Deep Berry Sweater

Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Air. The piece is worked top down in stocking stitch, with round yoke. Sizes XS - XXXL.

DROPS 260-36
DROPS Design: Pattern ai-562
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-350-400-400-450-500-550 g colour 59, Ruby Wine

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 on needle size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Remember, the 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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PATTERN:
See diagram A.1.
The whole pattern is worked in stocking stitch.
Choose diagram for your size.

INCREASE TIP:
This symmetrical increase-method gives 1 new stitch. Follow points 1 - 4:
1. Hold the working yarn behind the piece. Slip the first stitch on the left needle onto the right needle purl-wise.
2. Insert the left needle through the back of the slipped stitch and between the slipped stitch and the next stitch on the right needle.
3. Make 1 yarn-over around the right needle with the working yarn and pull the it through so you have 1 new stitch on the right needle.
4. Slip the front loop off the left needle and knit 1 through the front of the second loop.
1 increased stitch.

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.

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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.
If there is a «0» in your chosen size, skip the information and go straight to the next instruction.

NECK:
Cast on 84-88-92-96-100-104-108 stitches with short circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Air. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) for 4-4-5-5-5-6-6 cm.
The round begins on the back right shoulder. Insert 1 marker after the first 28-29-31-32-33-34-36 stitches (= approx. mid-front), the piece is now measured from here.

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Knit 1 round and increase 12-14-16-18-26-28-30 stitches evenly spaced = 96-102-108-114-126-132-138 stitches.
Work A.1, 16-17-18-19-21-22-23 times on the round. Remember to maintain the knitting tension. When A.1 is finished in height, there are 256-272-288-304-336-352-368 stitches. Knit 1 round and increase 0-0-12-8-0-4-12 stitches evenly spaced = 256-272-300-312-336-356-380 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures 24-25-27-28-29-30-32 cm from the marker. Now divide for the body and sleeves.

DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:
Place the first 52-56-62-64-68-70-72 stitches on a thread/stitch holder for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (= mid-under the sleeve), knit 76-80-88-92-100-108-118 (= front piece), place the next 52-56-62-64-68-70-72 stitches on a thread/stitch holder for the sleeve, cast on 6-8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (= mid-under the sleeve), knit the last 76-80-88-92-100-108-118 stitches (= back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 164-176-192-204-220-240-260 stitches. Insert 1 marker in the middle of the 6-8-8-10-10-12-12 cast-on stitches under one sleeve. Knit to the marker. The round now starts here.
Continue with stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 52-54-56-58-58-60-62 cm from the marker mid-front.
Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2), AT THE SAME TIME increase 28-32-32-36-40-44-44 stitches evenly on the first round = 192-208-224-240-260-284-304 stitches.
When the rib measures 5-5-5-5-6-6-6 cm, cast off with rib. The jumper measures approx. 57-59-61-63-64-66-68 cm from the marker mid-front and 62-64-66-68-70-72-74 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 52-56-62-64-68-70-72 sleeve-stitches from one thread/stitch holder onto double pointed needles/circular needle size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve – read SLEEVE TIP = 58-64-70-74-78-82-84 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the 6-8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches under the sleeve - the round starts by the marker-thread.
Work stocking stitch in the round.
AT THE SAME TIME, when the sleeve measures 1 cm from the division, decrease mid-under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP as follows: Decrease 2 stitches every 2nd round 2-2-2-2-3-3-3 times, then decrease 2 stitches every 10-7-5-4½-4-3½-3½ cm 4-6-8-9-9-10-10 times = 46-48-50-52-54-56-58 stitches.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 44-44-42-41-41-40-39 cm from the division.
Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2), AT THE SAME TIME increase 6-8-6-8-10-8-10 stitches evenly on the first round = 52-56-56-60-64-64-68 stitches.
When the rib measures 5-5-5-5-6-6-6 cm, cast off with rib. The sleeve measures approx. 49-49-47-46-47-46-45 cm from the division.

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