Mixed Berries Sweater

Knitted jumper in DROPS Melody. The piece is worked bottom up, with multi-coloured pattern and double neck. Sizes XS - XXXL.

DROPS 231-58
DROPS Design: Pattern ml-087
Yarn group D
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS MELODY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group D)
150-200-200-200-250-250-250 g colour 21, light blue
50-50-100-100-100-100-100 g colour 01, off white
50-50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 09, light sea green
50-50-50-50-50-50-100 g colour 06, powder pink
50-50-50-50-50-50-50 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 diagrams A.1 to A.3. The pattern is worked in stocking stitch.

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

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The body is worked in the round, bottom up. The piece is divided for the armholes and the back and front pieces are finished separately, back and forth.
The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle, bottom up. The piece is sewn together and the neck worked to finish.

BODY:
Cast on 140-154-166-178-190-206-230 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and colour light blue DROPS Melody. Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm.
Change to circular needle size 6 mm. Knit 1 round and decrease 8-10-10-10-10-14-14 stitches evenly spaced = 132-144-156-168-180-192-216 stitches.
Then work A.1, 11-12-13-14-15-16-18 times on the round. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When A.1 is finished work A.2 in the same way. When A.2 is finished work A.3. A.3 is then repeated in height to finished length.
AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 34-35-36-37-38-39-40 cm, work the armholes as follows: Cast off the first 3-4-6-7-8-9-13 stitches, knit 61-65-67-71-75-79-83 stitches in pattern, cast off 5-7-11-13-15-17-25 stitches, knit 61-65-67-71-75-79-83 stitches in pattern, cast off the last 2-3-5-6-7-8-12 stitches. Cut the strand. Each piece is finished separately.

BACK PIECE:
= 61-65-67-71-75-79-83 stitches. Continue the pattern until the piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60-62 cm. Cast off the middle 21-23-23-25-25-27-27 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 19-20-21-22-24-25-27 stitches on the shoulder. When the piece measures 52-54-56-58-60-62-64 cm, cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
= 61-65-67-71-75-79-83 stitches. Continue the pattern until the piece measures 44-46-48-49-51-52-54 cm. Place the middle 11-13-13-13-13-15-15 stitches on a thread for the neck and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off on each row from the neck as follows: 2 stitches 2 times and 1 stitch 2-2-2-3-3-3-3 times = 19-20-21-22-24-25-27 stitches on the shoulder. When the piece measures 52-54-56-58-60-62-64 cm, cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

SLEEVES:
Cast on 46-48-50-52-54-56-58 stitches with double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and colour light blue DROPS Melody. Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm.
Change to double pointed needles size 6 mm. Knit 1 round and decrease 5-5-5-5-5-7-7 stitches evenly spaced = 41-43-45-47-49-49-51 stitches.
Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round = mid-under the sleeve. In addition insert 1 marker in the middle stitch on the round.
Count from the mid-stitch where the pattern should start and work A.1 (the mid-stitch should match the mid-stitch in the diagram – the pattern will not fit under the sleeve). Continue the pattern onwards in the same way as on the body.
AT THE SAME TIME when the sleeve measures 32-31-30-28-27-26-23 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 3-3-3-2½-2½-2-2 cm a total of 5-5-5-6-6-8-8 times = 51-53-55-59-61-65-67 stitches. The increased stitches are worked into the pattern.
When the sleeve measures 47-46-45-44-43-42-39 cm, work the sleeve cap back and forth (from mid-under the sleeve) until the sleeve measures 49-49-49-49-48-48-48 cm, (a split of approx. 2-3-4-5-5-6-9 cm). Cast off a little loosely. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the sleeve cap to the armhole, then the split to the bottom of the armhole – see sketch.

NECK:
Using short circular needle size 4.5 mm and colour light blue, start at one shoulder seam and knit up 64-72-72-76-76-84-84 stitches around the neck (including the stitches from the thread). The number of stitches should be divisible by 2. Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 10-10-11-11-12-12 cm. Cast off a little loosely.
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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