Lace Diamond Sweater

Knitted jumper in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with raglan and lace pattern. Sizes XS - XXXL.

DROPS 266-1
DROPS Design: Pattern z-1066
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
200-250-250-300-300-350-350 g colour 0100, Off White
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
75-100-100-125-125-125-150 g colour 01, Off White

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 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 4.5 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:
18 stitches in width and 24 rows in height with lace pattern and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 4.5 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 to 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 diagrams A.1 to A.5.

RAGLAN:
The raglan-stitches are worked in stocking stitch. Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, which is knitted on the next round to leave a hole. The new stitches are worked into the pattern as shown in the diagrams.

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.

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).

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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 80-96-96-96-112-112-112 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Alpaca and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (2 strands). Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3-3-3-4-4-4-4 cm.
The round begins on the right back shoulder. Insert 1 marker after the first 30-34-34-34-37-37-37 stitches (approx. mid-front), the piece is measured from here.

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Insert 4 markers without working the stitches and each marker inserted in a knitted stitch (raglan-stitches; you will increase for raglan on each side of these stitches). The raglan-stitches are worked in stocking stitch.

Insert marker-1 in the first stitch, count 19 stitches (= sleeve),
insert marker-2 in the next stitch, count 19-27-27-27-35-35-35 stitches (= front piece),
insert marker-3 in the next stitch, count 19 stitches (= sleeve),
insert marker-4 in the next stitch, there are 19-27-27-27-35-35-35 stitches left after the last marker (= back piece).
Work PATTERN in the round and increase for RAGLAN on each side of all raglan-stitches as follows – read explanations above.

Knit the raglan-stitch, increase 1 stitch for raglan, work A.1 across 5 stitches A.2 across 8 stitches, A.3 across 6 stitches (= sleeve), increase for raglan on each side of the raglan-stitch, work A.1 across 5 stitches, A.2 across 8-16-16-16-24-24-24 stitches (1-2-2-2-3-3-3 times in width), A.3 across 6 stitches (= front piece), increase for raglan on each side of the raglan-stitch, work A.1 across 5 stitches, A.2 across 8 stitches, A.3 across 6 stitches (= sleeve), increase for raglan on each side of the raglan-stitch, work A.1 across 5 stitches, A.2 across 8-16-16-16-24-24-24 stitches (1-2-2-2-3-3-3 times in width) and A.3 across 6 stitches (= back piece), increase 1 stitch for raglan.
Continue this pattern and increase for raglan every 2nd round on each side of all raglan-stitches. When the diagrams are finished in height, you have increased 8 times for raglan, and there is room for 2 more repeats of A.2 between A.1 and A.3 on each piece.
Continue the pattern and increase for raglan until the diagrams have been completed 2 times in height (16 increases in height for raglan) = 208-224-224-224-240-240-240 stitches. There are 51 stitches on each sleeve and 53-61-61-61-69-69-69 stitches on the front and back pieces (raglan-stitches belong to the front and back pieces).

In sizes XS and S the increases for the sleeves are finished. In sizes M and L continue increasing as before 4 more times (i.e., the diagrams are worked another ½ time in height), in sizes XL, XXL and XXXL increase 8 more times (i.e., the diagrams are worked 1 more time in height).

You have increased a total of 16-16-20-20-24-24-24 times in height (the diagrams worked 2-2-2½-2½-3-3-3 times in height) = 208-224-256-256-304-304-304 stitches. There are 51-51-59-59-67-67-67 stitches on each sleeve and 53-61-69-69-85-85-85 stitches on the front and back pieces (the raglan-stitches belong to the front and back pieces).

The increases on the sleeves are finished in all sizes. Continue increasing for raglan on the front and back pieces as explained below. In sizes M and L you are in the middle of a repeat in height. When continuing, the pattern should continue as before on the front and back pieces, but on the sleeves, the pattern should start on the 1st row of the diagrams, as in the other sizes.

Continue increasing for raglan on the front and back pieces every 2nd round as follows:
Knit the raglan-stitch, work A.4 across 5 stitches, A.2 across 40-40-48-48-56-56-56 stitches (5-5-6-6-7-7-7 times in width), A.5 across 6 stitches (= sleeve), knit the raglan-stitch and increase for raglan after this stitch, work A.1 across 5-5-9-9-5-5-5 stitches, A.2 across 40-40-48-48-74-74-74 stitches (5-5-6-6-9-9-9 times in width), A.3 across 6-6-10-10-6-6-6 stitches (= front piece), increase for raglan, knit the raglan-stitch, work A.4 across 5 stitches, A.2 across 40-40-48-48-56-56-56 stitches (5-5-6-6-7-7-7 times in width), A.5 across 6 stitches (= sleeve), knit the raglan-stitch and increase for raglan after this stitch, A.1 across 5-5-9-9-5-5-5 stitches, A.2 across 40-40-48-48-74-74 stitches (5-5-6-6-9-9-9 times in width), A.3 across 6-6-10-10-6-6-6 stitches (= back piece) and increase for raglan.

