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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge in height = 2 rounds; Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.4.
RAGLAN:
Increase to raglan on each side of the back piece and each side of the front piece (towards the sleeves). Increase by making 1 yarn over before/after the stitch with the marker thread; on the next round knit the yarn overs to leave holes. The increases on the sleeves are drawn into patterns A.1 and A.3.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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TOP – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body continued in the round. A small edge is worked around the armholes.
NECK:
Cast on 106-110-116-120-124-132 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm = US 2,5 and Safran. Work 2 RIDGES – read description above. Then work the yoke as described below.
YOKE:
Insert 4 marker threads in the piece as described below (without working the stitches). The threads will be used when increasing to raglan.
Count 16-17-18-19-20-22 stitches (= half back piece), insert 1 marker thread in the next stitch, count 19 stitches (= sleeve), insert 1 marker thread in the next stitch, count 32-34-37-39-41-45 stitches (= front piece), insert 1 marker thread in the next stitch, count 19 stitches (= sleeve), insert 1 marker thread in the next stitch. There are 16-17-19-20-21-23 stitches after the last marker thread (half back piece).
The first round is worked as follows: Work stockinette stitch as far as the first marker-stitch, make 1 yarn over (first increase to RAGLAN – see description above), work the marker-stitch in stockinette stitch, A.1 (= 2 stitches), A.2 (= 14 stitches) and A.3 ( = 3 stitches) (= 19 stitches on the sleeve), work the marker-stitch in stockinette stitch, 1 yarn over, work stockinette stitch as far as the next marker-stitch (= front piece), 1 yarn over, work the marker-stitch in stockinette stitch, A.1 (= 2 stitches), A.2 (= 14 stitches) and A.3 (= 3 stitches) (= 19 stitches on the sleeve), work the marker-stitch in stockinette stitch, 1 yarn over, work stockinette stitch over the remaining stitches (= half back piece).
Continue this pattern with stockinette stitch on the front and back pieces and A.1, A.2 and A.3 on the sleeves. Each time A.1, A.2 and A.3 are worked 1 time in height, you work 2 more repeats of A.2 between A.1 and A.3. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
AT THE SAME TIME continue to increase to raglan every 2nd round a total of 22-26-28-31-35-39 times at each marker thread (including the first increase described above). The new stitches are worked in stockinette stitch on the front and back pieces and in lace pattern as shown in the diagrams on the sleeves. When the increases to raglan are finished there are 294-334-356-388-424-468 stitches on the needle. The next round is worked as follows: Work 39-44-47-51-56-62 stitches (= half the back piece), place the next 69-79-83-91-99-109 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 9-9-9-11-13-15 new stitches on the needle (= in side under sleeve), work 78-88-95-103-113-125 stitches (= front piece), place the next 69-79-83-91-99-109 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 9-9-9-11-13-15 new stitches on the needle (= in side under sleeve), work the last 39-44-48-52-57-63 stitches (= half back piece). Body and sleeves are finished separately. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!
BODY:
= 174-194-208-228-252-280 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 9-9-9-11-13-15 stitches cast on under each sleeve. Cut the strand and begin the round 6 stitches before 1 of the stitches with marker thread. Work A.4 (= 13 stitches), work 74-84-91-101-113-127 stitches in stockinette stitch, work A.4 and then stockinette stitch over the last 74-84-91-101-113-127 stitches. Continue this pattern, AT THE SAME TIME, when the piece measures 2 cm = 3/4”, increase by making 1 yarn over on each side of A.4, on the next round knit the yarn over twisted to avoid holes (= 4 increased stitches). Repeat the increase every 1 ½ cm = 1/2” a total of 18 times; the increased stitches are worked in stockinette stitch = 246-266-280-300-324-352 stitches. When the piece measures 28-29-29-30-29-29 cm = 11”-11 3/8”-11 3/8”-11 3/4”-11 3/8”-11 3/8” from the division work 2 ridges over all stitches, then bind off.
SLEEVE-EDGE:
Place the 69-79-83-91-99-109 stitches on one of the threads on short circular needle size 3 mm = US 2,5 and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 9-9-9-11-13-15 new stitches under the sleeve = 78-88-92-102-112-124 stitches. Work 2 ridges over all stitches, then bind off.
Work the other sleeve-edge in the same way.
This pattern has been corrected. Click here to see the correction/s..
Updated online: 12.05.2020
Correction: 2 yarn overs on the 9th round in diagram A.4 as been removed.
Updated online: 04.06.2020
Correction: 2 yarn overs on the 13th round in diagram A.4 as been added.
Updated online: 04.11.2021
YOKE:... work the marker-stitch in stocking stitch, 1 yarn over, work stockinette stitch over the remaining stitches (= half back piece).
Diagram
All measurements in charts are in cm.
