Violet Reverie Cardigan

Knitted jacket in 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk. Piece is knitted bottom up, in stocking stitch with short sewn-in sleeves and V-neck. Size XS – XXXL.

DROPS 259-4
DROPS design: Pattern ks-243
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZE:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL

YARN:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
125-150-150-175-200-200 g colour 11, lavender

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTON NO 715: 3-4-4-4-4-4 pieces

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm: Length 40 and 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 circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows vertically in stocking stitch and 2 strands on needle size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
REMEMBER: Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (when working back and forth):
Knit on all rows, i.e. knit from right side and knit from wrong side.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.

DECREASE TIP-1 (evenly):
To calculate how to decrease evenly, use the total number of stitches on row (e.g. 177 stitches), minus bands (e.g. 10 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by number of decreases to be done (e.g. 19) = 8.8. In this example decrease by knitting every 8th and 9th stitch together (do not decrease of bands).

BUTTONHOLES:
Cast off for buttonholes on right band from right side (band = 5 stitches):
ROW 1 (= right side): Knit 3rd and 4th stitch from the edge mid front together, make 1 yarn over, then continue stitches from front piece as before.
ROW 2 (= wrong side): Work band as before and knit yarn over to make a buttonhole.
Decrease for first buttonhole when piece measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm, then decrease for buttonholes when piece measures:
XS: 16 and 29 cm.
S: 12, 21 and 30 cm
M: 12, 21 and 30 cm
L: 13, 22 and 31 cm
XL: 13½, 23 and 32½ cm
XXL: 14, 24 and 34 cm

DECREASE TIP-2 (applies to V-neck):
All decreases are done from the right side!
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS AFTER BAND:
Work band as before, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked (= 1 stitch decreased).
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS BEFORE BAND:
Work until 7 stitches remain on row, knit 2 together, work band as before (= 1 stitch decreased)

GARTER STITCH (when working in the round):
Alternately knit 1 round and purl 1 round.
1 ridge vertically = 2 rounds.

INCREASE TIP:
Increase 1 stitch on each side of marker thread as follows:
Work until 1 stitch remains before marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is between these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over. On next round knit yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
In this pattern needles of different length have been used, begin with fitting length for number of stitches and switch as needed.
Work piece back and forth on needle, from the bottom and up to armholes. Divide the piece for front pieces and back piece and finish each part separately.
Work sleeves bottom up, and work in the round on needle until armhole, then work sleeve cap back and forth on row. Sew parts together.
If 0 is given for the chosen size, it means that you skip the information until next information.

BODY:
Cast on 177-195-209-225-243-257 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk. Work first row as follows from right side: Work 5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above, work rib (= knit 1/purl 1) until 6 stitches remain, knit 1 and work 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Work until rib measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm, work last row from right side. Work 1 ridge over all stitches (= 2 rows).
Switch to circular needle size 5 mm, AT THE SAME TIME decrease 19-21-23-23-25-27 stitches evenly on row – read DECREASE TIP-1 = 158-174-186-202-218-230 stitches (do not decrease over bands).
Work back and forth in stocking stitch and band as before in each side - read BUTTONHOLES. Remember to follow the knitting tension!
Insert a marker thread 42-46-49-53-57-60 stitches in from each side (= 74-82-88-96-104-110 stitches on back piece between marker threads) – move the marker threads upwards, they are used when decreasing for armholes.
When piece measures 29-30-31-32-33-34 cm, begin decrease for V-neck, AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm cast off for armholes, read the sections below before continuing.

V-NECK:
Read DECREASE TIP-2 and decrease for V-neck inside band on every approx. 1 cm, decrease 12-13-13-14-15-15 times in total.

DIVIDING FOR ARMHOLES:
When piece measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm divide piece for front pieces and back piece, and work next row from right side as follows: Work as before until 3 stitches remain before first marker thread, cast off 6 stitches for armhole, work until 3 stitches remain before the other marker thread, cast off 6 stitches for armhole, work as before the rest of row.
Finish front pieces and back piece separately.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Work first row from wrong side.
Continue decrease for V-neck as before while at the same time decreasing for armhole at the beginning of every row from right side as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 0-0-0-1-1-1 time, 2 stitches 1-2-2-3-4-5 times and 1 stitch 2-3-6-4-5-4 times.
When all decreases for V-neck and armhole are done 23-23-23-23-23-25 stitches remain on shoulder. Work until piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm. On next row from right side cast off the first 18-18-18-18-18-20 stitches. Continue over band stitches for 7-7½-7½-8-9-9 cm. Cast off.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Work first row from wrong side.
Continue decrease for V-neck as before while at the same time decreasing for armhole at the beginning of every row from wrong side as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 0-0-0-1-1-1 time, 2 stitches 1-2-2-3-4-5 times and 1 stitch 2-3-6-4-5-4 times.
When all decreases for V-neck and armhole are done 23-23-23-23-23-25 stitches remain on shoulder. Work until piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm. On next row from wrong side cast off the first 18-18-18-18-18-20 stitches. Continue over band stitches for 7-7½-7½-8-9-9 cm. Cast off.

BACK PIECE:
= 68-76-82-90-98-104 stitches. Continue back and forth in stocking stitch as before and cast off stitches for armhole every other row as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 0-0-0-1-1-1 time in each side, 2 stitches 1-2-2-3-4-5 times in each side, and 1 stitch 2-3-6-4-5-4 times in each side = 60-62-62-64-66-70 stitches. When piece measures 48-50-52-54-56-58 cm, cast off the middle 22-24-24-26-28-28 stitches for neck, and finish each shoulder separately.

SHOULDER:
On next row from neck cast off 1 stitch for neck = 18-18-18-18-18-20 stitches remain on each shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm.

SLEEVES:
Work sleeve in the round on needle, then finish sleeve cap back and forth on needle.
Cast on 52-56-62-68-74-82 stitches on double pointed needles size 4 mm. Work in the round in rib (= knit 1/purl 1) until rib measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm. Work 1 ridge in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above.
On next round switch to double pointed needles size 5 mm and knit 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME decreasing 6-6-8-8-8-10 stitches evenly on round - remember DECREASE TIP-1 = 46-50-54-60-66-72 stitches.
Insert 1 marker thread mid under sleeve, this is used when increasing stitches under sleeve. Move marker thread upwards when working.
Work in stocking stitch in the round.
When sleeve measures 4-4-4-5-5-5 cm, increase stitches mid under sleeve – read INCREASE TIP and increase as follows:
Increase 2 stitches every 1½-2-2-2-2-1 cm 4-3-3-2-2-1 times in total = 54-56-60-64-70-74 stitches. Work in stocking stitch until sleeve measures 10-10-10-9-8-7 cm. Now work sleeve cap as explained below.

SLEEVE CAP:
On next round cast off 6 stitches mid under sleeve but to avoid cutting the yarn at begin cast off 3 stitches before marker thread mid under sleeve, cast off and then work as before the rest of row.
Then work back and forth on needle in stocking stitch while AT THE SAME TIME casting off for sleeve cap in each side, cast off at the beginning of row as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 2-2-2-3-3-3 times in each side, 1 stitch 4-5-7-5-7-8 times in each side, 2 stitches 2-2-2-3-3-3 times in each side and 3 stitches 1-1-1-1-1-1 times in each side = 18-18-18-18-20-22 stitches remain.
Cast off the remaining stitches. Sleeve measures approx. 19-20-21-21-22-22 cm.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew sleeve in armhole. Sew bands together mid back and sew band along the neck edge on back piece. Sew the buttons on to left front piece.

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