Under the Moon
#underthemoonsweater
Knitted jumper in DROPS Andes. The piece is worked top down with raglan and split in sides. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 245-25
DROPS Design: Pattern an-071
Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
YARN:
DROPS ANDES from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
700-800-900-1000-1000-1100 g colour 0100, off white
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 8 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 6 MM: Length 40 cm and 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 80 cm circular needle in each size.
KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 15 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.
RAGLAN:
When working back and forth, work the yarn overs as follows from the wrong side:
BEFORE MARKER:
Purl the back loop. No hole
AFTER MARKER:
Slip the yarn-over off the left needle and replace it the other way around (insert the left needle into the back when replacing it). Purl the yarn over in the front loop. No hole.
When working in the round, work the yarn overs as follows on the next round:
BEFORE MARKER:
Slip the yarn-over off the left needle and replace it the other way around (insert the left needle into the back when replacing it). Knit the front loop (yarn over twists to the right). No hole.
AFTER MARKER:
Knit the back loop (yarn over twists to the left). No hole.
DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Start 3 stitches 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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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round with circular needle, before dividing for the split in each side. The sleeves are worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles.
DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 76-76-80-80-84-84 stitches with DROPS Andes, using short circular needles size 6 and 8 mm held together. Remove the needle size 8 mm keeping stitches on the needle size 6 mm (this gives you an elastic cast-on edge). Knit 1 round then work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 14 cm.
Change to circular needle size 8 mm.
Insert 4 markers which are used for raglan and are each inserted in a knitted stitch, at the same time as decreasing stitches evenly as follows:
Knit 10-10-10-10-12-12 and decrease 2 stitches evenly over these stitches, insert marker-1 in the next stitch, knit 17 and decrease 4 stitches evenly over these stitches, insert marker-2 in the next stitch, knit 19-19-21-21-23-23 and decrease 4 stitches evenly over these stitches, insert marker-3 in the next stitch, knit 17 and decrease 4 stitches evenly over these stitches, insert marker-4 in the next stitch, knit the last 9-9-11-11-11-11 stitches and decrease 2 stitches evenly over these stitches = 60-60-64-64-68-68 stitches.
NECKLINE:
Now work short rows for the neckline, starting mid-back:
ROW 1 (right side): Knit and increase for RAGLAN – read description above, on each side of the first 2 markers (4 increased stitches), turn when you have worked 3 stitches past marker-2.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Purl and turn when you have worked 3 stitches past marker-4 (front right of neck when the garment is worn).
ROW 3 (right side): Knit and increase for raglan on each side of all 4 markers, (8 stitches increased), turn when you have worked 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Purl and turn when you have worked 2 stitches past the previous turn.
ROW 5 (right side): Knit and increase for raglan on each side of markers 3 and 4 (4 increased stitches), knit to mid-back.
Knit 1 round over all stitches.
The short rows are finished and you have increased for raglan 2 times at each marker = 76-76-80-80-84-84 stitches. Continue in the round from mid-back.
YOKE:
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Continue with stocking stitch and increase for raglan every 2nd round 3-3-5-4-3-1 more times = 100-100-120-112-108-92 stitches. Continue to increase for raglan every 2nd round but every 2nd increase is only on the body, i.e., every 2nd round on the body and every 4th round on the sleeves, alternately increasing 4 and 8 stitches. Increase like this 10-12-10-14-16-22 times on the body (5-6-5-7-8-11 times on the sleeves).
You have increased a total of 15-17-17-20-21-25 times on the body and 10-11-12-13-13-14 times on the sleeves (including the increases on the short rows).
After the last increase there are 160-172-180-196-204-224 stitches. Continue working until the yoke measures 20-23-25-27-28-33 cm, measured mid-back, after the neck.
Now divide for the body and sleeves as follows:
Work the first 24-26-26-29-32-36 stitches (approx. half back piece), place the next 33-35-37-39-39-41 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 47-51-53-59-63-71 stitches (front piece), place the next 33-35-37-39-39-41 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), work the remaining 23-25-27-30-31-35 stitches (approx. half back piece).
BODY:
= 110-118-126-138-150-166 stitches.
Insert 1 marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches under each sleeve, these marker-threads are used later when working the split in each side. Work stocking stitch in the round for a further 22-21-21-21-22-19 cm. Place the last 55-59-63-69-75-83 stitches on a thread, then work the first 55-59-63-69-75-83 stitches (front piece).
Knit 1 row and increase 24-26-28-30-32-34 stitches evenly spaced = 79-85-91-99-107-117 stitches. Change to circular needle size 6 mm. Work rib as follows from the wrong side: 2 GARTER STITCHES – see description above, * purl 1, knit 1 *, work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left, purl 1, 2 garter stitches. Continue this rib back and forth for 12 cm. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 60-62-64-66-68-70 cm from the shoulder. Work the back piece in the same way.
SLEEVES:
Place the 33-35-37-39-39-41 stitches from the thread on one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 8 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 41-43-47-49-51-53 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 7-5½-4-3-3-2½ cm a total of 5-6-7-8-8-8 times = 31-31-33-33-35-37 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 37-35-33-32-31-27 cm. Knit 1 round and increase 13-15-13-15-15-15 stitches evenly spaced = 44-46-46-48-50-52 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 6 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 10 cm. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 47-45-43-42-41-37 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
The neck can be folded double and sewn down with a couple of stitches on each side.
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