Running Circles Cardigan

Knitted jacket for children in DROPS Karisma. The piece is worked top down with round yoke, lace pattern and double neck. Sizes 2 - 12 years.

DROPS Children 47-7
DROPS Design: Pattern u-108-bn
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years
Child’s height in cm:
92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152

YARN:
DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
250-300-300-350-400-450 g colour 68, light sky blue

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 627: 5-5-6-6-6-6 items.

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 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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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3. Choose diagram for your size (applies to A.3). The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side. When working A.3, the last stitch before the band is worked as the first stitch in A.3 so the pattern is symmetrical.

INCREASE TIP:
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over which is then worked twisted on the next row to avoid a hole.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker-thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker-thread sits between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE.
The neck and yoke are worked back and forth with circular needle, from mid front and top down as far as the armholes, then the body and sleeves are finished separately. The body is finished back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.
Buttonholes are not worked, as the buttons are buttoned in the lace pattern on the band.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 75-79-85-87-89-93 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Karisma.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) until there is 1 stitch left, knit 1. Work this rib back and forth for 3 cm. At the end of the next 2 rows cast on 7 stitches in garter stitch for the bands = 89-93-99-101-103-107 stitches.
On the next row from the right side work as follows: A.1 over the 7 band stitches, continue the rib as before until there are 7 stitches left, A.2 over the 7 band stitches. Continue this pattern until the rib measures 6½ cm from the cast-on edge and the next row is from the right side.

YOKE:
Work the 7 band stitches as before, knit until there are 7 stitches left, increasing 14-18-20-18-24-20 stitches evenly over these stitches - read INCREASE TIP, work the 7 band stitches as before = 103-111-119-119-127-127 stitches. Insert a marker; the yoke is measured from here.
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side (bands worked as before).
Now work A.3 - read PATTERN in explanations above, and at the same time increase on each row marked with an arrow in A.3 as follows (bands worked as before):
ARROW 1: Increase 24 stitches evenly spaced = 127-135-143-143-151-151 stitches.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
ARROW 2: Increase 24-24-28-28-32-32 stitches evenly spaced = 151-159-171-171-183-183 stitches.
ARROW 3: Increase 24-24-28-28-32-32 stitches evenly spaced =175-183-199-199-215-215 stitches.
ARROW 4: Increase 24-24-26-32-28-36 stitches evenly spaced = 199-207-225-231-243-251 stitches.
ARROW 5: Increase 26-30-26-32-32-36 stitches evenly spaced = 225-237-251-263-275-287 stitches

Continue with stocking stitch (bands worked as before) until the yoke measures 13-14-15-16-17-18 cm from the marker. Now divide for the body and sleeves as follows from the right side: Work the first 37-39-42-44-46-48 stitches as before (left front piece), place the next 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches on a thread, without working them (sleeve), cast on 6 stitches under the sleeve, knit 63-67-71-75-79-83 (back piece), place the next 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches on a thread, without working them(sleeve), cast on 6 stitches under the sleeve, work the last 37-39-42-44-46-48 stitches as before (right front piece). The piece is now measured from here!

BODY:
= 149-157-167-175-183-191 stitches. Continue back and forth as before for a further 13-15-18-21-24-25 cm, with the next row from the right side (approx. 4 cm left; try the jacket on and work to desired length).
Work the bands in GARTER STITCH – see explanation above, and stocking stitch over the other stitches, increasing 28-30-30-32-33-36 stitches evenly over the stocking stitches = 177-187-197-207-216-227 stitches. Purl back from the wrong side (bands in garter stitch). Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib as follows from the right side: 7 band stitches in garter stitch, rib (knit 1, purl 1) until there are 8 stitches left, knit 1, worked 7 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib for 4 cm. Cast off a little loosely with knit over knit and purl over purl. The jacket measures approx. 33-36-40-44-48-50 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 50-52-54-56-58-60 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve and allow it to follow your work onwards.
Work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2½-3½-4½-5-6-7 cm a total of 5 times = 40-42-44-46-48-50 stitches. Work until the sleeve measures 16-20-24-28-31-35 cm from the division (or to desired length. There is approx. 4 cm left). Knit 1 round and increase 4 stitches evenly spaced = 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic. Sew the openings together mid-front with small stitches. Sew the buttons onto the left band; the top button is positioned so it can be buttoned through the first row of the lace pattern on the band and the other buttons positioned evenly down the band.

Diagram explanations

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