 times = 60-62-66-68-72-74 sts. When piece measures 40-39-39-39-38-38 cm [15¾”-15¼”-15¼”-15¼”-15”-15”] (less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder) bind off 5 sts on each side of MT = 50-52-56-58-62-64 sts. Put piece aside and knit the other sleeve.

Yoke:
Slip sleeves in on the same circular needle as body piece where bind off for armholes = 218-236-256-278-306-330 sts. K 1 round with 2 threads dark gray, at the same time dec 20-16-14-14-20-22 sts evenly = 198-220-242-264-286-308 sts. Now continue in M.1 with dec (see diagram for your size).
After 1 vertical repeat of M.1 there are 108-120-132-120-130-140 sts on round.

Neck:
K 1 round, at the same dec 12-18-30-18-22-32 sts evenly = 96-102-102-102-108-108 sts. P 1 round. Change to needle size 4 mm [US 6] and K 1 round, at the same time inc 20-18-18-18-20-20 sts evenly = 116-120-120-120-128-128 sts. Continue in rib, K2/P2. When rib measures approx 3 cm [1 1/8’’] bind off loosely in rib.

JACKET
Worked back and forth on circular needle from mid front. Work like jumper, but cast on 1 edge st each side towards mid front (i.e. add 2 sts to all st numbers throughout pattern). Additionally cast on 2 extra sts for rib, so that rib beg and ends with K2 towards mid front. Dec these 2 sts with the others when changing needle size. Work stockinette st back and forth on needle from mid front, i.e. insert MT after 38-42-45-49-54-59 sts and after 114-124-133-147-162-177 sts. After 1 vertical repeat of M.1 bind off 1 edge st each side and slip remaining sts on a stitch holder.

Front bands:
Now work front bands as follows: Pick up 150-154-158-162-166-170 sts from the RS inside 1 edge st with 2 threads dark gray on needle size 4 mm [US 6] along left front piece (up to sts on stitch holder). P 1 row from WS and continue as follows from RS: 2 garter sts, * K2, P2 *, repeat from *-* until 4 sts remain, K2, 2 garter sts. Continue like this until front band measures approx 3 cm [1 1/8’’] and bind off loosely in rib.
Repeat along right front band, but after 1.5 cm [½’’] make buttonholes as follows from WS (= from neckline): Work 10 sts rib as before, bind off 2 sts, * work 18 sts rib as before, bind off 2 sts *, repeat from *-* a total of 6-6-6-6-7-7 times, work remaining 18-22-26-30-14-18 sts in rib as before. On return row cast on 2 new sts over bind off sts. When rib measures approx 3 cm [1 1/8’’] bind off loosely in rib.

Neck:
When front bands are completed pick up 7 sts on front band each side, slip sts from stitch holder back on needle and continue for neck as described for jumper with dec and inc, back and forth on needle with 2 garter sts each side (total no of sts is +14 = sts picked up on front bands ).
Note! When rib measures approx 1.5 cm [½’’] bind off for buttonhole on right front band by casting/binding off the 5th and 6th st from mid front (i.e. 2 P sts). Cast on 2 new sts on return row. Cast of loosely in rib when rib measures 3 cm [1 1/8’’].

Assembly:
Sew openings under arms. Sew buttons on left front piece of jacket.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	off-white
	=	dark gray
	=	light gray
	=	gray
	=	K2 tog

Diagram

All measurements in charts are in cm. All measures are from side to side. For conversion from cm to inch - click here.

DROPS number 108-20

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