JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The neck and yoke are worked back and forth with circular needle. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.
NECK
Cast on 65-69-73-77 (81-87) stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Merino Extra Fine.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side with 5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, on each side.
Then work rib as follows: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, * knit 1, purl 1 , work from -* until there are 6 stitches left, knit 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Remember the BUTTONHOLES – read description above.
When the rib measures 2 cm, change to circular needle size 4 mm. Insert 1 marker after the band at the beginning of the row; the yoke is measured from this marker!
YOKE
Work the next row from the right side as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, knit 5-6-7-8 (8-10), 1 yarn over, A.1,
1 yarn over, knit 6-6-6-6 (8-8), 1 yarn over, A.1, 1 yarn over, knit 13-15-17-19 (19-21), 1 yarn over, A.1, 1 yarn over, knit 6-6-6-6 (8-8), 1 yarn over, A.1, 1 yarn over, knit 5-6-7-8 (8-10) and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.
You have increased 8 stitches for raglan. The yarn overs are purled twisted on the next row and continued in stocking stitch. Continue the pattern and increase on each side of A.1 on each row from the right side a total of 11-13-14-15 (17-18) times = 153-173-185-197 (217-231) stitches.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 9-10-11-12 (13-14) cm from the marker, divide the yoke for the body and sleeves as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, work 19-22-24-26 (29-32) stitches in stocking stitch, place the next 32-36-38-40 (44-46) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8 (6-6) stitches, work 41-47-51-55 (61-65) stitches in stocking stitch, place the next 32-36-38-40 (44-46) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8 (6-6) stitches, work 19-22-24-26 (29-32) stitches in stocking stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.
BODY
= 101-113-125-133 (141-151) stitches.
Continue back and forth with stocking stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch on each side until the body measures 10-13-14-16 (18-21) cm from the division. Now increase 10-12-14-14 (16-16) stitches evenly spaced on the next row from the right side (do not increase over the bands) = 111-125-139-147 (157-167) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib, starting from the wrong side as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, * purl 1, knit 1 , work from -* until there are 6 stitches left, purl 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.
Cast off when the rib measures 3 cm. The jacket measures approx. 24-28-30-33 (36-40) cm from the shoulder down.
SLEEVES
Place the 32-36-38-40 (44-46) stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-8-8 (6-6) stitches cast on under the sleeve = 38-42-46-48 (50-52) stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve (= mid-under sleeve). Start at the marker and work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 2 cm from the division, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker - read DECREASE TIP!
Decrease like this every 3-3-2-2½ (3-4) cm a total of 2-3-5-5 (5-5) times = 34-36-36-38 (40-42) stitches.
When the sleeve measures 8-11-12-15 (18-23) cm, increase 4-4-4-4 (4-6) stitches evenly spaced = 38-40-40-42 (44-48) stitches.
Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 2 cm. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx. 10-13-14-17 (20-25) cm.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Diagram
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= purl from right side, knit from wrong side
