Silver Stag Cardigan

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

DROPS 157-24
DROPS design: Pattern no u-740
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 (60 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.
DROPS ANGULAR SILVER BUTTON NO 534: 8 pieces for all sizes

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.

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):
All inc are done from RS. 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 row P YO twisted (i.e. work in the back loop of YO instead of front) to avoid holes.
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JACKET:
Work back and forth, top down on circular needle. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles.

YOKE:
Cast on 90-98-106-122-130-138 sts on circular needle size 4 mm with medium grey. Work 1st row as follows (= RS): 1 edge st in GARTER ST - see explanation above - A.1 until 1 st remains, 1 edge st in garter st. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When A.1 has been worked 1 time vertically, there are 266-290-314-362-386-410 sts on needle. Continue with 3-5-9-5-7-11 rows in stocking st (with 1 edge st in garter st in each side) with medium grey.
Work next row from WS as follows: Work the first 38-41-47-53-59-65 sts (incl 1 edge st in garter st), 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, 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 38-41-47-53-59-65 sts.

BODY:
There are now 170-182-206-230-254-278 sts for body. Now work as follows: 1 edge st in garter st, A.2 (= 12 sts) until 1 st remains, 1 edge st in garter st. Continue like this until A.2 has been worked 1 time vertically. Now work piece in stocking st with medium grey. On next row from RS dec 1 st on each side of each marker in the sides - SEE DECREASE TIP. Repeat dec every 2 cm 2 more times = 158-170-194-218-242-266 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 = 170-182-206-230-254-278 sts. When piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm, switch to circular needle size 3 mm and inc 22-26-26-30-30-34 sts evenly = 192-208-232-260-284-312 sts. Continue to work rib from RS as follows: 1 edge st in garter st, * K 2, P 2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 sts remain, K 2, 1 edge st in garter st. When rib measures 4 cm, cast off K over K and P over P.

SLEEVES:
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 so that the middle st in diagram (see arrow) is one of the 2 middle sts on sleeve. AT THE SAME TIME on 1st round in A.3 beg dec under sleeve - READ 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.

LEFT BAND:
Work band back and forth on circular needle size 3 mm. Pick up approx. 144 to 168 sts (divisible by 4) inside 1 edge st along left band with medium grey. Work rib as follows from WS: 1 st in garter st, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-*, finish with P 2 and 1 st in garter st. Rib beg and ends with K 2 and 1 st in garter st from RS. Work until rib measures 3 cm. Cast off with K over K and P over P.

RIGHT BAND:
Work as left but after 1 cm, dec for 7 buttonholes evenly (dec for buttonholes in P sections seen from RS). 1 BUTTONHOLE = P 2 tog and make 1 YO – top buttonhole should be approx. 6-7 cm from the top (there should also be 1 buttonhole on neck edge), and bottom approx. 5-6 cm from bottom edge.

NECK EDGE:
Pick up 96-100-104-108-112-116 sts over bands and cast-on edge on circular needle size 3 mm with medium grey. Work rib as follows: 1 edge st in garter st, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 sts remain, P 2, 1 edge st in garter st. When neck edge measures 1 cm, dec for 1 buttonhole over the other holes on right band by K 2 tog and making 1 YO. Continue like this until rib measures 3 cm. Cast off with K over K and P over P.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the holes under the sleeves. Sew the buttons on to left band.

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