Blushing Rainbow

Knitted jumper in 1 strand DROPS Fiesta and 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with European yoke. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 257-15
DROPS Design: Pattern fs-015
Yarn group B + A + A or D
-------------------------------------------------------

SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS FIESTA from Garnstudio, (belongs to yarn group B)
350-350-400-450-450-500 g colour 14, rainbow sprinkles
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio, (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-125-125-150 g colour 53, light peach
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio, (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-125-125-150 g colour 01, off white

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 6 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 6 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
14 stitches in width and 17 rows in height, with stocking stitch and 3 strands on needle size 6 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.

-------------------------------------------------------

EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

-------------------------------------------------------

INCREASE TIP-1:
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS LEFT – from right side:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the front and knit the back loop.
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS RIGHT – from right side:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the back and knit the front loop.

INCREASE TIP-2:
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS LEFT – from wrong side:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the back and purl the front loop.
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS RIGHT – from wrong side:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the front and purl the back loop.

DECREASE TIP:
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 (2 stitches decreased).

SLEEVE TIP:
When knitting up stitches under the sleeve, you can get a small hole in the transition between stitches on the body and sleeve. This hole can be closed by picking up the strand between 2 stitches and working this strand twisted together with the first stitch between body and sleeve.

-------------------------------------------------------

START THE PIECE HERE:

-------------------------------------------------------

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 piece is started back and forth, casting on stitches at the back of the neck and working the back piece top down while increasing stitches on each side for the shoulders, which become slightly diagonal.
The front piece is then worked in 2 sections, knitting up stitches along 1 back shoulder, working and increasing for the neckline. This is repeated on the other shoulder. Stitches are knitted up along the front pieces for the sleeve caps and the back piece is placed on the same needle. Yoke is worked back and forth until all increases for neck are done. New stitches are cast on for the neckline and the yoke is continued in the round. Then stitches are increased on each sleeve and finally on both the sleeves and the body. When the yoke is finished it is divided for the body and sleeves, the body is continued in the round while the sleeves wait. Then the sleeves are worked in the round, top down. The neck is worked in the round to finish.

BACK PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth. Cast on 24-26-26-28-30-30 stitches with circular needle size 6 mm, 1 strand DROPS Fiesta and 1 strand of each colour DROPS Kid-Silk (= 3 strands).
ROW 1 (wrong side): Purl.
ROW 2 (right side): Read INCREASE TIP-1. Knit 3, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit until there are 3 stitches left on the row, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 3.
ROW 3 (wrong side): Read INCREASE TIP-2. Purl 3, increase 1 stitch towards the left, purl until there are 3 stitches left on the row, increase 1 stitch towards the right, purl 3.
Work ROWS 2 and 3 a total of 7-7-7-7-7-8 times (= 14-14-14-14-14-16 worked rows). There are 52-54-54-56-58-62 stitches. Cut the strand and place the stitches on a stitch holder.

RIGHT SHOULDER:
Find the right back shoulder as follows: Lay the back piece flat, right side up, with the stitch holder towards you; right side of piece = right shoulder.
Stitches are knitted up along the right shoulder, starting from the right side by the armhole and working towards the neckline as follows:
Knit up 1 stitch in each worked row inside 1 stitch = 14-14-14-14-14-16 stitches.
All length-measurements on the front piece are taken from this knitted-up row.
Work stocking stitch back and forth (first row from the wrong side).
When the piece measures 9 cm, increase for the neckline as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Knit until there are 3 stitches left on the row, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 3 - remember INCREASE TIP-1.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Purl.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 a total of 2 times (= 4 worked rows) = 16-16-16-16-16-18 stitches. At the end of the last row from the wrong side, purl the last 2 stitches together= 15-15-15-15-15-17 stitches.
Place the stitches on a stitch holder and work the left front piece.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Knit up 1 stitch in each worked row along the left back shoulder, inside 1 stitch and starting from the right side by the neckline, working towards the armhole = 14-14-14-14-14-16 stitches.
All length-measurements on the front piece are taken from this knitted-up row.
Work stocking stitch back and forth (first row from the wrong side).
When the piece measures 9 cm, increase for the neckline as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Knit 3, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit to end of row - remember INCREASE TIP-1.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Purl.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 a total of 2 times (= 4 worked rows) = 16-16-16-16-16-18 stitches. At the beginning of the last row from the wrong side, purl the first 2 stitches twisted together = 15-15-15-15-15-17 stitches.

