Pink Lemonade Sweater

Knitted jumper in DROPS Melody. The piece is worked top down, with multi-coloured pattern, round yoke and double neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 231-56
DROPS Design: Pattern ml-085
Yarn group D
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS MELODY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group D)
100-150-150-150-150-150 g colour 01, off white
50-50-50-100-100-100 g colour 14, vanilla
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 03, pearl grey
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 06, powder pink
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 17, hot pink

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 6 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 6 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
14 stitches in width and 16 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. The pattern is worked in stocking stitch.

KNITTING TIP:
To avoid the knitting tension becoming tight when working pattern it is important that the strands at the back are not tight. Use a size larger needle when working pattern if this is a problem.

DECREASE TIP (mid-under sleeves):
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).

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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 the 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.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 72-72-72-78-84-84 stitches with colour pearl grey DROPS Melody, using a short 4.5 mm and a short 6 mm circular needle held together.
Pull out the needle size 6 mm and continue with size 4.5 mm (this makes the cast-on edge elastic).
Work rib in the round (knit 3, purl 3) for 14 cm.
Fold the neck double to the inside – work the next round of rib as before, working every other stitch together with every other stitch on the cast-on edge.
Insert 1 marker in the middle of the round (mid-front); the yoke is measured from this marker!

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 6 mm. Knit 1 round where you increase 8-8-18-12-26-26 stitches evenly spaced = 80-80-90-90-110-110 stitches. Knit 0-1-3-3-3-4 rounds with colour pearl grey. Then work A.1 over all stitches – read KNITTING TIP! Increase as shown in the diagram. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue A.1 until the yoke measures 22-24-26-28-30-32 cm from the marker. The final increase has been worked and there are 208-208-234-234-286-286 stitches.
Now divide for the body and sleeves – NOTE: A.1 is continued on the body and sleeves.
Work A.1 as before over the first 39-39-39-39-52-52 stitches (approx. half back piece), place the next 39-39-39-39-52-52 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-10-10-10-8-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work A.1 as before over the next 65-65-78-78-91-91 stitches (front piece), place the next 39-39-39-39-52-52 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-10-10-10-8-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work pattern as before over the last 26-26-39-39-39-39 stitches on the back piece. Cut the strand. The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 138-150-176-176-198-206 stitches.
Start the round in the middle of the 4-10-10-10-8-12 stitches under the sleeve and continue A.1 in the round – the pattern will not fit under the sleeves; continue it as far as it will go.
When A.1 has been completed, continue with stocking stitch and colour off white until the body measures 17 cm from the division.
Knit 1 round where you increase 6-6-10-10-6-10 stitches evenly spaced = 144-156-186-186-204-216 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Work rib (knit 3, purl 3) for 10 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. The jumper measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 39-39-39-39-52-52 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles/short circular needle size 6 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 4-10-10-10-8-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 43-49-49-49-60-64 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve. Allow the marker to follow your work onwards; it is used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start at the marker and continue A.1 in the round – it will not fit under the sleeve.
When A.1 is finished, continue with stocking stitch and colour off white.
AT THE SAME TIME when the sleeve measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm, decrease 2 stitches mid-under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 12-6-6-7-4-3 cm a total of 3-5-5-4-6-7 times = 37-39-39-41-48-50 stitches.
Work until the sleeve measures 33-32-31-29-27-26 cm.
Knit 1 round where you adjust the number of stitches to 36-36-42-42-48-52 stitches.
Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 mm. Work rib (knit 3, purl 3) for 10 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. The sleeve measures approx. 43-42-41-39-37-26 cm. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

Diagram explanations

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