Caramel Macchiato
#caramelmacchiatosweater
Knitted jumper in DROPS Soft Tweed and DROPS Kid-Silk. Piece is knitted bottom up with English rib. Size: S - XXXL
DROPS 237-20
DROPS design: Pattern st-021
Yarn group A and B
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS SOFT TWEED from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
450-500-550-600-650-750 g colour 03, sand
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
150-175-175-200-200-225 g colour 01, off white
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5.5 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5.5 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:
13 stitches in width and 36 rows vertically with English rib (18 visible rows counted in knit stitch) and 1 strand of each quality = 10 x 10 cm.
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.
ENGLISH RIB back and forth (applies to front and back piece):
ROW 1 (= wrong side): Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * Make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together *, work from *-* until 1 stitch remains, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise and cast on 1 new stitch and the end of row.
ROW 2 (= right side): Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * knit yarn over and slipped stitch together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise *, work from *-* until 2 stitches remain, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
ROW 3 (= wrong side): Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together *, work from *-* until 2 stitches remain, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
ROW 4 (= right side): Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * knit yarn over and slipped stitch together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise *, work from *-* until 2 stitches remain, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Repeat rows 3 and 4.
ENGLISH RIB in the round (applies to body and sleeves):
ROUND 1: * Make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
ROUND 2: * Purl yarn over and the slipped stitch together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
Repeat rounds 1 to 2.
ENGLISH RIB STITCH:
When counting the stitches, the yarn overs are not counted as stitches.
DECREASE TIP (applies to neck):
All decreases are done on a row from the right side!
DECREASE 2 STITCHES AT THE BEGINNING OF ROW AS FOLLOWS:
Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch and 1 English rib stitch as before, slip next stitch and related yarn over on to right needle knitwise, knit the next 2 stitches (and related yarn over) together and lift slipped stitch and yarn over over stitches worked together.
DECREASE 2 STITCHES AT THE END OF ROW AS FOLLOWS: Work until 5 stitches remain, knit the next 3 stitches (and related yarn overs) together, work 1 English rib stitch as before and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
INCREASE TIP (applies to sleeves):
Work 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch as follows:
Knit yarn over and stitch together but wait to slip stitch and yarn over off the needle, make 1 yarn over on right needle and knit stitch and yarn over together 1 more time, then slip knit stitch and yarn over knitted off left needle = 3 stitches. Increase alternately in first and last knit stitch on round. Do first increase in first knit stitch, second increase in last knit stitch etc.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work body in the round, bottom up. Divide the piece for front piece and back piece and finish each part separately back and forth. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles/a short circular needle. Neck edge is worked in the round.
BODY:
Cast on 216-228-246-270-288-312 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Knit 1 round. Work rib (purl 2/knit 1).
When rib measures 5 cm, work next round as follows:
* Purl 2 together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise *, work from *-* over all stitches = 144-152-164-180-192-208 stitches. Switch to circular needle size 5.5 mm. Work ENGLISH RIB in the round - read explanation above. Read ENGLISH RIB STITCH!
When piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm, adjust so that next round is 1st round in English rib, divide the piece into front piece and back piece as follows:
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round, decrease 1 stitch by knitting together 2 stitches + 1 yarn over, work as before over the next 70-74-80-88-94-102 stitches, insert 1 marker, decrease 1 stitch by knitting together 2 stitches + 1 yarn over, work as before over the last 70-74-80-88-94-102 stitches and cast on 1 new stitch at the end of the round. There are 71-75-81-89-95-103 stitches between markers for front and back pieces + 1 edge stitch at the end of the round. Now finish each part separately.
BACK PIECE:
Now work ENGLISH RIB back and forth – read explanation above (work first row from wrong side). When the first row has been worked, there are 73-77-83-91-97-105 stitches on needle. Work English rib with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. When piece measures 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm, cast off the middle 23-23-25-25-27-27 stitches for neck on next row from right side and finish each shoulder separately (25-27-29-33-35-39 stitches remain on each shoulder). On next row from right side decrease 2 stitches for neck – read DECREASE TIP = 23-25-27-31-33-37 stitches. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl when piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm (work yarn overs together with stitch they belong to). Work the other shoulder the same way.
FRONT PIECE:
Slip stitches back on circular needle size 5,5 mm, start casting on 1 new stitch at the end of the row (seen from right side), turn piece and work ENGLISH RIB back and forth as back piece until piece measures 48-50-50-52-52-54 cm. On next row from right side, slip the middle 15-15-17-17-19-19 stitches on a thread for neck and finish each shoulder separately (29-31-33-37-39-43 stitches remain on each shoulder). On next row from right side decrease 2 stitches for neck. Decrease like this every 8th-8th-10th-10th-12th-12th row 3 times in total = 23-25-27-31-33-37 stitches. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl when piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm (work yarn overs together with stitch they belong to). Work the other shoulder the same way.
SLEEVES:
Cast on 54-54-57-60-63-66 stitches on double pointed needles size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Knit 1 round. Work rib (purl 2/knit 1). When rib measures 5 cm, work next round as follows: * Purl 2 together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise *, work from *-* over all stitches = 36-36-38-40-42-44 stitches.
Switch to double pointed needles size 5.5 mm. Work ENGLISH RIB in the round.
When sleeve measures 20-20-18-16-14-12 cm, increase 2 stitches on next round - read INCREASE TIP. Work the increased stitches in English rib. On first round work the increased stitches without yarn overs.
Increase like this every 10th round 7-8-9-9-9-9 times in total = 50-52-56-58-60-62 stitches.
Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl (work yarn overs together with stitches they belong to) when sleeve measures 47-46-45-43-42-40 cm.
Work the other sleeve the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams.
Sew in sleeves inside 1 edge stitch along armholes.
NECK EDGE:
Pick up approx. 84 to 114 stitches (including stitches on thread) on a short circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Work yarn overs that belong to English rib stitches from thread together with stitch they belong to. Number of stitches must be divisible 3. Work rib (purl 2/knit 1). When rib measures 4 cm, cast off knit over knit and purl over purl.
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