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Snowman Time Cardigan



Knitted jacket in 1 strand DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air. Piece is knitted top down with double neck edge, round yoke and multi-coloured pattern with snowmen. Size: S - XXXL

DROPS 235-37
DROPS design: Pattern wi-042
Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS WISH from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
300-350-400-450-450-500 g colour 08, grey beige
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 01, off white
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 06, dark grey
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 11 tabasco

Or use:
DROPS Air from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-350-400-450-450-500g colour 26, beige
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 01, off white
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 06, anthracite
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 13, orange

DROPS BUTTON NO 630: 5-5-5-6-6-6 pieces

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 6 mm: Length: 80 cm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 8 mm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 6 mm
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 15 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm with 1 strand DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air.
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.1. Choose diagram for your size. Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.
BUTTONHOLES:
Decrease for buttonholes on right band (when garment is worn). Decrease from right side when 3 stitches remain on row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit the next 2 stitches together, knit last stitch. On next row (wrong side) knit the yarn over to make a hole.
Decrease first buttonhole when yoke measures approx. 1 cm. Then cast off the next 4-4-4-5-5-5 buttonholes approx. 9½-9½-10-10-10-10 cm apart.

DECREASE TIP (applies to mid under sleeves):
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of marker thread as follows: Work until 3 stitches remain before marker thread and knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker thread is between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work double neck edge and yoke back and forth on circular needle from mid front, work top down. Now divide yoke for body and sleeves. Work body back and forth on circular needle. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles/a short circular needle.

DOUBLE NECK EDGE:
Cast on 62-62-66-70-70-74 on short circular needle size 6 mm with 1 strand colour grey beige in DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air beige. Purl 1 row (= wrong side). Work next row as follows from right side: * Knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until 2 stitches remain on row, finish with knit 2. Continue rib like this.
When rib measures 6 cm, cast on 4 new stitches at the end of the next 2 rows = 70-70-74-78-78-82 stitches. Continue rib, work the outermost 4 stitches in each side in GARTER STITCH – read explanation above (= band). When rib measures 13 cm, knit 1 row from right side while decreasing
7-1-5-3-3-1 stitches evenly (do not decrease over band stitches) = 63-69-69-75-75-81 stitches.

YOKE:
Switch to circular needle size 8 mm. Insert 1 marker after band at beginning of row mid front, measure yoke from this marker! Decrease for BUTTONHOLES - read explanation above. Work as follows - from right side: 4 band stitches in garter stitch, work 1 stitch in stocking stitch in colour grey beige / beige, work A.1 9-10-10-11-11-12 times in total and finish with 4 band stitches in garter stitch.
When A.1 has been worked vertically, piece measures approx. 17-17-17-20-20-20 cm from marker , and there are 153-169-169-185-185-201 stitches on needle. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue with colour grey beige, stocking stitch and garter stitch on band. AT THE SAME TIME on first row from right side after A.1, increase 7-7-13-13-21-21 stitches evenly (do not increase over bands) = 160-176-182-198-206-222 stitches.
Increase is done in size S and M.
SIZE L, XL, XXL and XXXL:
When piece measures 20-22-23-24 cm, increase 10-6-14-14 stitches evenly = 192-204-220-236 stitches.

ALL SIZES:
= 160-176-192-204-220-236 stitches. Work without increases until piece measures 21-23-24-26-28-30 cm.

Now divide piece for body and sleeves. Work next round as follows:
Work the first 27-30-32-34-37-40 stitches (front piece), slip the next 30-32-36-38-40-42 stitches on a thread for sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 new stitches on row (in the side under sleeve), work the next 46-52-56-60-66-72 stitches (back piece), slip the next 30-32-36-38-40-42 stitches on a thread for sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 new stitches on row (in the side under sleeve), work the last 27-30-32-34-37-40 stitches (front piece). Then finish body and sleeves separately. Now measure piece from here.

BODY:
= 112-124-132-144-156-168 stitches. Then work in colour grey beige / beige, stocking stitch and 4 band stitches in garter stitch in each side of piece. Work until piece measures 20-20-21-21-21-21 cm from division. Knit 1 round from right side while increasing 30-38-38-42-46-50 stitches evenly (do not increase over bands) = 142-162-170-186-202-218 stitches. Switch to circular needle size 6 mm. Work next row as follows from wrong side: 4 band stitches in garter stitch, * purl 2, knit 2 *, repeat from *-* until 6 stitches remain on needle, purl 2 and finish with 4 band stitches in garter stitch.
Continue rib like this for 11 cm. Cast off stitches with knit over knit and purl over purl. Jacket measures approx. 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm from shoulder and down.

SLEEVES:
Slip the 30-32-36-38-40-42 stitches from thread in one side of piece on a short circular needle/double pointed needles size 8 mm and pick in addition up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches cast on in the side under sleeve = 36-38-42-46-48-50 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the new stitches (= 3-3-3-4-4-4 new stitches on each side of marker thread). Move the marker thread upwards when working; it should be used for decrease mid under sleeve.
Begin at the marker thread, use colour grey beige and work stocking stitch in the round.
When sleeve measures 4 cm from division, decrease 1 stitch on each side of marker thread - read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this approx. every 12-10-7-5-4-4 cm 3-3-4-5-5-5 times in total = 30-32-34-36-38-40 stitches. Work until sleeve measures 30-29-28-26-25-23 cm from division – or desired length (approx. 11 cm remain until finished measurements). Knit 1 round while increasing 10-8-10-8-10-12 stitches evenly = 40-40-44-44-48-52 stitches. Switch to double pointed needles size 6 mm. Work rib (knit 2/purl 2) for 11 cm. Cast off stitches with knit over knit and purl over purl. Sleeve measures approx. 41-40-39-37-36-34 cm from division. Work the other sleeve the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
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.

EMBROIDER NOSES:
Embroider noses on the snowmen with French nots in colour tabasco - see diagram A1 and A.

Diagram explanations
grey beige = grey beige
off white = off white
dark grey = dark grey
between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over with colour grey beige, on next row purl yarn over twisted to avoid holes = between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over with colour grey beige, on next row purl yarn over twisted to avoid holes
between these two rows embroider a French knot with colour tabasco as now in the middle of snowman when piece is knitted. See diagram A for description of French knot = between these two rows embroider a French knot with colour tabasco as now in the middle of snowman when piece is knitted. See diagram A for description of French knot
French knot 1-4 pictures PICTURE 1: Insert needle from wrong side, and up on front side where you want to begin the French knot. PICTURE 2: Then twist thread around the tip of needle 2 to 4 times depending on how large the knot should be. PICTURE 3: Insert needle down in piece approx. 0.5-1 stitch on the side of whole where yarn came up and pull yarn out on the wrong side. PICTURE 4: When yarn is pulled through piece the twists are tightened and a French knot is made. Fasten yarns on wrong side. = French knot 1-4 pictures PICTURE 1: Insert needle from wrong side, and up on front side where you want to begin the French knot. PICTURE 2: Then twist thread around the tip of needle 2 to 4 times depending on how large the knot should be. PICTURE 3: Insert needle down in piece approx. 0.5-1 stitch on the side of whole where yarn came up and pull yarn out on the wrong side. PICTURE 4: When yarn is pulled through piece the twists are tightened and a French knot is made. Fasten yarns on wrong side.
Diagram for DROPS 235-37
Diagram for DROPS 235-37
Diagram for DROPS 235-37

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