JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The neck and yoke are worked in the round, with circular needle, from mid back and top down. Stitches are increased on the yoke. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles / short circular needle.
NECK
Cast on 68-72-72-76-76-80 stitches with short circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Air. Knit 1 round, then work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm.
YOKE
Change to short circular needle size 5 mm. Knit 1 round and increase 2-3-8-4-9-5 stitches evenly spaced = 70-75-80-80-85-85 stitches. Insert 1 marker; the yoke is measured from here!
Work stocking stitch for 2-2-2-2-3-3 cm. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Work A.1 over all stitches. When A.1 is finished, there are 98-105-112-112-119-119 stitches. Knit 1 round. On the next round decrease 3-5-7-7-4-4 stitches evenly spaced = 95-100-105-105-115-115 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures 7-7-7-8-9-9 cm from the marker.
Work A.1 over all stitches. When A.1 is finished, there are 133-140-147-147-161-161 stitches. Knit 1 round. On the next round, adjust the stitch count to 130-140-145-150-155-160 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures 12-12-12-13-15-15 cm.
Work A.1 over all stitches. When A.1 is finished, there are 182-196-203-210-217-224 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures 15-15-16-17-18-19 cm and on the last round decrease 6-8-7-10-5-4 stitches evenly spaced = 176-188-196-200-212-220 stitches.
Now divide for the body and sleeves as follows: Knit 26-28-29-30-32-33 (half back piece), place the next 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches on a thread (sleeve), cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, knit 52-56-58-60-64-66 (front piece), place the next 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches on a thread (sleeve), cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, knit the last 26-28-29-30-32-33 stitches (half back piece). The piece is now measured from here!
BODY
= 116-124-128-136-144-148 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further 16-20-23-25-26-27 cm (or to desired length; 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm left to finished length). Knit 1 round and increase 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches evenly spaced = 128-136-140-152-160-164 stitches. Change to short circular needle size 4 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm. Cast off loosely with rib. The jumper measures approx. 36-40-44-48-50-52 cm from the shoulder.
SLEEVES
Place the 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 42-44-46-48-50-52 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 4½-6½-8-8½-10-11 cm a total of 4 times = 34-36-38-40-42-44 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 22-27-31-33-37-40 cm from the division (or to desired length; 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm left). Knit 1 round and increase 6-4-6-4-6-4 stitches evenly spaced = 40-40-44-44-48-48 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm. Loosely cast off with rib. The sleeve measures approx. 25-30-34-37-41-44 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Diagram
= knit
= knit 1 without slipping stitch from needle, make 1 yarn over, knit 1 in the back loop of the same stitch. On next round knit yarn over twisted to avoid a hole (= 2 increased stitches)
