JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The yoke is worked in the round, top down, with double pointed needles/short circular needle. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.
NECK
Cast on 54-58-62-66 (70-76) stitches with double pointed needles/short circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Merino Extra Fine.
Knit 1 round, then work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 2 cm. Change to double pointed needles/short circular needle size 4 mm.
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round; the yoke is measured from this marker!
YOKE
Knit 1 round. The next round is worked as follows:
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 11-13-15-17 (17-20), 1 yarn over, A.1, 1 yarn over, knit 6-6-6-6 (8-8), 1 yarn over, A.1, 1 yarn over, knit 6-7-8-9 (9-10).
You have increased 8 stitches for raglan. The yarn overs are knitted twisted on the next round and then continued in stocking stitch. Continue the pattern and increase for raglan on each side of every A.1 every 2nd round a total of 11-13-14-15 (17-18) times = 142-162-174-186 (206-220) stitches.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 9-10-11-12 (13-14) cm from the marker on the neck, divide for the body and sleeves as follows:
Knit 19-22-24-26 (29-32), 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, knit 39-45-49-53 (59-64), 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, knit the last 20-23-25-27 (30-32) stitches.
BODY
= 90-102-114-122 (130-140) stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 10-13-14-16 (18-21) cm from the division. Increase 10-12-14-14 (16-16) stitches evenly spaced on the next round = 100-114-128-136 (146-156) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Cast off.
The jumper 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. 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.
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Diagram
= knit
= purl
