Northern Mermaid Cardigan |
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Knitted jacket in DROPS Sky / DROPS Merino Extra Fine and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with raglan, V-neck and honeycomb pattern. Sizes XS/S - XXXL.
DROPS 236-5 |
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------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN: ------------------------------------------------------- RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth): Knit all rows. 1 ridge = knit 2 rows. PATTERN: See diagrams A.1 to A.5. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side. As you increase for raglan and V-neck, work the new stitches into the pattern as shown in the diagrams, i.e. work them in stockinette stitch until they fit the 3 or 6 stitches in the pattern. RAGLAN: All increases are worked from the right side! Increase 1 stitch before/after the 4 marker-stitches (in each transition between the body and sleeves). Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over. The yarn overs are worked as follows from the wrong side: BEFORE MARKER: Purl the back loop. No hole. AFTER MARKER: Slip the yarn over off the left needle and replace it twisted (insert the left needle through the back when replacing it). Purl the front loop. No hole. V-NECK: All increases are worked from the right side! Increase 1 stitch after/before the bands. Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over. The yarn overs are worked as follows from the wrong side: BEFORE THE BAND: Purl the back loop. No hole. AFTER THE BAND: Slip the yarn over off the left needle and replace it twisted (insert the left needle through the back when replacing it). Purl the front loop. No hole. BUTTONHOLES: Work buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn). Work from the right side when there are 4 stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit 2. On the next row (wrong side), knit the yarn over to leave a hole. The first buttonhole is worked 1 cm = ⅜" after the final increase for the V-neck. Then work the other 3-3-4-4-4-4 buttonholes with approx. 9-10-7-7½-6½-7 cm = 3½"-4"-2¾"-2⅞"-2½"-2¾" between each one. DECREASE TIP (for sleeves): Decrease 1 stitch on either side of the marker as follows: Start 2 stitches before the marker, knit 2 together, marker, slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. ------------------------------------------------------- START THE PIECE HERE: ------------------------------------------------------- JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE. Start by working 2 bands in garter stitch – which are later sewn onto the neck-line. Then cast on stitches between the bands for the neck-line and work the yoke back and forth, from mid-front and top down. Stitches are increased for raglan and V-neck. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle. RIGHT BAND (when the garment is worn): Cast on 7-7-7-9-9-9 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 MM = US 4 and 1 strand of each quality (2 strands). Work GARTER STITCH – read description above, for 11-11-12-12-14-14 cm = 4⅜"-4⅜"-4¾"-4¾"-5½"-5½". Finish after a row from the wrong side. Lay the piece to one side. LEFT BAND: Cast on 7-7-7-9-9-9 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 MM = US 4 and 1 strand of each quality (2 strands). Work garter stitch for 11-11-12-12-14-14 cm = 4⅜"-4⅜"-4¾"-4¾"-5½"-5½", finish after a row from the right side, do not cut the strand. Cast on 60-60-66-66-72-72 stitches at the end of the row, then knit the 7-7-7-9-9-9 stitches from the right band = 74-74-80-84-90-90 stitches. Change to circular needle size 4.5 MM = US 7. Purl 1 row from the wrong side, working the 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches on each side in garter stitch. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE! YOKE: Insert 4 markers without working the stitches. These are used when increasing to RAGLAN – read description above. Count 8-8-8-10-10-10 stitches, insert marker-1 in the next stitch, count 12 stitches, (sleeve) insert marker-2 in the next stitch, count 30-30-36-36-42-42 stitches (back piece), insert marker-3 in the next stitch, count 12 stitches (sleeve), insert marker-4 in the next stitch. There are 8-8-8-10-10-10 stitches left after the last marker. Work the first row from the right side as follows: 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch, increase 1 stitch for the V-NECK – read description above, work A.1, increase 1 stitch for RAGLAN on each side of marker-1 – read description above (marker stitch is worked in stockinette stitch), A.2, A.4, increase 1 stitch for raglan on each side of marker-2, A.2, work A.3 3-3-4-4-5-5 times, A.4, increase 1 stitch for raglan on each side of marker-3, A.2, A.4, increase 1 stitch for raglan on each side of marker-4, A.5, increase 1 stitch for the V-neck, 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this pattern back and forth, increasing for raglan and V-neck simultaneously as described below; therefore read the next 2 sections before continuing! RAGLAN: Increase on each side of the 4 marker-stitches, on each row from the right side (8 