Winter Winds

Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Nepal. The piece is worked top down, with double neck, saddle shoulders and textured pattern on the sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 224-7
DROPS Design: Pattern no ne-358
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
700-750-800-900-1000-1100 g colour 8907, fog

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 60-60-60-80-80-80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 60-60-60-80-80-80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 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.

PATTERN TIP:
When increasing for the sleeves, work the first and last stitches on the sleeve in stocking stitch, until 2 stitches have been increased on each side – gives a neat transition between the increases and the pattern, i.e. there should be always at least 2 knitted stitches on each side of the sleeve. Then work the stitches into the pattern each time you have increased 2 stitches.

INCREASE/DECREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase/decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 78 stitches), and divide by the number of increases/decreases to be made (e.g. 22) = 3.5. In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after alternately each 3rd and 4th stitch. On the next row work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. When decreasing, knit together alternately each 2nd and 3rd stitch and each 3rd and 4th stitch.
INCREASE TIP:
BEFORE MARKER:
The new stitch twists to the right.
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous round, pick up the back strand and knit in the front loop.
AFTER MARKER:
The new stitch twists to the left.
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous round, pick up the front strand and knit in the back loop.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves): 
Decrease 1 stitch on either side of the marker as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker 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).

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 approx. each 4th stitch 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 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, top down. The body is worked in stocking stitch, the sleeves in textured pattern.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 100-105-110-115-125-130 stitches with short circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Nepal. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 3) for 4 cm. Now decrease all purl-3 to purl-2 = 80-84-88-92-100-104 stitches. Continue the new rib until the neck measures 16½ cm.
Knit 1 round where you increase 20-20-32-32-32-36 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE/DECREASE TIP = 100-104-120-124-132-140 stitches. Change to circular needle size 5 mm.

YOKE:
Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round (= mid-back) – THE YOKE IS MEASURED FROM HERE!
In addition insert 4 markers as follows, without working the stitches and inserting the markers between 2 stitches:
Marker 1: Start mid-back, count 17-18-20-21-21-23 stitches (= ½ back piece), insert the marker before the next stitch.
Marker 2: Count 16-16-20-20-24-24 stitches (= shoulder), insert the marker before the next stitch.
Marker 3: Count 34-36-40-42-42-46 stitches (= front piece), insert the marker before the next stitch.
Marker 4: Count 16-16-20-20-24-24 stitches (= shoulder), insert the marker before the next stitch.
There are 17-18-20-21-21-23 stitches left after marker 4 (= ½ back piece).
Allow the markers to follow your work onwards; increase are worked at each marker.

INCREASES TO SADDLE SHOULDERS:
Work pattern A.1 on the shoulders and stocking stitch on the front and back pieces.
AT THE SAME TIME, on the first round, increase 4 stitches for the shoulders as follows:
Increase BEFORE markers 1 and 3 and AFTER markers 2 and 4 – read INCREASE TIP. You are only increasing on the front and back pieces; the number of stitches on the shoulders remains the same.
Increase like this every round a total of 14-16-16-18-20-22 times = 156-168-184-196-212-228 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
After the last increase the piece measures approx. 6-7-7-8-9-10 cm from the marker on the neck.

INCREASES TO SLEEVES:
Continue with A.1 on the shoulders and stocking stitch on the front and back pieces.. On the next round increase 4 stitches for the sleeves as follows:
Increase AFTER markers 1 and 3 and BEFORE markers 2 and 4 – remember INCREASE TIP.
You only increase on the sleeves; the number of stitches on the front and back pieces remains the same – work the increased stitches into A.1 – read PATTERN TIP. Increase like this every 2nd round a total of 11-13-13-15-12-12 times = 200-220-236-256-260-276 stitches.
The piece now measures 16-19-19-22-20-21 cm from the marker. In size S continue working until the piece measures 17 cm. In sizes M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL, continue working to the correct length if necessary, without further increases.

INCREASES TO YOKE:
Move the 4 sleeve-markers so they sit in the outermost stitch on each side of the sleeves. There are 36-40-44-48-46-46 stitches between the markers on each sleeve.
On the next round increase 8 stitches for the yoke, both before and after all 4 markers.
You are now increasing on the front and back pieces and on the sleeves. Increase like this every 2nd round a total of 4-4-6-6-8-10 times = 232-252-284-304-324-356 stitches.
When all the increases are finished, the piece measures 21-23-25-27-27-30 cm. If the piece is shorter than this, continue working to the correct length without further increases.

Now divide for the body and sleeves on the next round as follows:
Work the first 35-38-42-45-49-55 stitches (= ½ back piece), place the next 46-50-58-62-64-68 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 stitches (= in side under sleeve), work 70-76-84-90-98-110 stitches (= front piece), place the next 46-50-58-62-64-68 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 stitches (= in side under sleeve), work the last 35-38-42-45-49-55 stitches (= ½ back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE.

BODY:
= 164-176-192-208-224-248 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for 29-29-28-28-29-28 cm. Try the jumper on and work to desired length (approx. 5 cm left to finished length).
Knit 1 round where you increase 16-20-20-20-20-24 stitches evenly spaced = 180-196-212-228-244-272 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 5 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP.
The jumper measures approx. 60-62-64-66-68-70 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 46-50-58-62-64-68 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles/short circular needle size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 12-12-12-14-14-14 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 58-62-70-76-78-82 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Continue working A.1 in the round. When the sleeve measures 3 cm from the division, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 11-6-3½-3-3-2½ cm a total of 4-6-9-11-11-13 times = 50-50-52-54-56-56 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 41-39-37-35-36-34 cm from the division. Try the jumper on and work to desired length (approx. 5 cm left to finished length). Knit 1 round where you decrease 10-6-8-6-8-8 stitches evenly spaced = 40-44-44-48-48-48 stitches.
Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 5 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP. The sleeve measures approx. 46-44-43-40-41-39 cm from the division. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic.

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