Autumn Reflections Cardigan

Knitted jacket for men in DROPS Nepal. The piece is worked top down with round yoke, multi-coloured pattern and double neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 246-3
DROPS Design: Pattern ne-378
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
550-600-650-750-800-900 g colour 0300, beige
100-100-100-150-150-150 g colour 0618, camel
50-50-50-50-50-100 g colour 8906, forest
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 0206, light beige
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 7139, grey green
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 8917, walnut

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 629: 6-6-7-7-7-7 items.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 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.6. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side.
The whole pattern is worked in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g., 96 stitches) minus the bands (e.g., 14 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by the number of increases to be made (e.g., 14) = 5.8.
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after alternately each 5th and 6th stitch. Do not increase over the bands. On the next row work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

EDGE STITCHES:
Work 2 edge stitches at the beginning of the row as follows:
Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
Work 2 edge stitches at the end of the row as follows:
Work until there are 2 stitches left on the row, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
Repeat at the beginning and end of each row.

BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn). Work from the right side when there are 5 stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit 3. On the next row (wrong side), knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked after the neck is finished. Then work the other 5-5-6-6-6-6 buttonholes with approx. 10-11-10-10-10-11 cm between each one.

KNITTING TIP:
To avoid the knitting tension losing its elasticity when working pattern, it is important that the strands at the back are not tight. Use a size larger needle when working pattern if the piece becomes tight.

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. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle, top down.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 84-88-92-96-100-104 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and colour camel DROPS Nepal. Purl 1 row (= wrong side).
Work as follows from the right side: 1 GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left, knit 2 and 1 garter stitch.

Continue this rib for 5 cm. Cast on 6 stitches at the end of the next 2 rows = 96-100-104-108-112-116 stitches. Work as follows from the right side: 2 EDGE STITCHES – read description above, 5 garter stitches (= 7 band stitches), * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 9 stitches left, knit 2, 5 garter stitches and 2 EDGE STITCHES (= 7 band stitches). Continue this rib for 5 cm (10 cm of rib in total).
Work as follows from the right side: 7 band stitches as before, knit 82-86-90-94-98-102 and increase 14-18-20-24-26-28 stitches evenly over these stitches – read INCREASE TIP, work 7 band stitches as before = 110-118-124-132-138-144 stitches.

Work yoke as explained below.

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Work stocking stitch with 7 band stitches on each side with colour camel for 4 cm - remember the BUTTONHOLES on the right band. On the next row from the right side increase 15-19-21-25-27-29 stitches evenly spaced = 125-137-145-157-165-173 stitches. Work back from the wrong side. Read KNITTING TIP and work as follows from the right side:
7 band stitches as before, work A.1, A.2 until there are 11 stitches left, work A.3 and 7 band stitches as before. The band stitches are always worked with colour camel until you reach the arrow in A.2, then continue with colour beige (if the colour beige is not used in the pattern, twist the strand between the band stitches and the pattern stitches to avoid a hole. To avoid carrying the strand along the whole row you can use a small ball on each side for the band stitches).
On the last row in A.1, A.2 and A.3, increase 0-4-2-6-4-2 stitches evenly spaced = 233-261-275-303-317-331 stitches. Continue as follows: 7 band stitches as before, work A.4, A.5 until there are 12 stitches left, A.6 and 7 band stitches as before. When A.4, A.5 and A.6 are finished in height there are 265-297-313-345-361-377 stitches

Continue with stocking stitch and band stitches in colour beige. When the piece measures 24-24-25-26-28-30 cm, divide for the body and sleeves on the next row as follows:
Work 46-50-52-58-62-65 stitches as before (front piece), place the next 48-56-60-64-64-66 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 77-85-89-101-109-115 stitches (back piece), place the next 48-56-60-64-64-66 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work the remaining 46-50-52-58-62-65 stitches as before (front piece). The body and sleeves are continued separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 181-197-209-233-253-269 stitches. Work stocking stitch and 7 band stitches on each side with colour beige for a further 34-36-37-38-38-38 cm. Knit 1 row from the right side and increase 19-19-19-23-27-27 stitches evenly spaced (do not increase over the bands) = 200-216-228-256-280-296 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work as follows from the wrong side: 7 band stitches as before, * purl 2, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 9 stitches left, purl 2 and 7 band stitches as before. Continue this rib for 6 cm. Cast off a little loosely with knit from the right side. The jacket measures approx. 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 48-56-60-64-64-66 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-8-8-10-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 54-62-68-72-74-78 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stocking stitch in the round with colour beige.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm, decrease 2 stitches mid under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-4-3½-3-3-2½ cm a total of 7-9-10-12-11-13 times = 40-44-48-48-52-52 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 40-40-40-39-38-36 cm from the division (or to desired length. There is approx. 6 cm left). Knit 1 round and increase 8-8-8-8-8-8-8 stitches evenly spaced = 48-52-56-56-60-60 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 6 cm. Loosely cast off with knit. The sleeve measures approx. 46-46-46-45-44-42 cm.
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 together the openings on the bands with small stitches. Sew the buttons onto the left band.

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