DROPS Air
DROPS Air
65% Alpaca, 28% Polyamide, 7% Wool
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Knitted jacket with stripes, raglan and A-shape, worked top down. Sizes S - XXXL. The piece is worked in DROPS Air.

DROPS 191-25
DROPS Design: Pattern no ai-112
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)
100-100-100-100-150-150 g color 02, wheat
150-150-150-150-200-200 g color 14, heather
100-150-150-150-150-200 g color 15, purple haze

The piece can also be knitted with yarn from:
"Alternative yarn (Yarn group C)" – see link below.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm / 16'' and 32'') SIZE 5.5 MM/US 9 – or the size needed to get 16 stitches and 20 rows stockinette stitch on 10 cm / 4'' in width and 10 cm / 4'' in height.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 or 80 cm / 24'' or 32'') SIZE 5 mm/US 8 for the rib and garter stitch – or the size needed to get 17 stitches and 22 rows stockinette stitch on 10 cm / 4'' in width and 10 cm / 4'' in height.

DROPS MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTONS, Arched (white) NO 522: 6-6-6-7-7-7 items.

Color combinations shown are (in the same order as the materials list above):
A) DROPS Air 26, 12, 28.
B) DROPS Air 03, 20, 04.
C) DROPS Air 22, 13, 05.
D) DROPS Air 03, 11, 27.

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Alternative Yarn – See how to change yarns here
Yarn Groups A to F – Use the same pattern and change the yarn here
Yarn usage using an alternative yarn – Use our yarn converter here

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DROPS Air
DROPS Air
65% Alpaca, 28% Polyamide, 7% Wool
from 8.95 CAD /50g
Get the yarn to make this pattern from 62.65CAD.

The yarn cost is calculated from the pattern’s smallest size and the yarn’s cheapest product type. Looking for an even better price? You might find it on the DROPS Deals!

Pattern instructions

NOTE: This pattern is written in American English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from inches to cm - click here. There are different terms for crocheting in American and British English. If this pattern includes crochet, click for "crochet terms" here. For this pattern in British English, please click here.
INFORMATION FOR THE PATTERN:

RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
1 ridge = Knit 2 rows.

INCREASE TIP-1 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 86 stitches), minus the bands (e.g. 10 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 24) = 3.2.
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after approx. every 3rd stitch. On the next row work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

RAGLAN:
Increase to raglan on each side of the 4 marker threads in the transitions between body and sleeves. All increases are made from the right side!
Start 1 stitch before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 stitches (the marker thread sits in the middle of these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over (= 2 stitches increased). On the next row (wrong side) purl the yarn overs to leave holes. You increase a total of 8 stitches on each increase-row.

STRIPES BODY:
When the piece measures 2 cm / 3/4'' after the division for the armholes (in all sizes), change to heather. Work heather for 22 cm and then work purple haze to finished length.

INCREASE TIP-2 (for sides of body):
All increases are made from the right side. Start 1 stitch before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, work 2 stitches in stockinette stitch (the marker thread sits in the middle of these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over. On the next row (wrong side) purl the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.
The next time you increase, work as follows: Start 2 stitches before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (the marker thread sits in the middle of these 4 stitches), make 1 yarn over. On the next row (the wrong side) purl the yarn overs twisted.
Continue to increase like this, i.e. start 1 stitch earlier each time you increase.

STRIPES SLEEVE:
When the piece measures 5-5-5-6-6-6 cm / 2''-2''-2''-2 3/8''-2 3/8''-2 3/8'' from the division for the armhole change to heather. Work heather for 22 cm, then work purple haze to finished length.

DECREASE TIP (for mid under sleeve):
Start 3 stitches before the marker thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (the marker thread sits in the middle of these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 2 stitches decreased).

BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn). Work from the right side when there are 3 stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit the last stitch. On the next row (wrong side) knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked when the rib in the neck measures approx. 1½-2 cm/½"-3/4". Then work the other 6-6-6-7-7-7 buttonholes with approx. 9½-9½-10-8½-9-9/3 3/4"-3 3/4"-4"-3 1/4"-3½"-3½" cm between each.
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JACKET:
The yoke and body are worked back and forth with circular needle from mid front, top down. The sleeves are worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles, top down.

