Lucky Wish

Knitted jumper for men in 2 strands DROPS Alpaca. The piece is worked top down with double neck and round yoke. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 224-21
DROPS Design: Pattern no z-953
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS Alpaca from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
300-300-350-400-400-450 g colour 7815, forest mix
300-300-350-400-400-450 g colour 7323, sea fog

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 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 and 2 strands = 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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INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 80 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 16) = 5. 
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after each 5th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. The whole pattern is worked 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 (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 double pointed needles, top down.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 100-105-110-115-120-130 stitches with short circular needle size 4 mm and 1 strand of each colour DROPS Alpaca (= 2 strands). Knit 1 round. Work rib (knit 2, purl 3) for 4 cm. Now decrease 1 stitch in all the purled sections by purling 2 together = 80-84-88-92-96-104 stitches. Continue the new rib until the neck measures 12 cm. Change to circular needle size 5 mm.

YOKE:
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round mid-back; the yoke is measured from this marker! Knit 1 round where you increase 16-18-26-28-30-34 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP = 96-102-114-120-126-138 stitches.
Work A.1 over all stitches (= 16-17-19-20-21-23 repeats of 6 stitches). REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When A.1 has been completed in height there are 256-272-304-320-336-368 stitches on the round. Knit 1 round where you increase 0-0-0-4-8-0 stitches evenly spaced = 256-272-304-324-344-368 stitches. Continue working until the yoke measures 26-28-29-31-33-35 cm from the marker.

The yoke is now divided for the body and sleeves as follows:
Knit 38-40-44-49-53-58 (= half back piece), place the next 52-56-64-64-66-68 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-12-12 stitches (= in side under sleeve), knit 76-80-88-98-106-116 (= front piece), place the next 52-56-64-64-66-68 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-12-12 stitches (= in side under sleeve), knit 38-40-44-49-53-58 (= half back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
There are now 164-176-192-216-236-256 stitches on the round. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for 32-32-33-33-33-33 cm (or to desired length; there is approx. 6 cm left). Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 6 cm. Loosely cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP. The jumper measures approx. 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 52-56-64-64-66-68 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 6-8-8-10-12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 58-64-72-74-78-80 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 6-8-8-10-12-12 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 for 3 cm. Now decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 6-4-3-2½-2½-2½ cm a total of 6-8-11-11-12-12 times = 46-48-50-52-54-56 stitches. Continue without further decreases until the sleeve measures 39-38-37-36-34-32 cm from the division (there is approx. 4 cm left; try the jumper on and work to desired length). Shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke.
Knit 1 round where you increase 2-4-2-4-2-4 stitches evenly spaced = 48-52-52-56-56-60 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 4 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP!
The sleeve measures approx. 43-42-41-40-38-36 cm. 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.

Diagram explanations

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