Warm Wine

Knitted DROPS oversized jumper with cables and turtle neck in ”Melody”. Size: S - XXXL.

DROPS 172-36
DROPS design: Pattern no ml-018
Yarn group D or A + A + A
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS MELODY from Garnstudio
350-400-450-500-550-600 g colour no 10, heather

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) SIZE 8 mm - or size needed to get 12 sts x 14 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) SIZE 7 mm for rib - or size needed to get 13 sts x 15 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE - for cables.

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

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.8. The diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from RS.

INCREASE TIP-1 (applies to sleeve):
Beg 1 st before marker, make 1 YO, K 2 and make 1 YO. On next round K YOs twisted to avoid holes.

INCREASE TIP-2 (applies to neck):
Inc 1 st by making 1 YO in transition between K and P. On next round work YO twisted to avoid holes.
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JUMPER:
Work front and back piece back and forth on circular needle. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles.

BACK PIECE:
LOOSELY cast on 90-102-102-114-114-126 sts on circular needle size 7 mm with Melody. P 1 row from WS. Work next row as follows from RS: 3 edge sts in GARTER ST – see explanation above, * K 3, P 3 *, repeat from *-* 0-1-1-2-2-3 times in total (i.e. in size S do not work K 3/P 3), work rib according to diagram A.1 (= 21 sts), work rib according to diagram A.2 (= 42 sts), work rib according to diagram A.1 (= 21 sts), * P 3, K 3 *, repeat from *-* 0-1-1-2-2-3 times in total (i.e. in size S do not work P 3/K 3) and finish with 3 edge sts in garter st. Continue rib like this until piece measures 12 cm.
Work next row as follows from RS: 3 edge sts in garter st, K over the first 0-6-6-12-12-18 sts AT THE SAME TIME dec 0-4-1-4-1-4 sts evenly over these sts, work and dec according to diagram A.3 (one time), work and dec according to diagram A.4 (one time), work and dec according to diagram A.3 (one time), K the next 0-6-6-12-12-18 sts AT THE SAME TIME dec 0-4-1-4-1-4 sts evenly over these sts and finish with 3 edge sts in garter st = 70-74-80-86-92-98 sts. Switch to circular needle size 8 mm and work back from WS with K over K, P over P and garter st over garter st, but sts in A.4 are worked as shown in diagram. Work next row as follows from RS: 3 edge sts in garter st, 0-2-5-8-11-14 sts in stocking st, work and inc according to diagram A.5 (= 15 sts that inc to 21 sts), A.6 (= 34 sts that inc to 46 sts), A.5 (= 15 sts that inc to 21 sts), 0-2-5-8-11-14 sts in stocking st and 3 edge sts in garter st = 94-98-104-110-116-122 sts on needle. Work back from WS with K over K, P over P and garter st over garter st.
Work next row as follows from RS: 3 edge st in garter st, 0-2-5-8-11-14 sts in stocking st, A.7 (= 21 sts), A.8 (= 46 sts), A.7 (= 21 sts), 0-2-5-8-11-14 sts in stocking st, 3 edge st in garter st. Continue pattern like this. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION When piece measures 49-50-51-52-53-54 cm, cast off the first 0-2-3-6-8-11 sts at beg of the next 2 rows for armholes = 94-94-98-98-100-100 sts (in size S do not cast off any sts but insert a marker in each side to mark armholes). Work next row as follows from RS: 3 edge sts in garter st, 0-0-2-2-3-3 sts in stocking st, continue A.7, A.8 and A.7 as before, work 0-0-2-2-3-3 sts in stocking st and 3 edge sts in garter st. Continue the pattern like this until 1 row remains before piece measures 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm. Now work sts in cables in A.8 tog 2 by 2 (= 12 sts dec). On next row, cast off the middle 20-20-22-22-24-24 sts for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Continue to cast off 1 st on next row from neck = 30-30-31-31-31-31 sts remain on the shoulder. Work until 1 row remain before piece measures 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm. Work sts in the remaining cables tog 2 by 2 (= 6 sts dec). On next row cast off the remaining 25-25-26-26-26-26 sts on shoulder (it is important to avoid a tight cast-off edge on shoulder). Repeat on the other shoulder.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work as on back piece until 1 row remains before piece measures 64-66-67-69-70-72 cm. Now work sts in cables in A.8 tog 2 by 2 (= 12 sts dec). On next row slip the middle 14-14-16-16-18-18 sts on 1 stitch holder for neck. Continue to cast off for neck at beg of every row from neck as follows: Cast off 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 2 times = 30-30-31-31-31-31 sts remain on shoulder. Work until 1 row remain before piece measures 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm. Work sts in the remaining cables tog 2 by 2 (= 6 sts dec). On next row cast off the remaining 25-25-26-26-26-26 sts on shoulder (it is important to avoid a tight cast-off edge). Repeat on the other shoulder.

SLEEVE:
Work in the round on double pointed needles, switch to circular needle when needed. Cast on 30-30-36-36-36-36 sts on double pointed needles size 7 mm with Melody. K 1 round. Then work rib in the round = K 3/P 3 for 10 cm. K 1 round while at the same time dec 2-2-6-6-4-4 sts evenly = 28-28-30-30-32-32 sts. Insert 1 marker at beg of round = mid under sleeve. Switch to double pointed needles size 8 mm and work in stocking st. When piece measures 11-11-11-13-13-11 cm, inc 2 sts mid under sleeve - READ INCREASE TIP-1. Inc like this every 3½-3-3-2-2-2 cm 10-11-11-13-13-14 times in total = 48-50-52-56-58-60 sts. When piece measures 45-44-42-41-40-39 cm, insert 1 marker at the beg of round. Then work piece back and forth on circular needle until sleeve measures 45-46-45-46-47-48 cm (i.e. approx. 0-2-3-5-7-9 cm from marker), cast off (make sure to avoid a tight cast-off edge). Knit another sleeve.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams inside cast-off edge. Sew side seams sew edge to edge - sew in outer loops of edge sts to get a flat seam (make sure to avoid a tight seam) BUT stop when approx. 20 cm remain in each side (= vent). Place sleeve in under edge in garter st along armhole (marker on sleeve should fit with side on body at marker). Sew neatly along armhole (edge in garter st along armhole should be on top of sleeve) and in bottom of armhole from marker and in towards garment.

NECK:
Pick up from RS approx. 50 to 64 sts around the neck (incl sts on stitch holder at the front) on short circular needle size 7 mm. K 1 round while inc evenly to 66-66-72-72-78-78 sts. Work rib in the round (= K 3/P 3). When neck measures 10 cm, inc all K 3 to K 4 - READ INCREASE TIP-2 = 77-77-84-84-91-91 sts. When neck measures 20 cm, inc all K 4 to K 5 = 88-88-96-96-104-104 sts. When neck measures 22 cm, inc all P 3 to P 4 = 99-99-108-108-117-117 sts. Continue rib K 5/P 4 until neck measures 27-27-28-28-29-29 cm. LOOSELY cast off sts with K over K and P over P - NOTE: Make 1 YO after approx. every 9th st while casting off (cast off YOs as sts) to make the cast-off edge more elastic (cast off YOs as normal sts).

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