Bluebell Twist Sweater

Knitted oversized jumper in DROPS Nord and DROPS Kid-Silk. Piece is knitted bottom up with cables, double neck edge, diagonal shoulders and vent in the side. Size XS – XXL.

DROPS 239-24
DROPS design: Pattern no-065
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZE:
XS - S - M - L - XL – XXL

YARN:
DROPS NORD from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
250-300-300-350-350-400 g colour 16, denim blue
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
125-150-150-175-175-200 g colour 08, light jeans blue

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm: Length: 80 cm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 mm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 mm
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE.
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 vertically in stocking stitch and 1 strand of each quality = 10 x 10 cm.
19 stitches in width with cable pattern = 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.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2.
Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.

DECREASE TIP (applies to neck on front piece):
All decreases are done on a row from the right side!
DECREASE 1 STITCH AT THE BEGINNING OF ROW AS FOLLOWS: Work 1 stitch in garter stitch, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked
DECREASE 1 STITCH AT THE END OF ROW AS FOLLOWS: Work until 3 stitches remain, knit 2 together and 1 stitch in garter stitch.

KNITTING TOGETHER:
FROM RIGHT SIDE: Slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked.
FROM WRONG SIDE: Purl 2 together.

STOCKING STITCH:
When working from wrong side, purl and when working from right side, knit.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sleeves):
Work A.2 as before, knit 1, make 1 yarn over, knit until 1 stitch remains on round, make 1 yarn over and knit 1.
On next round work yarn overs twisted. Then work them in stocking stitch.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work from bottom up. Work front piece and back piece back and forth in parts. Work sleeves bottom up in the round on double pointed needles. Work neck edge in the round at the end.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 98-110-110-122-134-134 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand DROPS Nord and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk. Purl 1 row from wrong side. Work rib, begin from right side as follows:
2 edge stitches in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above, * purl 1, knit 2 *, work from *-* until 3 stitches remain, purl 1 and 2 edge stitches in garter stitch. Continue rib like this until piece measures 8 cm. Switch to circular needle size 5 mm. Now work pattern as follows:
1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work A.1 16-18-18-20-22-22 times in total and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue pattern like this. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When piece measures 34-35-36 cm in size L-XL-XXL, cast off stitches for armholes in size L-XL-XXL as follows:

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
At the beginning of the 2 next rows cast off 6 stitches for armholes = 110-122-122 stitches. Continue with pattern and 1 stitch in garter stitch in each side.

ALL SIZES:
= 98-110-110-110-122-122 stitches. When piece measures 49-51-53-55-57-59 cm, continue with knit over knit and purl over purl, i.e. the cables are done. When piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm, cast off the middle 20-22-22-24-24-26 stitches for neck (39-44-44-43-49-48 stitches remain on each shoulder) and finish each shoulder separately.
On next row from the neck work as follows: Cast off 1 stitch for neck, work until 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches remain, turn and work back. Work 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches less on every row from the neck and cast off 1 stitch for neck on every row from the neck 4 times in total. On last row towards neck, cast on 2 new stitches at the end of row = 37-42-42-41-47-46 stitches.
Now work and cast off with an edge over shoulder stitches as follows:
Work stitches cast on with shoulder stitches as follows:
Turn piece. Work * 1 stitch in STOCKING STITCH – read explanation above, work next stitch together with first/next stitch from shoulder, pass the 2 stitches back on the left needle with strand on wrong side of piece (when casting off from the wrong side keep the yarn towards you before slipping stitches back), make sure not to tighten yarn too much *, work from *-* until all stitches from shoulder have been worked together with the 2 stitches that were cast on = 2 stitches remain. Cast off.
Work the other shoulder the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work as back piece until piece measures 46-48-48-50-50-52 cm = 98-110-110-110-122-122 stitches. Now cast off the middle 18 stitches for neck (40-46-46-46-52-52 stitches remain on each shoulder) and finish each shoulder separately. Now decrease for neck and work diagonal shoulder, read both of the next sections before continuing.

NECK DECREASE:
Decrease 1 stitch for neck - remember DECREASE TIP, on every row from right side 5-6-6-7-7-8 times in total = 35-40-40-39-45-44 stitches. Work the stitches that do not fit a whole cable knit over knit and purl over purl.

DIAGONAL SHOULDER:
When piece measures 49-51-53-55-57-59 cm, continue with knit over knit and purl over purl, i.e. the cables are done.
When piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm, work diagonal shoulder on next row from the neck as follows:
Work until 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches remain, turn and work back. Work 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches less on every turn from the neck. Work and turn like this on every row from the neck 4 times in total. On last row towards neck, cast on 2 new stitches at the end of row = 37-42-42-41-47-46 stitches.
Now work and cast off with an edge over shoulder stitches as follows:
Work stitches cast on with shoulder stitches as follows:
Turn piece. Work * 1 stitch in stocking stitch, work next stitch together with first/next stitch from shoulder, pass the 2 stitches back on the left needle with strand on wrong side of piece (when casting off from the wrong side keep the yarn towards you before slipping stitches back), make sure not to tighten yarn too much *, work from *-* until all stitches from shoulder have been worked together with the 2 stitches that were cast on = 2 stitches remain. Cast off.
Work the other shoulder the same way.

SLEEVES:
Cast on 57-60-60-63-63-66 stitches on double pointed needles size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality.
Work rib (purl 1/knit 2) for 8 cm. Switch to double pointed needles size 5 mm and work pattern as follows: Work A.2 over the first 8 stitches, work in stocking stitch and decrease 4-5-5-6-6-7 stitches evenly over the remaining stitches = 53-55-55-57-57-59 stitches. Continue pattern like this. When piece measures 12 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of A.2 - read INCREASE TIP! Increase like this every 5-4-3½-3-2-2 cm 6-7-8-9-11-11 times in total = 65-69-71-75-79-81 stitches.

SIZE XS-S-M:
Cast off when sleeve measures 42-40-41 cm.
Work another sleeve the same way.

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
When sleeve measures 38-36-37 cm, work sleeve cap back and forth on circular needle until finished measurements, i.e. divide the sleeve in the middle of A.2 and work knit over knit and purl over purl. Work until sleeve measures approx. 42-40-41 cm, i.e. there is a vent of 4 cm at the top of sleeve. Cast off. Work another sleeve the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams inside 1 stitch. Sew side seams inside 1 edge stitch down until approx. 8 cm remain (vent).

SIZE XS-S-M:
Sew in sleeves inside 1 edge stitch.

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
Sew sleeve cap to armhole. Then sew vent at the top of sleeve to bottom of armhole.

DOUBLE NECK EDGE:
Pick up 66 to 90 stitches around the neck on a short circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Number of stitches must be divisible 3.
Work rib (knit 2/purl 1) in the round over all stitches Cast off when rib measures approx. 12 cm. Fold the rib 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.

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