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= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
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= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next round knit the yarn over to leave a hole
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= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches
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Hello! I started knitting this pattern and I have this question: the lace diagrams include ALL rows? I thought we need to insert a just knit row in between the rows shown in the diagram, now I doubt myself. Thank you!
02.08.2023 - 09:10DROPS Design answered:
Hi Yarnia, the diagram shows all rows (seen from the right side). Happy knitting!
02.08.2023 kl. 09:44Czy w 11 rzędzie schematu A.1 po przerobieniu 1 oczka należy wykonać 2 narzuty obok siebie (jeden za drugim) bez przerobienia między nimi 1 oczka? Proszę o pomoc. Dziękuję
28.07.2023 - 20:01DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Patrycjo, tam jest 1 narzut, 1 oczko lewe i 1 narzut, czyli jest przerobione 1 oczko między tymi 2 narzutami. Miłej pracy!
29.07.2023 kl. 09:31On the Catch the Wind pattern it says to work in stockinette but On the pattern drawings there are many purl stitches which are not shown in photo....so this is my question. Why does the pattern say work in stockinette when it's in the round and there are no purl stitches. Hope my question makes sense....I am confused.
25.07.2023 - 21:10DROPS Design answered:
Hi Judie, Stockinette is worked on the front and back pieces but, under the sleeves, you work patterns A.1 -4 to give the lace pattern you see in the picture. It is here you have the purled stitches. Happy knitting!
26.07.2023 kl. 06:45Hi, I have a problem at the beginning of the body. The pattern says to do A.4 scheme on the casted 9 stitches. I used the cast on method from your video that its like twisted. And it looks horribly loose when I work the A.4 scheme right on the next round. Shouldn’t there be one row with only stockinette stitches to work the 9 casted on stitches and then the A.4 scheme? I don’t know how to do it so that the cast on stitches don’t look so stretched. All my other stitches are tight as usual.
07.07.2023 - 18:52DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Małgosiu, jest tak dlatego że dalej pod rękawem porabiasz ażur. Pamiętaj, że na końcu wykonujesz również brzeg ściegiem francuskim wokół podkroju rękawa. To powinno wszystko ładnie wyrównać. Oczywiście jeśli chcesz wykonać 1-2 rzędy dżersejem przed samym ażurem jest to również możliwe. Milej pracy!
08.07.2023 kl. 08:23Czy po przerobieniu schematów od A1 do A3, przerabiam je ponownie?
15.06.2023 - 17:44DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Mirko, tak przerabiamy je dalej. Zobacz fragment opisu: "Za każdym razem gdy przerabiamy schematy A.1, A.2 i A.3 na wysokość, jest wystarczająca liczba oczek na 2 dodatkowe motywy wg schematu A.2 między schematami A.1 i A.3. ". Pozdrawiamy!
16.06.2023 kl. 08:40Merci beaucoup pour vos explications car je n’avais pas compris qu’il fallait répéter le diagramme A2 Un vrai plaisir à tricoter ce modèle
21.05.2023 - 09:18Bonjour Ça fait plusieurs fois que je recommence j’ai terminé une hauteur de diagramme .Mais ensuite que faut-il faire A1 ,A2,A3 ?
15.05.2023 - 23:04DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Linda, quand les diagrammes ont été tricotés 1 fois en hauteur, répétez-les exactement comme avant: commencez par A.1, puis répétez A.2 (vous aurez maintenant suffisamment de mailles pour tricoter 2 motifs de A.2 de plus en largeur) et terminez par A.3. N'oubliez pas d'augmenter en même temps pour le raglan dos/devant, ceux des manches sont déjà dans A.1 et A.3. Bon tricot!
16.05.2023 kl. 09:30Jeg har fundet løsning på mit spørgsmål, men kan ikke slette mit oprindelige spørgsmål
23.04.2023 - 12:06Kan se, at spørgsmålet allerede kom i 2020, men... skal de nye masker ved raglanudtagning på ærmet strikkes i glat eller strikkes i mønster? På foto af modellen er mønster strikket helt ud til raglanudtagning. Hvis det skal strikkes I mønster, hvilket A..mønster skal jeg så strikke de nye masker i?
20.04.2023 - 23:17DROPS Design answered:
Hei Jonna. Ser at du selv har funnet ut av spørsmål ditt. Lykke til videre med denne fine sommer toppen. mvh DROPS Design
24.04.2023 kl. 13:38I would like to know how much positive ease is in the finished size. I do not quite get the same gauge and would normally knit the XL. If there is not much positive ease, I may knit the XXL instead to make sure it isn't too small.
19.07.2022 - 23:10DROPS Design answered:
Hi Janet, The measurements suitable for each size are in the size chart at the bottom of the pattern. If you normally work size XL, and the measurements in the chart seem right, then we would recommend you work this size here too. Happy crafting!
20.07.2022 kl. 06:47