Winter Twilight

Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is worked bottom up with Nordic/Icelandic pattern, double neck and sewn-in sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 246-1
DROPS Design: Pattern me-276
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
600-650-700-800-850-950 g colour 07, light taupe
150-200-200-200-250-250 g colour 01, off white

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

KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 26 rows in height with Nordic/Icelandic pattern = 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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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2.
A.1 is worked in rib, A.2 in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Start 1 stitch before the marker thread, 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread sits between these 2 stitches), 1 yarn over. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches into the pattern.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked bottom up, in the round with circular needle, as far as the armholes, then the front and back pieces are finished separately back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle, bottom up as far as the sleeve cap, which is finished back and forth with circular needle. The neck is worked to finish.

BODY:
Cast on 212-228-248-264-300-316 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and colour light taupe DROPS Merino Extra Fine. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) according to A.1. When A.1 is finished, the rib measures approx. 5 cm.
Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit 3 rounds with colour light taupe, at the same time as you decrease 20-20-24-24-28-28 stitches evenly on the first round = 192-208-224-240-272-288 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Insert 1 marker-thread at the beginning of the round and 1 marker-thread after 96-104-112-120-136-144 stitches (= sides). Allow the threads to follow your work onwards.
Work A.2 over all stitches. When the body measures 40-41-42-43-44-45 cm, cast off for the armholes as follows: Start 4-4-4-4-8-8 stitches before the first marker-thread, cast off 8-8-8-8-16-16 stitches, work until there are 4-4-4-4-8-8 stitches left before the second marker-thread, cast off 8-8-8-8-16-16 stitches, work to end of round. Finish the back and front pieces separately.

BACK PIECE:
= 88-96-104-112-120-128 stitches. Start from the wrong side and work pattern as before. The 3 outermost stitches on each side are worked in the background colour, light taupe. When the body measures 60-62-64-66-68-70 cm, cast off the middle 30-32-34-38-40-42 stitches for the neckline (cast off on a row without pattern) and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 28-31-34-36-39-42 shoulder stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 62-64-66-68-70-72 cm (adjusting so the last row is without pattern). Cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
= 88-96-104-112-120-128 stitches. Start from the wrong side and work in the same way as the back piece until the front measures 54-56-57-59-60-62 cm. Place the middle 24-26-28-32-30-28 stitches on a thread for the neckline (on a row without pattern) and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off for the neckline at the beginning of each row from the neckline as follows: 2 stitches 1-0-1-1-1-2 times and 1 stitch 2-4-2-2-4-4 times = 28-31-34-36-39-42 shoulder stitches. Work as before until the piece measures 62-64-66-68-70-72 cm (adjusting so the last row is without pattern as on the back piece).
Work the other shoulder in the same way.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 60-64-64-68-68-68 stitches with double pointed needles 3.5 mm. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) in pattern A.1. When A.1 is finished, the rib measures approx. 5 cm. Knit 3 rounds with colour light taupe and decrease 9-9-9-7-7-7 stitches evenly on the first round = 51-55-55-61-61-61 stitches.
Insert 1 marker-thread at the beginning of the round (mid-under sleeve). Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it is used when increasing. In addition, insert 1 marker in the middle stitch on the round. This marker-stitch should match the marked stitch in the diagram – count outwards from this stitch to determine where the pattern starts under the sleeve.
Change to short circular needle size 4.5 mm. Work A.2 (the first and last stitch on each round are always worked with colour light taupe to give neat increases under the sleeve). When the sleeve measures 11-10-12-12-9-12 cm, increase 2 stitches mid-under the sleeve - read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 2½-2½-2-2-2-1½ cm a total of 18-18-20-20-21-23 times = 87-91-95-101-103-107 stitches. When the sleeve measures 56-55-54-53-51-50 cm, finish the sleeve cap back and forth (from the marker-thread mid-under the sleeve). Work until the sleeve measures 58-57-56-55-55-54 cm, i.e., a split of 2-2-2-2-4-4 cm at the top – adjust so the last 2 rows were without pattern. Cast off.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams inside the cast-off edge. Sew the sleeve cap to the armhole, then sew together the openings at the bottom of the armholes - see sketch.

DOUBLE NECK:
Use short circular needle size 3.5 mm and colour light taupe. Start at one shoulder seam from the right side and knit up 96 to 132 stitches around the neckline (including the stitches from the thread). The stitch count should be divisible by 4. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) in pattern A.1. When A.1 is finished, continue the rib with light taupe for 7 cm. The neck measures approx. 12 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
Fold the neck double to the wrong side and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic.

Diagram explanations

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