Sweet Clementine
#sweetclementinesweater
Knitted jumper in DROPS Fiesta and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with raglan and ¾-length sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 258-23
DROPS Design: Pattern fs-013
Yarn group B + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
YARN:
DROPS FIESTA from Garnstudio, (belongs to yarn group B)
300-350-400-400-450-500 g colour 17, sunshine
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio, (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-125-125-125 g colour 01, off white
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 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:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height, with stocking stitch and 2 strands on needle size 5 mm = 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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RAGLAN:
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, which is worked as follows on the next round:
BEFORE RAGLAN-STITCH:
Slip the yarn over off the left needle and replace it the other way round (insert the needle from the back when replacing it). Knit the front loop to avoid a hole. Then work the new stitch in stocking stitch.
AFTER RAGLAN-STITCH:
Knit the back loop to avoid a hole. Then work the new stitch in stocking stitch.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down and from the right back shoulder. When the yoke is finished, it is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round, while the sleeves wait. The sleeves are worked top down, in the round.
NECK:
Cast on 92-96-100-104-108-112 stitches with needle size 3.5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Fiesta and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (2 strands).
Knit 1 round. Work 4 rounds of rib (knit 1, purl 1). The round begins on the back right shoulder. Insert 1 marker after the first 33-34-35-36-37-38 stitches (approx. mid-front); the piece is now measured from here.
YOKE:
Insert 4 markers, without working the stitches, inserting the markers into stitches, which are now called raglan-stitches and are always worked in stocking stitch.
Insert marker-1 in the first stitch, count 19 stitches (= sleeve),
Insert marker-2 in the next stitch. count 25-27-29-31-33-35 stitches (= front piece),
Insert marker-3 in the next stitch. count 19 stitches (= sleeve),
Insert marker-4 in the next stitch. There are 25-27-29-31-33-35 stitches left after the last marker (= back piece).
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Increase for RAGLAN – read description above, as follows:
ROUND 1:
Work stocking stitch and increase for raglan on each side of each raglan-stitch (= 8 increased stitches).
ROUND 2.
Work stocking stitch - remember to work the yarn overs as described under RAGLAN.
Work ROUNDS 1 and 2 a total of 3-1-6-7-6-5 times (= 6-2-12-14-12-10 worked rounds) = 116-104-148-160-156-152 stitches. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
Now increase for raglan as follows:
ROUND 1:
Work stocking stitch and increase for raglan on each side of each raglan-stitch (= 8 increased stitches).
ROUND 2.
Work stocking stitch.
ROUND 3:
Work stocking stitch and increase for raglan only on the front and back pieces, i.e., after markers 2 and 4 and before markers 3 and 1 – do not increase across the sleeves (= 4 increased stitches).
ROUND 4:
Work stocking stitch.
Work ROUNDS 1 to 4 a total of 10-12-10-11-13-15 times (= 40-48-40-44-52-60 worked rounds: you have increased 10-12-10-11-13-15 times on sleeves and 20-24-20-22-26-30 times on the front and back pieces) = 236-248-268-292-312-332 stitches.
All increases for raglan are finished: A total of 23-25-26-29-32-35 times on the front and back pieces, 13-13-16-18-19-20 times on sleeves. Continue with stocking stitch without increasing until the yoke measures 21-23-24-27-29-32 cm from the marker mid-front. Now divide for the body and sleeves.
DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:
Knit the first stitch (belongs to the back piece), place the next 45-45-51-55-57-59 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 10-12-14-16-18-20 stitches (under sleeve), knit 73-79-83-91-99-107 (= front piece), place the next 45-45-51-55-57-59 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 10-12-14-16-18-20 stitches (under sleeve), knit the last 72-78-82-90-98-106 stitches (a total of 73-79-83-91-99-107 stitches on the back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately.
BODY:
= 166-182-194-214-234-254 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 42-44-46-48-50-52 cm from the marker mid-front.
Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) and increase AT THE SAME TIME 16-18-20-22-24-26 stitches evenly on the first round = 182-200-214-236-258-280 stitches.
When the rib measures 3 cm, cast off. The jumper measures approx. 45-47-49-51-53-55 cm from the marker mid-front and 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm from top of shoulder.
SLEEVES:
Place the 45-45-51-55-57-59 sleeve-stitches from 1 thread on circular needle size 5 mm. Knit up 1 stitch in each of the 10-12-14-16-18-20 cast-on stitches under the sleeve = 55-57-65-71-75-79 stitches.
Work stocking stitch in the round for 19-18-19-16-16-13 cm. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm and work 4 rounds of rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 5-7-7-5-5-5 stitches evenly on round 1 = 60-64-72-76-80-84 stitches.
Knit 1 round. Cast off with knit.
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