Hamptons Holiday Jacket

Knitted jacket with balloon sleeves in DROPS Sky. Piece is knitted top down with raglan, V-neck and stripes. Size: S - XXXL

DROPS 199-10
DROPS design: Pattern sk-028
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS SKY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
300-300-350-350-400-400 g colour 15, light mint
50-50-50-100-100-100 g colour 01, white

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 mm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm, length 40 and 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 mm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 mm, length 80 cm for rib.
Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.

DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTON ARCHED (white), NO 521: 5-5-5-5-6-6 pieces

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.

RAGLAN:
All increases are done from the right side.
Increase for raglan in every transition between sleeves and body as follows: Work until 1 stitch remains before marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is in the middle of these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over = 2 stitches increased. On next row (wrong side) purl the yarn over to make a hole. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. Increase 8 stitches in total on every increase row.

V-NECK:
All increases are done from the right side.
Make 1 yarn over inside 1 edge stitch in garter stitch (= 1 stitch increased) in each side. On next row (wrong side) purl yarn over twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. Increase 2 stitches in total on every increase row.

INCREASE/DECREASE TIP (evenly):
To calculate how to increase/decrease evenly, use the total number of stitches on row (e.g. 198 stitches) and divide stitches by number of increases/decreases to be done (e.g. 38) = 5.2. In this example increase by making 1 yarn over after approx. every 5th stitch. On next row work yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. If decreasing work every 4th and 5th stitch together.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sleeves):
Work until 1 stitch remains before marker thread, 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is in the middle of these stitches), 1 yarn over. On next round knit yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. 

STRIPES (applies to sleeves):
1½ cm with white.
2 cm with light mint.
1½ cm with white.
2 cm with light mint.
7 cm with white.
2 cm with light mint.
1½ cm with white.
Then work with light mint until finished measurements.

BUTTONHOLES:
Decrease for buttonholes on right band (when garment is worn). Decrease from right side (decrease buttonholes in purl sections) as follows: 1 buttonhole = purl 2 together, make 1 yarn over. On next row knit yarn over to make holes.
Decrease first buttonhole 2-2-3-4-3-4 cm from bottom edge of jacket. Then decrease the next 4-4-4-4-5-5 buttonholes, approx. 7-7-7-7-6-6 cm between each.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work yoke and body back and forth on circular needle from mid front, work top down. Work sleeves in the round on double pointed needles/a short circular needle, top down. Then work a band/neck edge along the entire edge mid front.

YOKE:
Cast on 64-64-70-70-76-76 stitches (including 1 edge stitch in each side towards mid front) on circular needle size 4 mm with light mint. Purl 1 row from wrong side.
Insert 4 marker threads in piece as follows (without working the stitches): Insert first marker thread after the first 3-3-3-3-3-3 stitches (= front piece), insert 2nd marker thread after the next 12-12-14-14-16-16 stitches (= sleeve), insert 3rd marker thread after the next 34-34-36-36-38-38 stitches (= back piece), and insert 4th marker thread after the next 12-12-14-14-16-16 stitches (= sleeve), 3-3-3-3-3-3 stitches remain on row after last marker (= front piece).
Then work in stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above, in each side towards mid front – AT THE SAME TIME on first row from right side increase for RAGLAN in every transition between body and sleeves – read explanation above. Continue increase for raglan every other row (i.e. on every row from right side) until increase has been done 28-31-32-36-38-42 times in total on each side of the 4 marker threads. AT THE SAME TIME on 6th row (i.e. on 3rd row from right side) increase for V-NECK in each side towards mid front – read explanation above, as follows: Increase every 6th row 2 times in total, every 4th row 10-13-13-13-14-15 times in total and every other row 3-0-1-1-1-0 times in total (= 15-15-16-16-17-17 stitches in total increased in each side towards mid front). REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
After last increase for raglan continue without increases until piece measures 20-22-23-26-27-31 cm, but continue with increase for V-neck as before.
Work next row as follows from right side:
Work until first marker thread, work 0-0-1-2-4-6 stitches after marker thread (= front piece), slip the next 68-74-76-82-84-88 stitches on 1 stitch holder for sleeve, cast on 8-10-12-12-12-16 new stitches on needle (= in the side under sleeve), work 90-96-102-112-122-134 stitches (= back piece), slip the next 68-74-76-82-84-88 stitches on 1 stitch holder for sleeve, cast on 8-10-12-12-12-16 new stitches on needle (= in the side under sleeve), work until marker thread (= 0-0-1-2-4-6 stitches) and work the remaining stitches on needle (= front piece). Then finish body and sleeves separately. NOW MEASURE THE PIECE FROM HERE!

