Little Pea

Knitted jumper for babies and children in DROPS Safran. The piece is worked top down with raglan and wave-pattern. Sizes 0 - 6 years.

DROPS Baby 42-8
DROPS Design: Pattern e-082-by
Yarn group A
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SIZES:
0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4 - 5/6) years
Child’s height in cm:
48/52 - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104 -110/116)

MATERIALS:
DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-150-150 (150-200-200) g colour 63, sea green

DROPS BUTTONS NO 600: 2 items in all sizes.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2.5 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 2.5 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
24 stitches in width and 32 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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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge in height = 2 rounds; Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN: 
See diagram A.1.

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

RAGLAN:
Increase 1 stitch on each side of the 2 stocking stitches in each transition between body and sleeves (8 stitches increase on row/round). Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over.
On the next row (wrong side) purl the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.
On the next round (i.e. when working in the round) knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.
Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. 

DECREASE TIP (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).

BUTTONHOLES:
Work from the right side when there are 3 stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit 1. On the next row, knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked when the neck measures 1½ cm. Then work the other buttonhole after 4 cm.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is first worked back and forth from mid-front and top down. When the split is finished, it is continued in the round. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.

NECK:
Cast on 73-77-81-85 (89-93-97) stitches with circular needle size 2.5 mm and DROPS Safran. Work 2 RIDGES back and forth – read description above. Change to circular needle size 3 mm.

YOKE:
READ THE NEXT SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING!
The first row is worked as follows from the right side:
3 band stitches in garter stitch, 11-12-13-14 (15-16-17) stitches in stocking stitch (half front piece), 1 yarn over, 2 stitches in stocking stitch (raglan-line), 1 yarn over, 6 stitches in stocking stitch and increase 4 stitches evenly over these stitches (10 stitches on the sleeve), 1 yarn over, 2 stitches in stocking stitch (raglan-line), 1 yarn over, 25-27-29-31 (33-35-37) stitches in stocking stitch (back piece), 1 yarn over, 2 stitches in stocking stitch (raglan-line), 1 yarn over, 6 stitches in stocking stitch and increase 4 stitches evenly over these stitches (10 stitches on the sleeve), 1 yarn over, 2 stitches in stocking stitch (raglan-line), 1 yarn over, 11-12-13-14 (15-16-17) stitches in stocking stitch and 3 band stitches in garter stitch (half front piece).
The first increase to RAGLAN – read description above, is now finished and there are 89-93-97-101 (105-109-113) stitches on the row.
Continue with stocking stitch and 3 band stitches in garter stitch on each side and continue increasing to raglan every 2nd row (each row from the right side) – REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION and the BUTTONHOLES – read description above.
AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 6 cm from the cast-on edge, join the piece as follows on the next row from the right side: Cast off the first 3 stitches and work to the end of the row. When the row is finished, continue in the round with stocking stitch over all stitches. Move the beginning of the round to mid-front.
Increase to raglan a total of 10-12-13-14 (15-16-18) times = 158-178-190-202 (214-226-246) stitches. Continue without further increases until the piece measures 9-10-11-12 (13-14-15) cm.
Work the next round as follows: Knit 24-27-29-31 (33-35-38), place the next 32-36-38-40 (42-44-48) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8 (8-8-8) stitches (in side under sleeve), knit 47-53-57-61 (65-69-75) place the next 32-36-38-40 (42-44-48) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8 (8-8-8) stitches (in side under sleeve), knit the last 23-26-28-30 (32-34-37) stitches.
The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 106-118-126-138 (146-154-166) stitches. Insert 1 marker in each side, in the middle of the new stitches cast on under each sleeve. Move the beginning of the round to one marker.
When the piece measures 2 cm from the division, increase 1 stitch on each side of both markers - read INCREASE TIP.
Increase like this every 3 cm a total of 3-3-3-4 (4-4-4) times = 118-130-138-154 (162-170-182) stitches.
When the piece measures 8-10-11-13 (15-18-21) cm from the division, work 2 ridges over all stitches. Knit 1 round where you increase 18-23-32-33 (42-34-39) stitches evenly spaced = 136-153-170-187 (204-204-221) stitches. Knit 1 round; the yarn overs are knitted twisted to avoid holes.
Now work A.1 over all stitches. When A.1 has been completed in height, loosely cast off.

SLEEVES:
Place the 32-36-38-40 (42-44-48) stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 3 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-6-8 (8-8-8) stitches cast on under the sleeve = 38-42-44-48 (50-52-56) stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve. Work stocking stitch 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 5-4-3-3 (4-5-3 ½) cm a total of 2-3-4-5 (5-5-7) times = 34-36-36-38 (40-42-42) stitches.
When the sleeve measures 11-14-15-18 (21-26-29) cm, change to double pointed needles size 2.5 mm. Work 2 ridges over all stitches. Cast off with knit. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the buttons onto the band without buttonholes.
Lay the button-band under the buttonhole-band and sew together at the bottom.

Diagram explanations

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