YOKE:
Cast on 86-90-94-98-102-106 stitches (including 5 band stitches in each side towards mid front) with circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 and wheat. Work 2 RIDGES – see description above. Change to circular needle SIZE 5.5 mm/US 9. Knit 1 row from the right side where you increase 24-28-28-32-36-40 stitches evenly on row – read INCREASE TIP-1 and work BUTTONHOLES on the right band – see description above = 110-118-122-130-138-146 stitches.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side, but the yarn overs are purled twisted to avoid holes and the 5 outermost stitches in each side are knitted.
Insert 4 marker threads in the piece as follows (without working the stitches): The first marker thread is inserted after the first 24-26-27-28-30-32 stitches (= front piece), 2nd marker thread after the next 12-12-12-14-14-14 stitches (= sleeve), 3rd marker thread after the next 38-42-44-46-50-54 stitches (= back piece) and 4th marker thread after the next 12-12-12-14-14-14 stitches (= sleeve). There are 24-26-27-28-30-32 stitches left on the row after the last marker thread (= front piece).
On the next row from the right side increase to RAGLAN – see description above (= 8 stitches increased). Increase like this every 2nd row (i.e. every row from the right side) a total of 16-18-20-22-23-24 times. REMEMBER THE GAUGE!
After the last increases to raglan there are 238-262-282-306-322-338 stitches on the needle. Continue working until the piece measures 19-21-23-24-26-28 cm / 7 3/8"-8 ¼"-9"-9 3/8"-10 ¼"-11" from the cast-on edge mid front. The next row is worked as follows from the right side: Knit 40-43-46-50-54-57 stitches (= front piece), place the next 44-50-54-58-58-60 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-12 new stitches on the needle (= in side under the sleeve), knit 70-76-82-90-98-104 stitches (= back piece), place the next 44-50-54-58-58-60 stitches on 1 thread for sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-12 new stitches on the needle (= in side under the sleeve) and knit the remaining 40-43-46-50-54-57 stitches (= front piece). Body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 162-174-190-206-226-242 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread 43-46-50-54-59-63 stitches in from each side = 76-82-90-98-108-116 stitches between marker threads on the back piece. Read STRIPES BODY and continue back and forth with stockinette stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch in each side towards mid front.
AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 3 cm / 1'' from the division in all sizes, increase 1 stitch on each side of both marker threads – read INCREASE TIP-2 (= 4 stitches increased). Increase like this every 6-6-7-7-7-7 cm / 2 3/8"-2 3/8"-2 ¾"-2 ¾"-2 ¾"-2 ¾" a total of 7-7-6-6-6-6 times in each side = 190-202-214-230-250-266 stitches.
When the piece measures 43 cm from the division in all sizes, work 2 ridges back and forth over all stitches. Bind off with knit, but make sure that the bind-off edge is not tight. The jacket measures approx. 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm / 26''-26¾''-27½''-28 3/8''-29 1/8''-30'' from the shoulder down.

SLEEVE:
Place the 44-50-54-58-58-60 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle or double pointed needles SIZE 5.5 mm/US 9 / US 9. In addition, knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-8-8-10-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 50-56-62-66-68-72 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 6-6-8-8-10-12 stitches and allow the marker thread to follow your work onwards. Read STRIPES SLEEVE and work stockinette stitch in the round.
AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 3-2-2-3-3-2 cm / 1 1/8"-¾"-¾"-1 1/8"-1 1/8"-¾" from the division, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read DECREASE TIP (= 2 stitches decreased). Decrease like this every 4½-3½-2½-2-2-2 cm/1 3/4"-1 1/4"-7/8"-3/4"-3/4"-3/4" a total of 8-10-13-14-14-15 times = 34-36-36-38-40-42 stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 37-36-34-34-33-31 cm / 14 ½"-14 1/8"-13 3/8"-13 3/8"-13"-12 1/8" (shorter measurements in larger sizes due to wider neck and longer yoke). Knit 1 round where you increase 6-4-4-6-4-6 stitches evenly on round = 40-40-40-44-44-48 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 5 mm / US 8. Work rib in the round (= knit 2 / purl 2) for 3 cm / 1''. Bind off with knit over knit and purl over purl, but to avoid the bind-off edge being tight, you can make 1 yarn over after every 8th stitch at the same time as binding off (the yarn overs are bind off as normal stitches). The sleeve measures approx. 40-39-37-37-36-34 cm / 15 ¾"-15 ¼"-14 ½"-14 ½"-14 1/8"-13 3/8" from the division. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew buttons onto the left band.

