Reykjavik

Knitted jumper for men with Nordic Icelandic pattern and raglan in DROPS Lima. The piece is worked top down. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 208-3
DROPS Design: Pattern no li-114
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
400-400-450-450-550-550 g colour 0100, off white
150-150-200-200-200-250 g colour 0519, dark grey

KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 26 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for rib.
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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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN: 
See diagrams A.1 to A.6.
Pattern A.1 is worked in rib.
Patterns A.2 to A.6 are worked in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 88 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 8) = 11. 
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after each 11th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

KNITTING TIP:
To avoid the knitting tension becoming tighter when working pattern with more than 1 colour it is important that the strands at the back are not tight. Use a size larger needle when working pattern if this is a problem.

CASTING-OFF TIP:
To avoid the cast-off edge being tight you can cast off with a ½-size larger needle; or cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl and make 1 yarn over after approx. each 4th stitch (yarn overs cast off as normal stitches).

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves): 
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread as follows: Work until there are 2 stitches left before the marker thread, knit 2 together with off-white (marker thread sits here), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 with off-white and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted 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 sleeves are worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles, top down.

NECK:
Cast on 88-92-96-104-108-112 stitches with short circular needle size 3.5 mm and dark grey. Change to off white and knit 1 round. Work rib (= knit 2/ purl 2) for 4 cm, then work A.1 in rib. Knit 1 round with off white where you increase 8-4-0-8-20-16 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP = 96-96-96-112-128-128 stitches. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm and insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round.

YOKE:
The first round is worked as follows: Work A.2 (= 1 stitch), A.3 over the next 32-32-32-32-40-40 stitches (= 4-4-4-4-5-5 repeats of 8 stitches) and A.4 (= 1 stitch) = back piece, work A.5 (= 2 stitches) = raglan-line, A.2 (= 1 stitch), A.3 over the next 8-8-8-16-16-16 stitches (= 1-1-1-2-2-2 repeats of 8 stitches) and A.4 (= 1 stitch) = sleeve, work A.5 (= 2 stitches) = raglan-line, A.2 (= 1 stitch), A.3 over the next 32-32-32-32-40-40 stitches (= 4-4-4-4-5-5 repeats of 8 stitches) and A.4 (= 1 stitch) = front piece, work A.5 (= 2 stitches) = raglan-line, A.2 (= 1 stitch), A.3 over the next 8-8-8-16-16-16 stitches (= 1-1-1-2-2-2 repeats of 8 stitches) and A.4 (= 1 stitch) = sleeve. Finally work A.5 (= 2 stitches) = raglan-line. The first increase for raglan is now finished, and there is 104-104-104-120-136-136 stitches on the needle (there is 36-36-36-36-44-44 stitches for back and for front piece, 12-12-12-20-20-20 stitches for each sleeve and 2 stitches in each of the 4 raglan lines).
Continue this pattern onwards; i.e. increase 1 stitch on the side of each A.2 and A.4 (= a total of 8 stitches increased every 2nd round). Read KNITTING TIP and REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When A.2 to A.4 have been worked 1 time in height there are 176-176-176-192-208-208 stitches on the needle.
Continue this pattern onwards; i.e. the pattern repeats itself as shown in A.2/A.4. Diagram A.3 is worked 2 more times in width each time the 16 rows are repeated in height. Continue to increase like this until you have increased a total of 22-26-30-32-32-34 times in height on the side of A.2/A.4. When the last increase is finished there are 272-304-336-368-384-400 stitches on the needle and the piece measures approx. 17-20-23-25-25-26 cm from the neck. Continue with pattern as before, but without further increases, until the piece measures 19-21-23-25-27-29 cm from the neck.
The next round is worked as follows, start 1-1-1-3-3-5 stitches befoe the beginning of the round:
Work 80-88-96-104-112-120 stitches as before (= back piece), place the next 56-64-72-80-80-80 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 8-8-8-8-16-16 new stitches on the needle (= in side under sleeve), work 80-88-96-104-112-120 stitches as before (= front piece), place the next 56-64-72-80-80-80 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 8-8-8-8-16-16 new stitches on the needle (= in side under sleeve). Cut the strand. The body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 176-192-208-224-256-272 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in one side of the piece, in the middle of the 8-8-8-8-16-16 stitches cast on under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it marks the beginning of the round. Work A.6 in the round (= 22-24-26-28-32-34 repeats of 8 stitches) – start on the right stitch and right round in the diagram so the pattern is repeated as before, both in width and height.
Continue working until the piece measures approx. 36 cm from the division – adjust to after a complete repeat in height. Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm and knit 1 round with off white where you increase 36-36-40-44-48-52 stitches evenly spaced = 212-228-248-268-304-324 stitches. Work A.1 in rib (= knit 2/ purl 2). When A.1 is finished, cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl using dark grey – read CASTING-OFF TIP.

SLEEVE:
Place the 56-64-72-80-80-80 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 8-8-8-8-16-16 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 64-72-80-88-96-96 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 8-8-8-8-16-16 stitches under the sleeve and allow it to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing mid under sleeve. Start the round at the marker thread and work A.6 in the round (= 8-9-10-11-12-12 repeats of 8 stitches) – start on the right stitch and right round in the diagram so the pattern is repeated as before both in width and height, but the first and last stitch on the round are always worked with off white (to give neat decreases under the sleeve).
When the piece measures 7-5-4-3-2-2,5 cm from the division, decrease 2 stitches mid under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 7-5-4-3-2-2.5 cm a total of 6-8-10-12-16-14 times = 52-56-60-64-64-68 stitches left on needle. Continue working until the sleeve measures approx. 45-43-42-40-38-38 cm from the division (NOTE: Shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke) – adjust to after a complete repeat in height. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm and knit 1 round with off-white. Work A.1 in rib (= knit 2/ purl 2). When A.1 is finished, cast off with dark grey – read CASTING-OFF TIP. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double towards the wrong side. Sew the cast-on edge down with dark grey – sew with small, neat stitches on the inside of the jumper (make sure the stitches do not show on the outside and that the seam is not tight).

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