Blue Diamond

Knitted jumper in DROPS Soft Tweed. Piece is knitted bottom up with cables, moss stitch, double neck edge and sewn-in sleeves. Size: S - XXXL

DROPS 236-29
DROPS design: Pattern st-018
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS SOFT TWEED from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
500-550-600-650-700-750 g colour 10, denim jeans

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 mm: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 26 rows vertically in stocking stitch / 34 rows vertically with pattern A.1 = 10 x 10 cm. Pattern A.2 to A.6 measures approx. 38 cm in width.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:
See diagram A. to A.6 Diagrams show all rows seen from the right side.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sleeve):
All increases are done from the right side.
Make 1 yarn over in each side inside 1 edge stitch. On next row work 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:
Work front piece, back piece and sleeves back and forth on circular needle separately, bottom up. Sew the piece together as explained in pattern. Then work the neck edge in the round on circular needle.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 116-124-136-148-160-172 stitches on circular needle size 3.5 mm with DROPS Soft Tweed. Work rib back and forth as follows - first row is from right side: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above - * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until 3 stitches remain, knit 2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Work rib like this until piece measures 5 cm. Switch to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit 1 row from right side while decreasing 16-14-18-20-20-20 stitches evenly = 100-110-118-128-140-152 stitches. Knit 1 row from wrong side. Continue to work pattern from the right side as follows:
Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work pattern A.1 until 1 stitch remains and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue pattern like this.
When piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm, cast off stitches for armholes in each side at the beginning of every row as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 0-1-1-2-3-4 times, 1 stitch 0-1-1-4-6-8 times = 94-98-102-106-110-114 stitches.
Continue pattern as before. When piece measures 57-59-61-63-65-67 cm, cast off the middle 38-38-40-40-42-42 stitches for neck and finish each shoulder separately. On next row from the neck, cast off 1 stitch = 27-29-30-32-33-35 stitches. Then work pattern A.1 until piece measures 59-61-63-65-67-69 cm. Cast off. Work the other shoulder the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 116-124-136-148-160-172 stitches on circular needle size 3.5 mm with DROPS Soft Tweed. Work rib back and forth as follows - first row is from right side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * purl 2, knit 2 *, work from **-* until 3 stitches remain, purl 2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Work rib like this until piece measures 5 cm. Switch to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit 1 row from right side while increasing 12-14-10-8-8-8 stitches evenly = 128-138-146-156-168-180 stitches. Knit 1 row from wrong side. Continue to work pattern from the right side as follows:
Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work pattern A.1 over 11-16-20-25-31-37 stitches, work A.2, A.3, A.4, A.5, A.6, work 11-16-20-25-31-37 stitches A.1 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue pattern like this.
When piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm, cast off stitches for armholes in each side at the beginning of every row as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 0-1-1-2-3-4 times, 1 stitch 0-1-3-4-6-8 times = 122-126-130-134-138-142 stitches.
Continue pattern as before. When piece measures 51-53-54-56-57-59 cm, decrease 12 stitches evenly over knit stitch in pattern A.4 = 110-114-118-122-126-130 stitches. Then slip the middle 32 stitches on a thread for neck. Then finish the shoulders separately and cast off stitches for neck on every row from neck as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 2-2-3-3-3-4 times = 35-37-38-40-41-43 stitches remain on needle. When piece measures 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm, decrease 4 stitches in knit stitches in each of A.2 and A.5 / A.3 and A.6= 27-29-30-32-33-35 stitches on shoulder. Continue to work until piece measures 59-61-63-65-67-69 cm. Cast off. Work the other shoulder the same way.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 62-62-66-66-70-70 stitches on circular needle size 3.5 mm with DROPS Soft Tweed. Work rib back and forth as follows - first row is from right side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from*-* until 1 stitch remains, work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Work rib like this until piece measures 7 cm, adjust to finish next row from right side.
Switch to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit 1 row from right side while decreasing 8-6-8-8-10-8 stitches evenly = 54-56-58-58-60-62 stitches. Then work in stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. When piece measures 8 cm, increase 1 stitch inside 1 edge stitch in each side - read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 2½-2½-2-1½-1½-1½ cm 15-15-16-19-19-21 times in total = 84-86-90-96-98-104 stitches. When piece measures 45-44-43-42-41-40 cm, cast off 3 stitches in each side. Cast off for sleeve cap at beginning of every row in each side as follows: 2 stitches 2-2-3-3-4-4 times, 1 stitch 0-1-0-1-0-1 time. Then cast off 2 stitches in each side until piece measures 50 cm in all sizes, cast off 3 stitches in each side, then cast off the remaining stitches. Sleeve measures 51 cm in all sizes. Work another sleeve the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams inside cast-off edge. Sew in sleeves. Sew underarm and side seams in one inside 1 edge stitch.

NECK EDGE:
Work neck edge in the round, begin from right side at one shoulder seam. Use circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Soft Tweed. Pick up approx. 96 to 108 stitches (including stitches from thread at the front) - number of stitches must be divisible with 4. Purl 1 round and knit 1 round. Work rib (knit 2/purl 2) for 11 cm. Cast off stitches with knit over knit and purl over purl.
Fold rib at the top of neck down on inside of garment. Fasten rib to get a double neck edge. To avoid a tight neck edge that sticks out it is important to keep the seam elastic.

Diagram explanations

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