Akranes

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

DROPS 208-4
DROPS Design: Pattern no x-443
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS ALASKA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
500-550-600-700-750-800 g colour 05, dark grey
150-200-250-250-300-300 g colour 02, off white
100-100-100-150-150-150 g colour 55, beige

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

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 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.
Patterns A.1 and A.6 are worked in rib.
Patterns A.2 to A.5 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. 76 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 12) = 6.3. 
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after approx. each 6th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

ELEVATION (back of neck):
Skip this section if you do not want an elevation.
Start from the wrong side with dark grey and purl 8-8-8-9-9-9 stitches past the marker thread at the beginning of the round, turn, tighten the strand and knit 16-16-16-18-18-18 back. Turn, tighten the strand and purl 24-24-24-27-27-27, turn, tighten the strand and knit 32-32-32-36-36-36 back. Turn, tighten the strand and purl 40-40-40-45-45-45, turn, tighten the strand and knit 48-48-48-54-54-54 back. Turn, tighten the strand and purl to 15-15-15-18-18-18 stitches past the marker thread. Move the marker thread to this point. Then work YOKE as described in the text.

KNITTING TIP:
To avoid the knitting tension becoming tighter when working pattern with several colours, 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 use a ½ size larger needle.

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 dark grey (marker thread sits here), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 with dark grey 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 and yoke and body are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. After the neck you can work an elevation at the back for a better fit. This elevation can be left out; the neck is then the same front and back – see description above. The sleeves are worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles, top down.

NECK:
Cast on 76-80-80-88-88-92 stitches with short circular needle size 4.5 mm and off-white. Change to dark grey and knit 1 round. Work rib (= knit 2 / purl 2) for 4 cm, then work A.1 in rib – TAKE CARE when reading the symbols. Knit 1 round with dark grey where you increase 12-8-8-12-12-12-8 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP = 88-88-88-100-100-100 stitches. Change to circular needle size 5.5 mm and insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round. You can now work an ELEVATION at the back of the neck – read description above or go straight to YOKE.

YOKE:
The first round is worked as follows: Work A.2a (= 8 stitches), A.2b over the next 12-12-12-18-18-18 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-3 repeats of 6 stitches) and A.2c (= 9 stitches) (= back piece), work A.3 (= 2 stitches, raglan-line), A.4 (= 11 stitches, sleeve), A.3 (= 2 stitches, raglan-line), A.2a (= 8 stitches), A.2b over the next 12-12-12-18-18-18 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-3 repeats of 6 stitches) and A.2c (= 9 stitches) (= front piece), work A.3 (= 2 stitches, raglan-line), A.4 (= 11 stitches, sleeve), A.3 (= 2 stitches, raglan-line). There are 96-96-96-108-108-108 stitches on the needle (= first increase to raglan is now completed).
Continue this pattern onwards; i.e. increase 1 stitch on each side of A.2 and A.4 as shown in the diagrams (= 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 192-192-192-204-204-204 stitches on the needle.
Continue this pattern onwards; i.e. the pattern is repeated as shown in A.2/A.4. Diagram A.2b is worked 4 more times in width each time the 24 rows are repeated in height. Continue to increase until you have increased a total of 19-22-25-25-28-31 times on each side of A.2/A.4. When the last increase is finished there are 240-264-288-300-324-348 stitches on the needle and the piece measures approx. 19-22-25-25-28-31 cm from the neck-edge. Continue the pattern but without further increases. When the piece measures 22-24-25-27-29-31 cm from the neck-edge (making sure the next round is without pattern), work as follows:
Work 70-76-82-88-94-103 stitches as before (= back piece), place the next 48-54-60-60-66-66 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-6-12-12 new stitches on the needle (= in side under the sleeve), work 72-78-84-90-96-108 stitches as before (= front piece), place the next 48-54-60-60-66-66 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-6-12-12 new stitches on the needle (= in side under the sleeve) and work the remaining 2-2-2-2-2-5 stitches as before (= back piece). Cut the strand. Body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 156-168-180-192-216-240 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread on the one side of the piece, in the middle of the 6-6-6-6-12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it marks the beginning of the round. Work A.5 in the round (= 26-28-30-32-36-40 repeats of 6 stitches) – start on the right stitch and the right round in the diagram to continue the repeats of the pattern in both width and height.
Continue working until the piece measures approx. 32-32-33-33-33-33 cm from the division – adjust to after round 2 or 7 in A.5. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm and knit 1 round with dark grey where you increase 28-32-36-36-40-48 stitches evenly spaced = 184-200-216-228-256-288 stitches. Work A.6 in rib (= knit 2 / purl 2). When A.6 is finished cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl and dark grey – read CASTING-OFF TIP.

SLEEVE:
Place the 48-54-60-60-66-66 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 5.5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-6-6-12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 54-60-66-66-78-78 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 6-6-6-6-12-12 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start the round by the marker thread. Work A.5 in the round (= 9-10-11-11-13-13 repeats of 6 stitches) – start on the right stitch and the right round in the diagram to continue the repeats of the pattern in both width and height; but the first and last stitch on the round are always worked with dark grey (to give neat decreases mid under the sleeve).
When the piece measures 1 cm from the division, decrease 2 stitches mid under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2nd round a total of 1-2-1-1-3-2 times = 52-56-64-64-72-74 stitches. Then decrease like this every 4-3½-2½-2-1½-1½ cm a total of 8-9-12-12-14-15 times = 36-38-40-40-44-44 stitches left on the needles. Continue working until the sleeve measures 41-40-39-37-36-35 cm from the division (shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke) – adjust to after round 2 or 7 in A.5. Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and knit 1 round with dark grey where you increase 8-6-8-8-8-8 stitches evenly spaced = 44-44-48-48-52-52 stitches. Work A.6 in rib (= knit 2 / purl 2). When A.6 is finished cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl and dark grey – remember CASTING-OFF TIP. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck to the wrong side and sew the cast-on edge down with off-white – sew with small, neat stitches on the inside of the jumper (make sure the seam does not show on the right side and the seam is not tight).

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