Wishing Well

Knitted jumper in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with round yoke and lace pattern. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 231-9
DROPS Design: Pattern z-957
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)
250-250-250-300-300-350 g colour 3112, dusty pink
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-125-125-150 g colour 03, light pink

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 1 strand of each quality = 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 diagrams A.1 and A.2. Choose diagram for your size.

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.
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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, top down. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle, top down.

NECK/YOKE:
Cast on 84-84-90-90-96-96 stitches with short circular needle size 4 mm and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk and 1 strand DROPS Alpaca. Knit 1 round, then work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round; the yoke is measured from this marker! The round starts in the transition between the left shoulder and the back piece. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
On the next round increase 1 stitch at the end of each purled section by making 1 yarn over. On the next round purl the yarn overs twisted = 126-126-135-135-144-144 stitches. Continue the new rib (knit 1, purl 2) until the neck measures 5 cm.
Knit 1 round where you increase 14-14-33-33-52-52 stitches evenly spaced = 140-140-168-168-196-196 stitches. Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Knit 1 round.
Work A.1 in the round. When A.1 has been completed in height there are 252-252-280-280-308-308 stitches. The piece measures 26-26-29-29-33-33 cm from the marker.

Now divide for the body and sleeves as follows: Work the first 72-72-80-80-88-88 stitches (back piece), place the next 54-54-60-60-66-66 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-10-14 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 72-72-80-80-88-88 stitches (front piece), place the next 54-54-60-60-66-66 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-10-14 stitches (in side under sleeve). The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 156-160-176-180-196-204 stitches. Work stocking stitch in the round and increase 0-2-0-8-10-24 stitches evenly on the first round = 156-162-176-188-206-228 stitches. When the piece measures 16-18-17-19-17-19 cm from the division, work the next round as follows: * Knit 2 together, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* over all stitches. Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 6 cm. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 54-54-60-60-66-66 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 6-8-8-10-10-14 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 60-62-68-70-76-80 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the 6-8-8-10-10-14 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the marker to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start at the marker and work 3-4-4-5-5-7 stitches in stocking stitch, A.2 over the next 54-54-60-66-66 stitches and 3-4-4-5-5-7 stitches in stocking stitch. When A.2 has been completed in height continue with stocking stitch over all stitches.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 3½-3½-2½-2½-1½-1½ cm a total of 8-8-10-10-12-13 times = 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 30-31-28-29-25-26 cm from the division. Work the next round as follows: * Knit 2 together, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* over all stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 6 cm. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 36-37-34-35-31-32 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.

Diagram explanations

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