JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down and from the right back shoulder. When the yoke is finished, it is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round, while the sleeves wait. The sleeves are worked top down, in the round.
NECK
Cast on 64-68-68-72-76-76-80 stitches with double pointed needles/circular needle size 3.5 mm and colour magenta or colour strawberry ice cream DROPS Air. Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3-3-4-4-4-4-4 cm.
The round begins on the right back shoulder. Insert 1 marker after the first 21-23-23-24-25-25-27 stitches (approx. mid-front). The yoke is measured from here.
YOKE
Change to circular needle size 5 mm and knit 1 round where you increase 2-4-10-6-8-8-10 stitches evenly spaced = 66-72-78-78-84-84-90 stitches.
Continue by working A.1, 11-12-13-13-14-14-15 times on the round. Remember to maintain the knitting tension. When A.1 is finished, the piece measures approx. 14-14-14-14-17-17-17 cm from the marker = 176-192-208-208-224-224-240 stitches.
Knit 1 round with main colour and decrease 4-8-12-8-12-4-8 stitches evenly spaced = 172-184-196-200-212-220-232 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch and main colour until the yoke measures 14-14-15-16-17-18-19 cm from the marker. Now divide for the body and sleeves.
DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES
Place the first 36-38-40-40-42-44-48 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6 stitches (under the sleeve), knit 50-54-58-60-64-66-68 (= front piece), place the next 36-38-40-40-42-44-48 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6 stitches (under the sleeve), knit the last 50-54-58-60-64-66-68 stitches (= back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately. The piece is now measured from here!
BODY
= 112-120-128-132-140-144-148 stitches. Insert 1 marker in the middle of the 6 cast-on stitches under one sleeve. Work to the marker. The round now begins here. Continue stocking stitch in the round for a further 14-18-20-23-26-27-28 cm.
Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 20-20-24-24-24-24-28 stitches evenly on round 1 = 132-140-152-156-164-168-176 stitches.
When the rib measures 4-4-5-5-5-5-5 cm, cast off. The jumper measures approx. 36-40-44-48-52-54-56 cm from the shoulder.
SLEEVES
Place the 36-38-40-40-42-44-48 sleeve-stitches from one thread on circular needle size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6 stitches cast on under the sleeve – read SLEEVE TIP = 42-44-46-46-48-50-54 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the 6 stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stocking stitch in the round with main colour.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 4-6-7-8-9-10-9 cm a total of 4-4-4-4-4-4-5 times = 34-36-38-38-40-42-44 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 19-24-27-30-34-38-42 cm from the division. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 6-8-6-6-8-6-8 stitches evenly on the first round = 40-44-44-44-48-48-52 stitches. When the rib measures 4-4-5-5-5-5-5 cm, cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 23-28-32-35-39-43-47 cm.
Diagram
= magenta / strawberry ice cream
= off white
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, which is knitted twisted on next round to avoid a hole
= bobble – in colour off white: Knit in both front and back loops of same stitch until you have 5 stitches, turn and purl these 5 stitches, turn and knit these 5 stitches, turn and purl these 5 stitches, turn and knit all 5 stitches together (= 1 stitch)