stitches increased) a total of 19-19-19-25-22-16 times, including the first increase. The new stitches are worked into the pattern as shown in the diagrams – read PATTERN in the explanations above. Then continue to increase for raglan, but every other increase is only on the front and back pieces (4 stitches increased). You now increase every 2nd row on the body (every row from the right side) and every 4th row on the sleeves (every 2nd row from the right side). Increase like this 12-18-18-12-18-30 times on the body (6-9-9-6-9-15 times on the sleeves). A total of 31-37-37-37-40-46 times on the body and 25-28-28-31-31-31 times on the sleeves. V-NECK: Increase for the V-neck inside the bands every 2nd row 3 times, including the first increase. Then increase every 4th row 12-12-15-15-18-18 times. After the last increase there are 328-364-376-392-416-440 stitches. Continue working without further increases until the yoke measures 23-27-28-29-31-34 cm = 9"-10⅝"-11"-11⅜"-12¼"-13⅜" from the cast-on edge at the back – remember the BUTTONHOLES on the right band – read description above. AT THE SAME TIME on the last row from the right side decrease 4 stitches by working the marker-stitches as follows: Marker-stitches 2 and 4: Knit the marker-stitch and the next stitch twisted together. Marker-stitches 1 and 3: Start 1 stitch before the marker-stitch, knit 2 together = 324-360-372-388-412-436 stitches. On the next row (wrong side) divide for the body and sleeves: Work the first 54-60-63-65-71-77 stitches as before (right front piece), place the next 62-68-68-74-74-74 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-4-10-16-16-22 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 92-104-110-110-122-134 stitches (back piece), place the next 62-68-68-74-74-74 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-4-10-16-16-22 stitches (in side under sleeve), work the last 54-60-63-65-71-77 stitches as before (left front piece). The piece measures approx. 26-30-31-32-34-37 cm = 10¼"-11¾"-12¼"-12½"-13⅜"-14½" from the shoulder. The body and sleeves are finished separately – the piece is now measured from here. BODY: = 208-232-256-272-296-332 stitches. Work pattern as follows: 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch, 1 stockinette stitch, work A.3 until there are 8-8-8-10-10-10 stitches left, (match the pattern to the pattern on the yoke), 1 stockinette stitch, 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this pattern for 26-24-25-26-26-25 cm = 10¼"-9½"-9¾"-10¼"-10¼"-9¾" – finish after row 4 or 10 in A.3. Knit 1 row from the right side and decrease 19-22-22-22-25-31 stitches evenly spaced = 189-210-234-250-271-301 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3.5 MM = US 4. Work rib as follows from the wrong side: 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch, * purl 1, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 8-8-8-10-10-10 stitches left, purl 1, 7-7-7-9-9-9 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib for 4 cm = 1½". Bind off a little loosely with knit from the right side. The jacket measures approx. 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm = 22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼"-26" from the shoulder down. SLEEVES: Place the 62-68-68-74-74-74 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 4.5 MM = US 7 and knit up 1 stitch in each of the new stitches cast on under the sleeve = 66-72-78-90-90-96 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve. Work A.3 in the round (make sure it matches A.3 on the yoke). When the sleeve measures 4-4-4-3-2-3 cm = 1½"-1½"-1½"-1⅛"-¾"-1⅛" decrease 2 stitches on each side of the marker – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 6-5½-3½-2½-2½-1½ cm = 2⅜"-2⅛"-1¼"-1"-1"-½" a total of 6-6-9-12-12-15 times = 54-60-60-66-66-66 stitches. The stitches which do not fit into the pattern while decreasing are worked in stockinette stitch. Continue working until the sleeve measures 38-35-34-34-31-29 cm = 15"-13¾"-13⅜"-13⅜"-12¼"-11⅜" from the division, finishing after round 4 or 10 in A.3 (continue with stockinette stitch if necessary or to desired length - 6 cm = 2⅜" left). Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 MM = US 4 and work rib (knit 1, purl 2) for 6 cm = 2⅜". Loosely bind off with knit. The sleeve measures approx. 44-41-40-40-37-35 cm = 17¼"-16⅛"-15¾"-15¾"-14½"-13¾" from the division. Work the other sleeve in the same way. ASSEMBLY: Sew the bands together mid-back then sew them to the neck-line. Sew the buttons onto the left band. |
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Comments / Questions (29)
I've knitted the whole sweater and I am ready to join the left and right bands together to mid-back but they are 11 cm each as per the pattern and so, they are much too short to reach the middle of the back. They are just long enough to cover the shoulders. Did I miss a step? thank you Nathalie
01.03.2023 - 02:09DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Lavallee, bands should be slightly strechted to be sewn along cast on stitches for back piece and shoulders, this avoid the neck to be too large/wide. Happy knitting!