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Knitting tension is what determines the final measurements of your work, and is usually measured per 10 x 10 cm. It is provided like so: number of stitches in width x number of rows in height - eg: 19 stitches x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

The knitting tension is very individual; some people knit/crochet loosely while others work tightly. You adjust the knitting tension with the needle size, which is why the suggested needle size only serve as a guide! You need to adjust this (up or down) to ensure that YOUR knitting tension matches the knitting tension provided in the pattern. If you work with a different knitting tension than provided you will have a different yarn consumption, and your work will have different measurements than what the pattern suggests.

The knitting tension also determines which yarns can replace each other. As long as you achieve the same knitting tension you can replace one yarn with another.

See DROPS lesson: How to measure your tension/gauge

See DROPS video: How to make a gauge tension swatch

The required amount of yarn is provided in grams, eg: 450 g. To calculate how many balls you’ll need you first need to know how many grams are in 1 ball (25g, 50g or 100g). This information is available if you click on the individual yarn quality on our pages. Divide the amount required with the amount of each ball. For example, if each ball is 50g (the most common amount), the calculation will be as follows: 450 / 50 = 9 balls.

The important thing when changing from one yarn to another is that the knitting/crochet tension remains the same. This is so that the measurements of the finished piece will be the same as on the sketch provided. It is easier to achieve the same knitting tension using yarns from the same yarn group. It is also possible to work with multiple strands of a thinner yarn to achieve the knitting tension of a thicker one. Please try our yarn converter. We recommend you to always work a test swatch.

Please NOTE: when changing yarn the garment might have a different look and feel to the garment in the photo, due to individual properties and qualities of each yarn.

See DROPS lesson: Can I use a different yarn than the one mentioned in the pattern?

All our yarns are categorised into yarn groups (from A to F) according to thickness and knitting tension – group A contains the thinnest yarns and group F the thickest. This makes it easier for you to find alternative yarns to our patterns, should you wish to switch yarn. All yarns within the same group have a similar knitting tension and can easily replace each other. However, different yarn qualities have different structures and properties which will give the finished work a unique look and feel.

Click here for an overview of the yarns in each yarn group

At the top of all our patterns you’ll find a link to our yarn converter, which is a helpful tool should you wish to use a different yarn than suggested. By filling in the yarn quality you wish to replace, the amount (in your size) and number of strands, the converter will present good alternative yarns with the same knitting tension. Additionally it will tell you how much you’ll require in the new qualities and whether you’ll need to work with multiple strands. Most skeins are 50g (some are 25g or 100g).

If the pattern is worked with multiple colours, every colour will have to be converted separately. Similarly, if the pattern is worked with several strands of different yarns (for example 1 strand Alpaca and 1 strand Kid-Silk) you will have to find alternatives for each, individually.

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Since different yarns have different qualities and textures we have chosen to keep the original yarn in our patterns. However, you can easily find options among our available qualities by using our yarn converter, or simply pick a yarn from the same yarn group.

It is possible that some retailers still have discontinued yarns in stock, or that someone has a few skeins at home that they would like to find patterns for.

The yarn converter will provide both alternative yarn as well as required amount in the new quality.

If you think it's hard to decide what size to make, it can be a good idea to measure a garment you own already and like the size of. Then you can pick the size by comparing those measures with the ones available in the pattern's size chart.

You'll find the size chart at the bottom of the pattern.

See DROPS lesson: How to read size chart

The needle size provided in the pattern serves only as a guide, the important thing is to follow the knitting tension. And since knitting tension is very individual, you will have to adjust the needle size to ensure that YOUR tension is the same as in the pattern – maybe you’ll have to adjust 1, or even 2 needle sizes, up or down to achieve the correct tension. For this, we recommend that you work test swatches.

Should you work with a different knitting tension than the one provided, the measurements of the finished garment might deviate from the measurement sketch.