BODY:
Continue with stocking stitch, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side (work first row from wrong side) and increase for V-neck as before. When increase for V-neck is done, there are 198-214-230-250-270-302 stitches on needle. Piece measures approx. 4-4-4-2-2-1 cm from division (V-neck measures approx. 24-26-27-28-29-30 cm from shoulder). Continue with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. When piece measures 29-29-30-28-29-27 cm from division, knit 1 row from right side while increasing 38-42-46-50-54-62 stitches evenly - read INCREASE/DECREASE TIP = 236-256-276-300-324-364 stitches.
Switch to circular needle size 3 mm. Work next row as follows from wrong side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * purl 2, knit 2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 stitches remain on needle, purl 2 and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue rib like this for 2 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl (to avoid a tight cast-off edge use circular needle size 4 mm). Jacket measures approx. 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from shoulder.

SLEEVE:
Slip the 68-74-76-82-84-88 stitches from stitch holder in one side of piece on a short circular needle/double pointed needles size 4 mm and pick in addition up 1 stitch in each of the 8-10-12-12-12-16 stitches cast on in the side under sleeve = 76-84-88-94-96-104 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 8-10-12-12-12-16 stitches under sleeve and move the marker thread upwards when working, it is used for increasing later. Begin round at the marker thread and work stocking stitch in the round. When piece measures 7 cm from division, increase 2 stitches mid under sleeve - read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 2½-3-2½-3-2½-3 cm 12-10-11-10-11-9 times in total = 100-104-110-114-118-122 stitches. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 19-18-17-15-15-13 cm, work STRIPES - read explanation above. Continue until piece measures 42-41-40-38-38-35 cm from division - or desired length (shorter measurements in the larger sizes because of longer yoke). Work 1 round while decreasing 4-0-6-2-6-2 stitches evenly - read INCREASE/DECREASE TIP = 96-104-104-112-112-120 stitches. Work 1 round while knitting the stitches together 2 by 2 = 48-52-52-56-56-60 stitches. Switch to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib in the round = knit 2/purl 2 for 5 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl (to avoid a tight cast-off edge use double pointed needles size 4 mm). Work the other sleeve the same way.

BAND + NECK EDGE:
Insert 1 marker mid back of neck on back piece, marker should be used to calculate half the stitches on band/neck edge.
Begin at the bottom on right front piece from right side and pick up approx. 161-169-177-185-189-193 stitches (divisible with 4 + 1) along the entire front edge up to marker in the neck, on circular needle size 3 mm with light mint – leave the marker. Continue by picking up approx. 161-169-177-185-189-193 stitches (divisible with 4 + 1) along the entire front edge down to edge on left front = 322-338-354-370-378-386 stitches. NOTE: If more or fewer stitches stitches than this are picked up adjust number of stitches on first row – adjust to make it the same on each side of marker in the neck. It is important that the rib is not to loose with too many stitches but it should not be too tight either with tight front edges.
Work next row as follows from wrong side: 2 stitches in garter stitch, * purl 2, knit 2 *, repeat from *-* until 4 stitches remain, purl 2 and finish with 2 stitches in garter stitch. Continue rib like this. When rib measures 1 cm, decrease for BUTTONHOLES - see explanation above. Continue like this until rib measures 2 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl (to avoid a tight cast-off edge use circular needle size 4 mm).

ASSEMBLY:
Sew buttons on to left front piece.

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