01.03.2023 - 10:01Thank you for your answer! To make sure I understand correctly, when the pattern says to increase raglan for the front and back pieces, I need to yo before marker 1, after marker 2, before marker 3 and after marker 4? and for the sleeves, yo after marker 1, before marker 2 and after marker 3 and before marker 4? Thank you!
04.01.2023 - 14:31DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Lavallee, when increasing 8 sts on every row from RS you will increase on each side of each marker, then when increasing alternately 4 and 8 sts: increase first 4 sts on body only (1 on each front piece + 1 on back piece as you wrote) then on next row from RS increase 8 sts as before. Hope it will help. Happy knitting!
04.01.2023 - 15:14Hello, In order to repeat the pattern after the initial 30 rows, when the diagrams end, how do we proceed as far as A.1? I understand I need to alternate between 1 and 3 stitches at the beginning of a row. But I'm not clear as to how to proceed with the cable stitches : how do I alternate between the stitches in behind and in front of the piece? thank you! Nathalie
04.01.2023 - 01:29DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Lavallee, you will have to work 1 extra cable before the previous one in height (since you have now enough stitches) and 1 extra cable after the previous one (since you have now enough stitches), so repeat the 2 cable rows making sure the cables are always lined up. Happy knitting!
04.01.2023 - 09:24Hello, Can you please clarify the following from the pattern ? «Then continue to increase for raglan, but every other increase is only on the front and back pieces (4 stitches increased) every 4th row on the sleeves. Which stitches and raglan correspond to the front and back pieces and which ones correspond to the sleeves? (I am new at this!) thank you!
04.01.2023 - 01:06DROPS Design answered:
Dear Nathalie, the stitches between markers 1 and 2 are for the first sleeve and the stitches between marker 3 and 4 are for the 2nd sleeve. The stitches on left front piece are the one before the marker-1, the stitches on back piece are between marker 2 and 3 and the stitches on right front piece are after marker 4. Happy knitting!
04.01.2023 - 09:19Bonjour Dans la présentation de l'ouvrage il est écrit gilet sans manche alors que ce modèle a des manches. Ce gilet sera mon prochain ouvrage. Merci pour vos modèles gratuits.
06.09.2022 - 07:16DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Chassagne et merci pour votre retour, la correction est faite. Bon tricot!
06.09.2022 - 09:33Merci pour votre réponse
05.09.2022 - 15:09Bonjour J'ai l'impression que dans les diagrammes il manque des jetés. Merci
03.09.2022 - 18:50DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Sylvie, les augmentations des raglans ne figurent pas dans les diagrammes A.1, A.2, A.4, A.5, ces jetés se font conformément aux explications écrites, et se tricotent au rang suivant comme indiqué par les différents diagrammes. Bon tricot!
05.09.2022 - 09:09Ist das Modell auf dem Foto mit der Drops Sky und dem Kidsilk oder mit dem Drops Merino Extrafine und Kidsilk gestrickt?
02.09.2022 - 13:48DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Uschi, im Foto ist das Modell mit Sky und Kid-Silk gestrickt. Viel spaß beim stricken!
02.09.2022 - 15:21Honeycomb cardi
08.08.2022 - 11:50Honey in the morning
08.08.2022 - 09:38