See DROPS lesson: How to measure your tension/gauge

See DROPS video: How to make a gauge tension swatch

Working a garment top-down provides more flexibility and room for personal adjustment. For example it is easier to try the garment on while working, as well as making adjustments to length of yoke and shoulder caps.

The instructions are carefully explaining every step, in the correct order. Diagrams are adjusted to the knitting direction and are worked as usual.

The diagram depicts all rows/rounds, and every stitch seen from the right side. It is read from bottom to top, from right to left. 1 square = 1 stitch.

When working back and forth, every other row is worked from the right side and every other row is worked from the wrong side. When working from the wrong side, the diagram will have to be worked reversed: from left to right, knit stitches are purled, purl stitches are knit etc.

When working in the round every round is worked from the right side and the diagram are worked from right to left on all rounds.

See DROPS lesson: How to read knitting diagrams

The diagram depicts all rows/rounds, and every stitch seen from the right side. It is worked from bottom to top, from right to left.

When working back and forth every other row is worked from the right side: from right to left and every other row is worked from the wrong side: from left to right.

When working in the round, every row in the diagram are worked from the right side, from right to left.

When working a circular diagram you start in the middle and work your way outwards, counter clockwise, row by row.

The rows usually start with a given number of chain stitches (equivalent to the height of the following stitch), this will either be depicted in the diagram or explained in the pattern.

See DROPS lesson: How to read crochet diagrams

Instructions for working several diagrams after each other on the same row/round, will often be written like so: “work A.1, A.2, A.3 a total of 0-0-2-3-4 times". This means you work A.1 once, then A.2 is worked once, and A.3 is repeated (in width) the number of times provided for your size – in this case like so: S = 0 times, M = 0 times, L=2 times, XL= 3 times and XXL = 4 times.

The diagrams are worked as usual: begin with the first row in A.1, then work the first row in A.2 etc.

See DROPS lesson: How to read knitting diagrams

See DROPS lesson: How to read crochet diagrams

The total width of the garment (from wrist-to-wrist) will be larger in the larger sizes, despite the actual sleeves being shorter. The larger sizes have longer sleeve caps and wider shoulders, so there will be a good fit in all sizes.

The measurement sketch/schematic drawing provides information regarding the full length of the garment. If it’s a jumper or a jacket the length is measured from the highest point on the shoulder (usually closest to the neckline), and straight down to the bottom of the garment. It is NOT measured from the tip of shoulder. Similarly, the length of yoke is measured from the highest point on the shoulder and down to where yoke is split into body and sleeves.

See DROPS lesson: How to read a schematic drawing

Diagrams are often repeated on the round or in height. 1 repeat is the diagram the way it appears in the pattern. If it says to work 5 repeats of A.1 in the round, then you work A.1 a total of 5 times after/next to each other in the round. If it says to work 2 repeats of A.1 vertically/in height you work the entire diagram once, then begin again at the start and work the entire diagram one more time.

Chain stitches are slightly narrower than other stitches and to avoid working the cast-on edge too tight, we simply chain more stitches to begin with. The stitch count will be adjusted on the following row to fit the pattern and measurement sketch.

The rib edge is more elastic and will contract slightly compared to, for example, stocking stitch. By increasing before the rib edge, you avoid a visible difference in width between the rib edge and the rest of the body.

It’s very easy to cast off too tightly, and by making yarn overs while casting off (and simultaneously casting these off) you avoid a too tight cast off edge.

See DROPS video: How to bind off with yarn overs (yo)

To achieve an even increase (or decrease) you can increase on, for example: every 3rd and 4th row alternately, like so: work 2 rows and increase on the 3rd row, work 3 rows and increase on the 4th. Repeat this until the increase is complete.

See DROPS lesson: Increase or decrease 1 st on every 3rd and 4th row alternately

Should you prefer to work in the round instead of back and forth, you may of course adjust the pattern. You’ll need to add steeks mid-front (usually 5 stitches), and follow the instructions. When you would normally turn and work from the wrong side, simply work across the steek and continue in the round. At the end you’ll cut the piece open, pick up stitches to work bands, and cover the cut edges.

