Travellers Rest

Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Soft Tweed and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked bottom up with high neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 233-8
DROPS Design: Pattern st-030
Yarn group B + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS SOFT TWEED fra Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
450-500-550-600-650-700 g colour 03, sand
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
150-150-175-175-200-225 g colour 20, light beige

DROPS BUTTONS NO 511: 5 items in all sizes

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:
16 stitches in width and 21 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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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

NECK-DISPLACEMENTS:
LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Decrease 1 stitch before the marker and increase 1 stitch after the marker as follows:
Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker is between these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over.
NOTE: To avoid the rib becoming tight, increase 1 stitch (without decreasing) every 3rd increase/decrease. The yarn overs are worked twisted on the next row and worked into the rib (knit 1/purl 3 seen from the right side).

Work as follows:

ROW 1: Increase and decrease
ROWS 2-4: Work as before
ROW 5: Increase and decrease
ROWS 6-8: Work as before
ROW 9: Increase and decrease
ROW 10: Work as before
ROW 11: Increase
ROW 12: Work as before.

Repeat these 12 rows.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Increase 1 stitch before the marker and decrease 1 stitch after the marker as follows:
Work until there is 1 stitch left before the marker, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker is between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

Increase and decrease in the same way as on the left front piece.

BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band. 1 BUTTONHOLE = knit together the 3rd and 4th stitch from the edge and make 1 yarn over. On the next row knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
Work buttonholes when the piece measures:
S: 44, 51, 59 and 67 cm
M: 46, 53, 61 and 69 cm
L: 48, 55, 63 and 71 cm
XL: 49, 57, 65 and 73 cm
XXL: 51, 59, 67 and 75 cm
XXXL: 53, 61, 69 and 77 cm
The last buttonhole is worked when the neck measures 6 cm.

INCREASE TIP (sleeves):
Start 1 stitch before the marker thread, make 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.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth in sections then sewn together. The neck-line is worked with displaced stitches, giving more ribbed stitches in front and less stocking stitches at the sides. The neck is worked to finish. The sleeves are worked bottom up, in the round, with double pointed needles/short circular needle.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 87-96-102-111-120-129 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and 1 strand DROPS Soft Tweed and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Work rib as follows:
1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 1, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 2 stitches left, knit 1, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue this rib back and forth for 8 cm. Knit 1 row from the right side and decrease 9-10-10-11-10-11 stitches evenly spaced = 78-86-92-100-110-118 stitches. Change to circular needle size 5mm. Work stocking stitch with 1 garter stitch on each side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!

When the piece measures 46-47-48-49-50-51 cm, cast off 2-5-6-8-12-14 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows for the armholes = 74-76-80-84-86-90 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch and 1 garter stitch on each side.
When the piece measures 64-66-68-70-72-74 cm, cast off the middle 36-36-36-42-42-42 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 18-19-21-20-21-23 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and 1 garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm. Cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work in the same way as the back piece until the front measures 43-45-47-48-50-52 cm = 78-86-92-100-110-118 stitches. Now divide for the neck. Place the last 39-43-46-50-55-59 stitches on a thread and work the first 39-43-46-50-55-59 stitches as follows:

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
The first row is worked from the right side:
1 edge stitch in garter stitch, stocking stitch over the next 31-35-38-42-47-51 stitches, purl 3, knit 1, 3 garter stitches, then cast on 4 stitches at the end of the row = 43-47-50-54-59-63 stitches.
Wrong side: 7 band stitches in garter stitch, purl 1, knit 3, purl 2 and insert a marker between these 2 stitches, work to the end of the row.

Continue this pattern and work NECK-DISPLACEMENTS – read description above (remember to cast off for the armhole as described below). Increase 1 stitch and decrease 1 stitch every 4th row (= every 2nd row from the right side) 12-12-12-15-15-15 times. NOTE! In addition increase 1 extra stitch 4-4-4-5-5-5 times. The rib increases mid-front and the stocking stitch decreases towards the side. Increase and decrease on each side of 2 stocking stitches (marker sits between these 2 stitches); this creates a diagonal line up the shoulder.

AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 46-47-48-49-50-51 cm cast off 2-5-6-8-12-14 stitches from the side for the armhole. When the neck displacements are finished there are 45-46-48-51-52-54 stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm, cast off 18-19-21-20-21-23 stitches from the side = 27-27-27-31-31-31 stitches. Lay the piece to one side and work the right front piece.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 4 stitches and place the 39-43-46-50-55-59 stitches from the thread back on the needle. Work as follows: 3 stitches in garter stitch, knit 1, purl 3, work stocking stitch until there is 1 stitch left, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch = 43-47-50-54-59-63 stitches.
Wrong side:
1 edge stitch in garter stitch, stocking stitch until there are 13 stitches left, purl 2 and insert a marker between these 2 stitches, knit 3, purl 1 and 7 band stitches in garter stitch.

Continue this pattern and work NECK-DISPLACEMENTS - (remember to cast off for the armhole as described below). Increase 1 stitch and decrease 1 stitch every 4th row (= every 2nd row from the right side) 12-12-12-15-15-15 times. NOTE! In addition increase 1 extra stitch 4-4-4-5-5-5 times. The rib increases mid-front and the stocking stitch decreases towards the side. Increase and decrease on each side of 2 stocking stitches (marker between these 2 stitches); this creates a diagonal line up the shoulder. In addition work the BUTTONHOLES – read description above.

AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 46-47-48-49-50-51 cm, cast off 2-5-6-8-12-14 stitches from the side for the armhole. When the neck displacements are finished there are 45-46-48-51-52-54 stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm, cast off 18-19-21-20-21-23 stitches from the side = 27-27-27-31-31-31 stitches. Lay the piece to one side.

SLEEVES:
Cast on 45-45-48-48-51-54 stitches with double pointed needles size 4 mm and 1 strand of each quality (2 strands). Knit 1 round, then work rib (knit 1, purl 2). When the piece measures 8 cm, change to double pointed needles size 5 mm. Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round = mid-under sleeve. Continue with stocking stitch.
AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 11-12-11-12-11-13 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 4½-3½-3½-3-3-2½cm a total of 10-12-12-13-13-13 times = 65-69-72-74-77-80 stitches. When the sleeve measures 56-54-53-52-49-48 cm, continue back and forth for the sleeve cap (from mid-under sleeve) until the sleeve measures 57 cm in all sizes (a split of 1-3-4-5-8-9 cm). Cast off. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the sleeve caps to the armholes, then the openings at the bottom of the armholes – see sketch. Sew the side seams, leaving an 8 cm split at the bottom.

NECK:
Place the 27-27-27-31-31-31 stitches from each front piece on circular needle size 4 mm and knit up 37-37-37-45-45-45 stitches along the top of the back piece = 91-91-91-107-107-107 stitches. Work as follows from the wrong side: 7 band stitches in garter stitch, * purl 1, knit 3 *, work from *-* until there are 8 stitches left, purl 1 and 7 band stitches in garter stitch. Work this rib for 8 cm, cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Lay the right band over the left band at the bottom of the neck and sew together. Sew the buttons onto the left band.

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