Just in Tweed
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Knitted jumper for children in DROPS Soft Tweed. The piece is worked top down, with raglan. Sizes 3-14 years.
DROPS Children 40-9
DROPS Design: Pattern no st-002-bn
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14 years
Child’s height in cm:
98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152 - 158/164
MATERIALS:
DROPS SOFT TWEED from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
200-250-250-300-350-400 g colour 16, guacamole
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.
KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: 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.
INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 76 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 16) = 4.75.
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after approx. each 5th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.
RAGLAN:
Increase 1 stitch on each side of the 4 markers as follows (= 8 stitches increased on the round): Work until there is 1 stitch left before the marker, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker sits between these 2 stitches), 1 yarn over. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.
DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Decrease 1 stitch on either 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.
CASTING-OFF TIP:
To avoid the cast-off edge being tight you can cast off with a larger size needle. If the edge is still tight, make 1 yarn over after each 4th at the same time as casting off; the yarn overs are cast off as normal stitches.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with double pointed needles/circular needle, 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 double pointed needles.
NECK:
Cast on 76-80-80-84-88-88 stitches with double pointed needles/short circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Soft Tweed. Work A.1 (= 4 stitches) on the whole round until the rib measures 5 cm. Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round. The piece is now measured from here!
YOKE:
Knit 1 round where you increase 16 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP = 92-96-96-100-104-104 stitches. Insert 4 new markers as described below, without working the stitches and each marker inserted between 2 stitches. These markers are used when increasing to raglan.
Beginning of round = mid-back. Count 17-18-18-19-20-20 stitches (half back piece), insert marker 1 here.
Count 12 stitches and insert marker 2 (= sleeve).
Count 34-36-36-38-40-40 stitches and insert marker 3 (= front piece).
Count 12 stitches and insert marker 4 (= sleeve). There are 17-18-18-19-20-20 stitches left on the round (= half back piece).
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Change to double pointed needles/short circular needle size 4 mm and continue stocking stitch in the round, AT THE SAME TIME, on the first round begin to increase for RAGLAN – read description above. Increase like this every 2nd round a total of 16-17-19-19-20-22 times = 220-232-248-252-264-280 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 14-15-16-17-18-19 cm from the marker on the neck. Now divide the yoke for the body and sleeves; work as far as marker 1 (= half back piece), place the next 44-46-50-50-52-56 stitches on a thread for the sleeve (without working them), cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, work the next 66-70-74-76-80-84 stitches (= front piece), place the next 44-46-50-50-52-56 stitches on a thread for the sleeve (without working them), cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, work to the end of the round.
The body and sleeves are finished separately. Remove the markers.
THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!
BODY:
= 144-152-160-168-176-184 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 18-21-24-27-29-31 cm from the division. There is approx. 5 cm left to finished length; try the jumper on and work to desired length. To avoid the following rib being tight, knit 1 round where you increase 28-28-32-32-36-36 stitches evenly spaced = 172-180-192-200-212-220 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work A.1 for 5 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP.
The jumper measures approx. 40-44-48-52-55-58 cm from the shoulder down.
SLEEVES:
Place the 44-46-50-50-52-56 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 50-52-56-58-60-64 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start at the marker thread and work stocking stitch in the round. When the sleeve measures 3 cm, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-5½-5½-6-7-6½ cm a total of 4-4-5-5-5-6 times = 42-44-46-48-50-52 stitches. Continue working without further decreases until the sleeve measures 19-23-27-31-35-39 cm from the division. There is approx. 5 cm left to finished length; try the jumper on and work to desired length. Knit 1 round where you increase 10-8-10-8-10-8 stitches evenly spaced = 52-52-56-56-60-60 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Work A.1 for 5 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP. The sleeve measures approx. 24-28-32-36-40-44 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Diagram explanations
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= | knit twisted |
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= | purl |
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