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Knitted jumper for men in DROPS Air. The piece is worked with textured pattern. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 208-16
DROPS Design: Pattern no ai-237
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
400-450-500-500-550-650 g colour 02, wheat

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

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5.5 MM: Length 60 cm or 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm or 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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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

PATTERN: 
See diagrams A.1 to A.3. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side.

TEXTURED PATTERN:
The textured pattern is worked in stripes. 1 edge stitch in garter stitch is worked on each side of each piece to finished length.
Work as follows:
STRIPE 1: Work A.1.
STRIPE 2: Work A.2 for 23-24-24-25-25-25 cm – adjust so you finish after row 1 or row 3 in the diagram. Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
STRIPE 3: Work A.1.
STRIPE 4: Work A.3 for 8-8-8-8-10-10 cm - adjust so you finish after row 4 or row 8 in the diagram.
STRIPE 5: Work A.1.
STRIPE 6: Work A.2 for 7-8-8-9-9-9 cm – adjust so you finish after row 1 or row 3 in the diagram. Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
STRIPE 7: Work A.1.
STRIPE 8: Work A.3 for 6-6-8-8-8-10 cm - adjust so you finish after row 4 or row 8 in the diagram.
STRIPE 9: Work 2 rows stocking stitch.

DECREASE TIP-1 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 88 stitches,) minus the edge stitches (=2 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by the number of decreases to be made (e.g. 8) = 10.8. 
In this example decrease by knitting together alternatively each 9th and 10th stitch and each 10th and 11th stitch. Do not decrease over the edge stitches.

INCREASE TIP-1 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 32 stitches), minus the edge stitches (= 2 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 8) = 3.8. 
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after alternately each 3rd and 4th stitch. On the next round work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

INCREASE TIP-2 (for sleeves):
Increase 1 stitch inside the 1 edge stitch by making 1 yarn over. On the next round work the yarn over twisted to avoid a hole. Then work the new stitches into the pattern. 

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle in sections, which are sewn together to finish.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 88-94-108-114-120-132 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and Air. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work rib as follows: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, (knit 1, purl1) until there is 1 stitch left on the row, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. When the rib measures 4 cm, change to circular needle size 5.5 mm. Now work TEXTURED PATTERN – read description above, with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side, AT THE SAME TIME on the first row from the right side decrease 8-8-10-10-10-12 stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE TIP = 80-86-98-104-110-120 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When the piece measures 46-47-48-49-50-51 cm cast off 0-0-3-3-6-6 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows for the armholes = 80-86-92-98-98-108 stitches. In sizes S and M no stitches are cast off; to mark the armholes, insert a marker thread on each side of the piece. When stripe 8 is finished, cast off the middle 24-24-24-26-26-26 stitches for the neck and each shoulder is finished separately. Continue by casting off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 27-30-33-35-35-40 stitches. Work 1 ridge over all stitches then cast off. The piece measures approx. 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm from the shoulder down. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 88-94-108-114-120-132 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and Air. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work rib as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, (knit 1, purl1) until there is 1 stitch left on the row, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. When the rib measures 4 cm, change to circular needle size 5.5 mm. Now work textured pattern in the same way as on the back piece, with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side, AT THE SAME TIME, on the first row from the right side, decrease 8-8-10-10-10-12 stitches evenly spaced = 80-86-98-104-110-120 stitches. When the piece measures 46-47-48-49-50-51 cm cast off 0-0-3-3-6-6 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows for the armholes = 80-86-92-98-98-108 stitches. In sizes S and M no stitches are cast off; to mark the armholes insert a marker thread on each side of the piece. When the piece measures 60-62-62-64-66-66 cm place the middle 14-14-14-16-16-16 stitches on a thread for the neck and each shoulder is finished separately. Continue by casting off on each row from the neck as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1 time = 27-30-33-35-35-40 stitches on the shoulder. When all the stripes in the textured pattern are finished in height, work 1 ridge over all stitches. Cast off. The piece measures approx. 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm from the shoulder down. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 32-34-36-36-38-40 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and Air. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work rib as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, (knit 1, purl1) until there is 1 stitch left on the row, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue this rib back and forth for 4 cm. Change to circular needle size 5.5 mm. Work A.1 with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side; at the same time, increase 8 stitches evenly spaced on the first row – read INCREASE TIP-1 = 40-42-44-44-46-48 stitches. When A.1 has been completed in height, continue with A.2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side. When the piece measures 9-11-11-11-11-8 cm increase 1 stitch on each side of the piece – read INCREASE TIP-2. Increase like this every 3-3-3-2½-2½-2½ cm a total of 13-14-14-16-16-17 times = 66-70-72-76-78-82 stitches. When the piece measures 55-54-54-53-54-53 cm cast off. Make sure the cast-off edge is not tight! Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams inside the cast-off edge; you now have 2 ridges on the top of the shoulder – make sure the seam is not tight. Sew the sleeves to the body, inside the 1 edge stitch on the body and the cast-off edge on the sleeves. In sizes S and M the marker threads show where the armhole begins. In sizes L, XL, XXL and XXXL the armhole starts with the cast-off stitches on the body. Sew the sleeve seams and continue down the side seams.

NECK:
Start from the right side with Air and short circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit up approx. 76-90 stitches around the neck including the stitches from the thread in front.
Purl 1 round and knit 1 round, then work rib (= knit 1 / purl 1) for 4 cm. Purl 1 round then cast off with purl.

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