Silver Stag

Knitted DROPS Christmas jumper with round yoke, reindeer pattern, worked top down in ”Karisma”. Size: S - XXXL.

DROPS 157-23
DROPS design: Pattern no u-739
Yarn group B
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio
500-550-600-650-700-800 g colour no 21, medium grey
100-150-150-150-150-200 g colour no 01, off white

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) SIZE 4 mm - or size needed to get 21 sts x 28 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 3 mm - for rib.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.4. The diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from RS. Work entire pattern in stocking st.

DECREASE TIP (applies to sides and sleeves):
Dec before marker and 1 st K as follows: K 2 tog.
Dec after marker and 1 st K as follows: Slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sides):
Inc 4 sts in total on row.
Work until 1 st remains before marker, 1 YO, 2 sts in stocking st, 1 YO = 2 sts inc. On next round K YO twisted (i.e. work in back loop of st instead of front) to avoid holes.
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JUMPER:
Worked in the round on circular needle, top down. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles.

YOKE:
Cast on 88-92-96-100-104-108 sts on circular needle size 3 mm with medium grey. Work rib P 2/K 2 until piece measures 3 cm. Now switch to circular needle size 4 mm and work 1 round in stocking st, AT THE SAME TIME inc 0-4-8-20-24-28 sts evenly = 88-96-104-120-128-136 sts. Now work as follows: A.1 (= 8 sts) 11-12-13-15-16-17 times in width. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When A.1 has been worked 1 time vertically, there are 264-288-312-360-384-408 sts on round. Continue with 3-5-9-5-7-11 rounds with medium grey. NOTE: In size S, L, XL, XXXL stop 24 sts (= 1 repetition) before last round is worked. This is now beg of the next rounds. Pattern is now correctly placed after sts are divided for sleeves and body.
Work next round as follows: Work the first 37-40-46-52-58-64 sts (= half back piece), slip the next 58-64-64-76-76-76 sts on a stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 10 new sts under sleeve, insert a marker in the middle of these 10 sts, work the next 74-80-92-104-116-128 sts (= front piece), slip the next 58-64-64-76-76-76 sts on a stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 10 new sts under sleeve, insert a marker in the middle of these 10 sts, work the remaining 37-40-46-52-58-64 sts (= half back piece).

BODY:
There are now 168-180-204-228-252-276 sts for body. Now work A.2 (= 12 sts) over all sts on round. Continue like this until A.2 has been worked 1 time vertically. Now work piece in stocking st with medium grey. On next round dec 1 st on each side of each marker in the sides - SEE DECREASE TIP. Repeat dec every 2 cm 2 more times = 156-168-192-216-240-264 sts. When piece measures 12-13-14-15-16-17 cm from marker under sleeves, inc 1 st on each side of marker in each side of piece – see INCREASE TIP. Repeat inc every 2 cm 2 more times = 168-180-204-228-252-276 sts. When piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm, switch to circular needle size 3 mm and inc 20-24-24-28-28-32 sts evenly = 188-204-228-256-280-308 sts. Continue to work rib as follows: * K 2, P 2 *, repeat from *-*. When rib has been worked for 4 cm, cast off with K over K and P over P.

SLEEVES:
First work pattern, then continue sleeve in medium grey. Slip sts from stitch holder back on double pointed needles size 4 mm. There are now 58-64-64-76-76-76 sts for sleeve. Work 1 row in stocking st. Then cast on 10 sts under sleeve = 68-74-74-86-86-86 sts. Insert a marker in the middle of these new sts. Then work the sleeve in the round. Now work A.2. NOTE: Adjust so that the 2 middle sts in diagram (see arrow) are the 2 middle sts on sleeve. When A.2 has been worked, continue with A.3. NOTE: Adjust pattern so that the middle st in diagram (see arrow) is one of the 2 middle sts on sleeve, AT THE SAME TIME beg dec under sleeve - remember DECREASE TIP. Repeat dec every 3-2½-2½-2½-2½-2½ cm 9-12-12-12-12-12 more times = 48-48-48-60-60-60 sts. When sleeve measures 38 cm, work A.4. NOTE: Adjust so that the middle st in diagram (see arrow) is one of the 2 middle sts on sleeve. When A.4 has been worked vertically, switch to double pointed needles size 3 mm and inc 4-8-8-0-4-4 sts evenly = 52-56-56-60-64-64 sts. Then work rib (= K 2/P 2) for 3 cm. Cast off with K over K and P over P.

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