Cranberry Kiss Sweater

Knitted jumper in 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with raglan, stocking stitch and double neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 235-8
DROPS Design: Pattern ks-198
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-125-125-125 g colour 13, pink
100-100-100-125-125-125 g colour 42, almond

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 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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RAGLAN:
Increase 1 stitch on both sides of 2 stitches in each transition between the body and sleeves; the marker sits between these 2 stitches (8 increases on the round). Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, which is then worked twisted on the next round to avoid holes. Work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Start 3 stitches 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, 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 in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 80-80-88-96-96-104 stitches with one strand of each colour DROPS Kid-Silk, using short circular needles size 3.5 and size 5 mm held together. Remove the needle size 5 mm keeping the stitches on the needle size 3,5 mm (doing this gives you an elastic cast-on edge). Knit 1 round then work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 12 cm.
Fold the neck double to the inside and knit 1 round, where every 2nd stitch is knitted together with its corresponding stitch on the cast-on edge. This gives a double neck.
Change to circular needle size 5 mm.
Insert 4 markers without working the stitches; these are used when increasing for raglan and each marker is inserted between 2 stitches:
Count 9-9-13-13-13-17 stitches (half back piece), insert marker-1, count 20 stitches (sleeve), insert marker-2, count 20-20-24-28-28-32 stitches (front piece), insert marker-3, count 20 stitches (sleeve), insert marker-4, there are 11-11-11-15-15-15 stitches left after marker-4 (half back piece). Cut the strand.

NECK-LINE:
Now work a neck-line with short rows:
Start from the right side, 3 stitches before marker-3 (front left-hand side of neck when garment is worn). Work stocking stitch and increase for RAGLAN – read description above, until you are 3 stitches past marker-2 (front right-hand side of neck).
Turn, tighten the strand and work back to 7 stitches past marker-3.
Turn, tighten the strand and work back to 7 stitches past marker-2 – remember to increase for raglan.
Turn, tighten the strand and work back to 3 stitches past marker-3. Cut the strand.

YOKE:
= 96-96-104-112-112-120 stitches.
Start mid-back and continue to increase for raglan every 2nd round a total of 12-14-16-17-15-13 times (including the increases on the short rows) = 176-192-216-232-216-208 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and increases for raglan, but every 2nd increase is only on the body; i.e. you increase on the body every 2nd round and on the sleeves every 4th round. Increase like this 12-12-12-12-18-22 times on the body (6-6-6-6-9-11 times on the sleeves), a total of 24-26-28-29-33-35 times on the body and 18-20-22-23-24-24 times on the sleeves.

After the last increase there are 248-264-288-304-324-340 stitches and the yoke measures approx. 22-25-26-27-30-32 cm measured mid-front and from after the neck. If necessary continue working without increasing to the correct measurement.

Divide the yoke for the body and sleeves as follows:
Work the first 36-38-44-45-49-55 stitches (half back piece), place the next 50-54-58-60-62-62 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 8-10-10-12-14-16 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 74-78-86-92-100-108 stitches (front piece), place the next 50-54-58-60-62-62 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 8-10-10-12-14-16 stitches (in side under sleeve), work the remaining 38-40-42-47-51-53 stitches (half back piece).

BODY:
= 164-176-192-208-228-248 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further 17-16-17-18-17-17 cm. Knit 1 round and increase 16-16-20-20-24-24 stitches evenly spaced =180-192-212-228-252-272 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 8 cm. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 50-54-58-60-62-62 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the new stitches cast on under the sleeve = 58-64-68-72-76-78 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the new stitches mid-under the sleeve.
Continue in the round with stocking stitch for 4 cm. Now decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-3½-2½-2½-2-1½ cm a total of 6-8-9-10-11-11 times = 46-48-50-52-54-56 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 32-30-29-28-26-24 cm. Knit 1 round where you increase 6-4-6-4-6-4 stitches evenly spaced = 52-52-56-56-60-60 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 10 cm. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 42-40-39-38-36-34 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.

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