The front and back pieces are now joined and stitches are knitted up for the sleeve caps as follows:

ROW 1: Start from the right side on the left front piece, knit 3, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit the remaining stitches on the front piece, insert 1 marker here, knit up 16 stitches for the sleeve cap along the side of the left front piece (inside the outermost stitch), insert 1 marker, knit together the first 2 stitches on the back piece (= 1 stitch decreased), work until there are 2 stitches left on the back piece, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over ( = 1 stitch decreased), insert 1 marker, knit up 16 stitches for the sleeve cap along the side of the right front piece inside the outermost stitch, insert 1 marker, knit across the right front piece until there are 3 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 3 = 114-116-116-118-120-128 stitches.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Purl all stitches.
ROW 3 (right side): Knit 3, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit as far as the first marker, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit 16, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit to the next marker, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit 16, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit until there are 3 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 3 = 120-122-122-124-126-134 stitches. The increases mid-front are finished.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Purl.
ROW 5 (right side): Knit as far as the first marker, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit 18, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit to the next marker, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit 18, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit to end of row, then cast on 16-18-18-20-22-22 stitches for the neckline = 140-144-144-148-152-160 stitches.

The piece is now continued in the round.
ROUND 1: Knit all stitches.
ROUND 2: Knit all stitches, increasing 1 stitch on each side of each sleeve as before – remember INCREASE TIP-1, the stitch count on the sleeves increases but stays the same on the front and back pieces.
Work these 2 rounds 2-2-2-2-1-1 times (you have increased a total of 4-4-4-4-3-3 times on the sleeves = 24-24-24-24-22-22 stitches on each sleeve and 50-52-52-54-56-60 stitches on the front and back pieces) = 148-152-152-156-156-164 stitches. Knit 1 round.

Now work as follows:
ROUND 1: Knit until there are 2 stitches left before the first marker, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 2, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit the 24-24-24-24-22-22 sleeve-stitches, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit 2, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit 46-48-48-50-52-56, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 2, move the marker to the right needle, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit the 24-24-24-24-22-22 sleeve-stitches, increase 1 stitch towards the right, move the marker to the right needle, knit 2, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit to end of round (= 1 stitch increased on each side of 2 stitches in each transition between body and sleeves = 8 increased stitches).
ROUND 2: Knit.
Repeat these 2 rounds until you have increased 7-8-10-11-13-14 times on the body and sleeves. You have increased a total of 11-12-14-15-16-17 times on sleeves = 204-216-232-244-260-276 stitches.

The piece measures approx. 13-14-16-18-19-19 cm from the knitted-up row measured mid-sleeve. When the jumper is folded double at the shoulder, the piece measures approx. 19-20-22-24-25-25 cm along the armhole. Work to the first marker (between front piece and left sleeve).
Now divide for the body and sleeves.

DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:
Place the first 38-40-44-46-48-50 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-10-12-14-16 stitches (under sleeve), knit 64-68-72-76-82-88 (= back piece), place the next 38-40-44-46-48-50 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-10-12-14-16 stitches (under sleeve), knit the last 64-68-72-76-82-88 stitches (= front piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 140-152-164-176-192-208 stitches.
Work stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 25-26-26-26-26-28 cm from the cast-on stitches under the sleeve.
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) and increase AT THE SAME TIME 20-20-24-24-28-28 stitches evenly on the first round = 160-172-188-200-220-236 stitches.
When the rib measures 3-3-3-3-4-4 cm, cast off.
The jumper measures approx. 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm.

SLEEVES:
Place the 38-40-44-46-48-50 sleeve-stitches from one thread on circular needle size 6 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-8-10-12-14-16 stitches cast on under the sleeve – read SLEEVE TIP = 44-48-54-58-62-66 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the 6-8-10-12-14-16 stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 10-10-5-4-3½-3½ cm a total of 2-3-6-7-9-9 times = 40-42-42-44-44-48 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 40-39-38-36-35-34 cm from the division.
Change to double pointed needles size 5 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2), AT THE SAME TIME increase 4-6-6-8-8-8 stitches evenly on the first round = 44-48-48-52-52-56 stitches. When the rib measures 3-3-3-3-4-4 cm, cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 56-56-57-57-58-57 cm from the shoulder.

NECK:
Start from the right side on one shoulder-line. Knit up 74 to 88 stitches around the neckline with circular needle size 5 mm. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) for 3 cm. Cast off with knit.

Have you finished this pattern?

Tag your pictures with #dropspattern #blushingrainbowsweater or submit them to the #dropsfan gallery.

Do you need help with this pattern?

You'll find 29 tutorial videos, a Comments/Questions area and more by visiting the pattern on garnstudio.com.
Have you purchased DROPS yarn to make this pattern? Then you are entitled to receive help from the store that sold you the yarn.

© 1982-2025 DROPS Design A/S. We reserve all rights. This document, including all its sub-sections, has copyrights. Read more about what you can do with our patterns at the bottom of each pattern on our site.