Yellow Tulip

Knitted jumper in DROPS Belle or DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is worked with round yoke, lace pattern and ¾-length sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 222-4
DROPS Design: Pattern no vs-072
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
400-450-500-500-550-600 g colour 04, dandelion
Or use:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
450-500-550-600-650-700 g colour 24, light yellow

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for rib.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN:
See diagram A.1.

DECREASE/INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease/increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 248 stitches) and divide by number of decreases/increases to be made (e.g. 48) = 5.2. In this example, decrease by knitting together approx. each 4th and 5th stitch.
When increasing, make 1 yarn over after approx. each 5th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

DECREASE TIP-1 (for sides of body): 
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker thread sits between these 2 stitches) slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 2 stitches decreased and a total of 4 stitches decreased on the row).

DECREASE TIP-2 (for yoke):
Decrease evenly spaced in the same way as described under DECREASE/INCREASE TIP, but now decrease by purling 2 together.

INCREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Work until there are 2 stitches left before the marker thread, 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread sits between these 4 stitches), 1 yarn over. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. 

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The body is worked in the round with circular needle, bottom up as far as the armholes. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle. The sleeves are placed on the same circular needle as the body and the yoke is finished in the round.

BODY:
Cast on 248-268-288-312-344-376 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and Belle or Merino Extra Fine. Knit 1 round, then work rib (knit 2, purl 2) in the round for 3 cm.
Knit 1 round where you decrease 48-52-56-56-64-72 stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE/INCREASE TIP = 200-216-232-256-280-304 stitches. Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Now work stocking stitch. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When the piece measures 11 cm, insert 1 marker thread in each side: Count 50-54-58-64-70-76 stitches (= ½ back piece) insert 1 marker thread here, count 100-108-116-128-140-152 stitches (= front piece), insert 1 marker thread here, there are 50-54-58-62-70-76 stitches left on the round (= ½ back piece). Allow the threads to follow your work onwards.
On the next round decrease 1 stitch on each side of both marker threads – read DECREASE TIP-1. Repeat this decrease when the piece measures 20 cm = 192-208-224-248-272-296 stitches. When the piece measures 26 cm cast off for the armholes on the next round as follows: Work the first 44-48-51-57-62-68 stitches, cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of the marker thread), work the next 88-96-102-114-124-136 stitches, cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of the marker thread) and work the remaining 44-48-51-57-62-68 stitches. Lay the piece to one side and work the sleeves.

SLEEVES:
Cast on 60-64-68-68-72-76 stitches with double pointed needles size 3 mm and Belle or Merino Extra Fine. Knit 1 round. Then work rib (knit 2, purl 2) in the round for 3 cm. Knit 1 round where you decrease 9-12-13-12-14-15 stitches evenly spaced = 51-52-55-56-58-61 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm. Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round; allow the thread to follow your work onwards. Work stocking stitch. When the piece measures 8 cm increase 2 stitches under the sleeve – read INCREASE TIP. Increase as follows in the different sizes:
S: Increase every 9th round a total of 8 times.
M: Increase every 5th round a total of 12 times.
L: Increase alternately every 4th and 3rd round a total of 15 times.
XL: Increase every 3rd round a total of 16 times.
XXL: Increase alternately every 3rd and 2nd round a total of 17 times.
XXXL: Increase every 2nd round a total of 18 times.
When all the increases are finished there are 67-76-85-88-92-97 stitches on the round. Continue working until the sleeve measures 33-31-29-28-26-24 cm. Now cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches under the sleeve for the armhole (=4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of the marker thread) = 59-68-75-78-80-85 stitches. Lay the piece to one side and work the other sleeve in the same way.

YOKE:
Place the sleeves on the same circular needle as the body, where stitches were cast off for the armholes = 294-328-354-384-408-442 stitches. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE! Work stocking stitch in the round. AT THE SAME TIME decrease evenly in the different sizes as follows:

Sizes S, M and L:
When the piece measures 1-3-5 cm decrease 8-16-16 stitches evenly spaced = 286-312-338 stitches.

Sizes XL, XXL and XXXL:
When the piece measures 3-4-5 cm decrease 10-9-13 stitches evenly spaced. Repeat when the piece measures 6-7-8 cm = 364-390-416 stitches.

When the piece measures 3-5-7-9-11-13 cm, work pattern A.1 in the round (= 11-12-13-14-15-16 repeats of 26 stitches). Continue until the diagram has been completed in height = 121-132-143-154-165-176 stitches. Knit 1 round where you decrease 21-28-31-38-45-48 stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE TIP-2 = 100-104-112-116-120-128 stitches. Knit 1 round. Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 3 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
The jumper measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the shoulder down .

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the openings under the sleeves.

Diagram explanations

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