Happy Stripes

Knitted jumper with balloon sleeves in 2 strands DROPS Air. The piece is worked top down with raglan and stripes. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 202-1
DROPS Design: Pattern no ai-180
Yarn group C + C or E
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100-100-100-100-150-150 g colour 16, blue
100-100-100-150-150-150 g colour 01, off white
100-100-100-100-100-100 g colour 24, pink
50-100-100-100-100-100 g colour 18, light grey green
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 22, yellow
50-50-50-50-100-100 g colour 27, sea green
50-50-50-50-50-100 g colour 14, heather
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 07, ruby red
50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 09, navy blue


KNITTING TENSION:
10 stitches in width and 14 rows in height with stocking stitch and 2 strands = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 9 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 9 MM: length 60 cm and 80 cm for stocking stitch with 2 strands.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 7 MM: for garter stitch edge on sleeves.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 7 MM: length 40 cm and 80 cm for garter stitch edge on neck and bottom of body.
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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Colour combinations shown are (in the same order as the materials list above):
A) DROPS Air 10, 01, 15, 27, 02, 18, 16, 09, 11.
B) DROPS Air 12, 01, 18, 21, 02, 11, 16, 09, 19.
C) DROPS Air 20, 01, 25, 08, 02, 15, 14, 07, 13.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge in height = 2 rounds; knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

INCREASE TIP-1 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 54 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 6) = 9. In this example increase by making 1 yarn over after each 9th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

STRIPES:
See diagram A.1 and A.2. The stripes are worked in stocking stitch with 2 strands Air. Work A.1 once, then work A.2 to finished length (applies to both body and sleeves).

RAGLAN:
Increase to raglan on each side of the 4 marker threads as follows: Start 2 stitches before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread sits in middle of these 4 stitches), 1 yarn over = 2 stitches increased and a total of 8 stitches increased on round.
On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP-2 (for mid under sleeve):
Increase 2 stitches mid under sleeve as follows: Start 2 stitches before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread sits in the middle of these 4 stitches), 1 yarn over = 2 stitches increased.
On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck, yoke and body are worked in the round with circular needle, top down. The yoke is divided for sleeves and body. The body is worked in the round with circular needle, top down to finished length. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles, top down. The whole garment is worked in 2 strands Air.

NECK:
Cast on 54-56-58-62-64-66 stitches with short circular needle size 7 mm and 2 strands blue. Work 3 RIDGES in the round – read description above. Knit 1 round where you increase 6-4-2-6-4-2 stitches evenly on round – read INCREASE TIP-1 = 60-60-60-68-68-68 stitches. Change to circular needle size 9 mm and work yoke as described below.

YOKE:
Insert 4 marker threads in the piece as follows (without working the stitches):
Count 2 stitches, insert 1 marker thread before the next stitch (=sleeve), count 20-20-20-24-24-24 stitches, insert 1 marker thread before the next stitch (=back piece), count 10 stitches in all sizes, insert 1 marker thread before the next stitch (= sleeve), count 20-20-20-24-24-24 stitches, insert 1 marker thread before the next stitch (= front piece), count 8 stitches in all sizes (= sleeve).
Then work as follows: Work STRIPES – read description above. AT THE SAME TIME on the first round increase to RAGLAN – read description above. Increase to raglan every 2nd round a total of 12-14-15-16-17-19 times. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
After the last increase to raglan there are 156-172-180-196-204-220 stitches on the needle. Continue with stripes until the piece measures 21-23-25-27-29-31 cm from the cast-on edge mid front.
The next round is worked as follows: Work 48-52-54-60-64-70 stitches in stocking stitch (= back piece), place the next 30-34-36-38-38-40 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 4-4-6-6-8-8 new stitches on the needle (= in side under sleeve), work 48-52-54-60-64-70 stitches in stocking stitch (= front piece), place the next 30-34-36-38-38-40 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 4-4-6-6-8-8 new stitches on needle (= in side under sleeve). Body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 104-112-120-132-144-156 stitches. Work stocking stitch in the round and continue the stripes in A.1. When A.1 has been completed, work A.2 to finished length.
When the piece measures 25 cm from the division, change to circular needle size 7 mm and 2 strands blue.
Work garter stitch in the round for 3 cm and finish with a purled round. Loosely cast off with knit, but to avoid the cast-off edge being tight you can cast off with a larger needle. The jumper measures approx. 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVE:
Place the 30-34-36-38-38-40 stitches from the thread on the one side of the body on double pointed needles 9 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 4-4-6-6-8-8 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 34-38-42-44-46-48 stitches.
Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 4-4-6-6-8-8 stitches under the sleeve and allow it to follow your work onwards. The marker thread will be used when increasing mid under sleeve.
Work stocking stitch in the round and continue the stripes in the same way as on the body (important to continue on the same round as on the body after the yoke).
When the sleeve measures 4 cm from the division in all sizes, increase 2 stitches mid under sleeve – read INCREASE TIP-2. Increase like this every 4-5-5-5-4½-4½ cm a total of 8-7-6-6-6-6 times = 50-52-54-56-58-60 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures approx. 45-44-42-40-39-37 cm from the division (shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke). Knit 1 round where you decrease 4 stitches evenly in all sizes = 46-48-50-52-54-56 stitches. On the next round knit all stitches together 2 and 2 = 23-24-25-26-27-28 stitches.
Change to double pointed needles size 7 mm. Work garter stitch in the round for 3 cm and finish after a purled round. Cast off with knit, but make sure that the cast-off edge is not tight. The sleeve measures approx. 49-48-46-44-43-41 cm from the division. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

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