Continue the pattern and increase like this 8 times in height on the front and back pieces (a total of 24-24-28-28-32-32-32 increases in height on the front and back pieces). The diagrams have been worked 3-3-3½-3½-4-4-4 times in height – finish when there is 1-1-9-9-1-1-1 rows of the diagram left, so the next round is without pattern = 240-256-288-288-336-336-336 stitches.

In sizes XS, S, M, XL and XXL the increases on the front and back pieces are finished. Go to ALL SIZES. In sizes L and XXXL work as follows:

SIZES L AND XXXL:
Continue the pattern and increase for raglan 4-4 more times on the front and back pieces (i.e., the diagrams are worked another ½-½ time in height) - finish when there is 1-9 rows of the diagram left so the next round is without pattern = 304-352 stitches.

ALL SIZES:
A total of 24-24-28-32-32-32-36 increases in height on the front and back pieces. The diagrams have been worked 3-3-3½-4-4-4-4½ times in height (minus 1 round). In sizes M and XXXL you have stopped approx. in the middle of a repeat in height, so make sure you continue from the right row in the diagrams.
There are 240-256-288-304-336-336-352 stitches: 51-51-59-59-67-67-67 stitches on each sleeve and 69-77-85-93-101-101-109 stitches on the front and back pieces.
The yoke measures approx. 20-20-23-27-27-27-30 cm from the marker mid-front.
Now divide for the body and sleeves.

DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:
The next round is without pattern in the diagrams.
Knit the raglan-stitch (belongs to the back piece), cast on 11-11-11-11-11-19-19 stitches (mid-under the sleeve), place the next 51-51-59-59-67-67-67 stitches on a stitch holder for the sleeve, knit 69-77-85-93-101-101-109 stitches (= front piece), cast on 11-11-11-11-11-19-19 stitches (mid-under the sleeve), place the next 51-51-59-59-67-67-67 stitches on a stitch holder for the sleeve, knit the last 68-76-84-82-100-100-108 stitches (= back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately.

BODY:
= 160-176-192-208-224-240-256 stitches.
Insert 1 marker in the middle stitch of the 11-11-11-11-11-19-19 cast-on stitches at the beginning of the round.
So the pattern continues correctly, knit to 4-4-1-4-4-1-4 stitches before the marker-stitch. Work A.2 in the round from here, starting on the 1st-1st-9th-1st-1st-1st-9th round in A.2.
Continue A.2 until the piece measures 35-37-39-41-42-44-46 cm from the marker mid-front, finishing after a whole or ½ repeat in height.
Knit 2 rounds.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 18-20-22-24-26-28-30 stitches evenly on the first round = 178-196-214-232-250-268-286 stitches. When the rib measures 1-1-1-1-2-2-2 cm, cast off slightly loosely with rib.
The jumper measures approx. 37-39-41-43-45-47-49 cm from the marker mid-front and 42-44-46-48-50-52-54 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 51-51-59-59-67-67-67 sleeve-stitches from one stitch holder onto circular needle size 4 mm. Knit up 1 stitch in each of the 11-11-11-11-11-19-19 cast-on stitches, then continue the pattern across the sleeve, making sure you continue from the correct row in the diagrams - read SLEEVE TIP = 62-62-70-70-78-86-86 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle stitch of the knitted-up stitches under the sleeve and work to the marker-stitch
Knit 5-5-5-5-5-9-9, continue A.4 across 5 stitches, making sure to continue the pattern from the yoke, A.2 across 40-40-48-48-56-56-56 stitches, A.5 across 6 stitches and knit 6-6-6-6-6-10-10.
Continue this pattern in the round. AT THE SAME TIME, when the sleeve measures 1 cm from the division, decrease under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP, as follows: Decrease 2 stitches every 1-1-1-1-1-1½-1½ cm, 7-7-7-7-7-11-11 times = 48-48-56-56-64-64-64 stitches. After the last decrease, A.2 will fit on the round. Start before the marker-stitch and work A.2 in the round.
Work until the sleeve measures 44-44-42-39-37-38-36 cm from the division, finishing after a whole or half repeat in height. Knit 2 rounds.
Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 6 stitches evenly on the first round = 54-54-62-62-70-70-70 stitches.
When the rib measures 1-1-1-1-2-2-2 cm, cast off slightly loosely with rib. The sleeve measures approx. 46-46-44-41-40-41-39 cm from the division.

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