See DROPS video: How to knit steeks and cut open

Should you prefer to work back and forth instead of in the round, you may of course adjust the pattern so you work the pieces separately and then assemble them at the end. Divide the stitches for the body in 2, add 1 edge stitch in each side (for sewing) and work the front and back pieces separately.

See DROPS lesson: Can I adapt a pattern for circular needles into straight needles?

Pattern repeats can vary slightly in the different sizes, in order to get the correct proportions. If you’re not working the exact same size as the garment in the photo, yours might deviate slightly. This has been carefully developed and adjusted so that the complete impression of the garment is the same in all sizes.

Make sure to follow instructions and diagrams for your size!

If you have found a pattern you like which is available in women’s size it’s not very difficult to convert it to men’s size. The biggest difference will be the length of sleeves and body. Start working on the women size that you think would fit across the chest. The additional length will be worked right before you cast off for the armhole/sleeve cap. If the pattern is worked top-down you can add the length right after the armhole or before the first decrease on sleeve.

Regarding additional yarn amount, this will depend on how much length you add, but it is better with a skein too many than too few.

All yarns will have excess fibres (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding. Brushed yarns (ie hairier yarns) have more of these loose, excess fibres, causing more shedding.

Shedding also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibres. It’s therefore not possible to guarantee that there will be no shedding

Below are some tips on how to get the best result when working with hairier yarns:

1. When the garment is finished (before you wash it) shake it vigorously so the looser hairs come off. NOTE: do NOT use a lint roller, brush or any method that pulls at the yarn.

2. Place the garment in a plastic bag and put it in your freezer - the temperature will cause the fibres to become less attached to each other, and excess fibres will come off easier.

3. Leave in the freezer for a few hours before taking it out and shaking it again.

4. Wash the garment according to the instructions on the yarn label.

Pilling is a natural process that happens to even the most exclusive of fibers. It's a natural sign of wear and tear that is hard to avoid, and that is most visible in high friction areas of your garment like a sweater's arms and cuffs.

You can make your garment look as new by removing the pilling, using a fabric comb or a pill/lint remover.

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Comments / Questions (4)

country flag Luclaire wrote:

Bonjour, j'aimerai tricoter ce modèle mais je voudrais remplacer la qualité Air par Kid Silk et Flora ou autre soit 2 laines du groupe A.... Je n'arrive pas à calculer comment faire pour savoir le nombre de pelotes il me faut dans chacune des qualités. Merci d'avance pour votre aide...

08.10.2023 - 17:30

DROPS Design answered:

Bonjour Luclaire, retrouvez la technique ici, et utilisez notre convertisseur. Bon tricot!

09.10.2023 - 09:07

country flag Lily wrote:

Bonjour , je suis débutante et je n ai.pas D aiguilles circulaires ... est il possible de faire ces modèles avec des aiguilles traditionnelles? Merci par avance

17.09.2018 - 15:46

DROPS Design answered:

Bonjour Lily, dans ce modèle, seules les manches se tricotent en rond, vous pouvez ainsi tricoter le début et la fin du gilet sur aiguilles droites, veillez toutefois à bien conserver la bonne tension (= comme pour l'échantillon) car vos mailles seront plus serrées que sur une aiguille circulaire. Vous trouverez plus d'infos ici. Bon tricot!

17.09.2018 - 17:41

country flag Ellen wrote:

Ik kan niet tegen wol heb het liefste katoen of acrylgaren. Kunt U mij aangeven welk ik dan het beste kan gebruiken. En hoeveel voor maat XXL. Hartelijk dank Ellen

25.04.2018 - 09:11

DROPS Design answered:

Hallo Ellen, Je zou Paris kunnen gebruiken. Dit is een 100% katoen garen. Je kunt de garenvervanger gebruiken om uit te rekenen hoeveel gram je nodig hebt van een vervangend garen. Let op dat katoen wel veel zwaarder is dan Air (of wol) en dus een ander effect heeft. Misschien is merinowol ook een goede oplossing. Veel mensen die niet tegen gewone wol kunnen, kunnen wel tegen merinowol.

28.04.2018 - 18:14

country flag Bettina22 wrote:

Gilet simple aux couleurs magnifiques le gilet qu'il faut pour l'automne ; je vais me le tricoter.

24.04.2018 - 13:54