JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle, bottom up as far as the armholes, then divided and the front and back pieces are finished separately. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles, bottom up as far as the sleeve cap, then back and forth. The neck is worked to finish.
BODY
Cast on 123-131-139-143-151-159 stitches (including 5 band stitches on each side) with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Air.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
Then work rib from the right side as follows:
5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 1, purl 1 , work from -* until there are 6 stitches left, knit 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.
Continue this rib for 4 cm, change to circular needle size 5 mm.
Continue with stocking stitch and garter stitch, decreasing 1 stitch on the first row (avoid decreasing on the bands) = 122-130-138-142-150-158 stitches.
Remember the BUTTONHOLES on the right band – read description above.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 19-21-24-27-30-31 cm, cast off for the armholes on the next row as follows: Work 30-32-34-35-37-39 stitches, cast off 6 stitches, work 50-54-58-60-64-68 stitches, cast off 6 stitches and work the last 30-32-34-35-37-39 stitches. The front and back pieces are finished separately. Place the first and last 30-32-34-35-37-39 stitches on a thread and work the 50-54-58-60-64-68 stitches on the back piece.
BACK PIECE
Continue with stocking stitch, AT THE SAME TIME cast off for the armholes at the beginning of each row: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1 time on each side = 44-48-52-54-58-62 stitches.
When the piece measures 31-34-38-42-46-48 cm, cast off the middle 18-20-22-24-26-28 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder separately (= 13-14-15-15-16-17 stitches on each shoulder).
Cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 12-13-14-14-15-16 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 33-36-40-44-48-50 cm (= 14-15-16-17-18-19 cm from the bottom of the armhole), cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE
Place the first 30-32-34-35-37-39 stitches back on circular needle size 5 mm and continue with stocking stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch towards mid-front. Cast off for the armhole at the beginning of each row from the side: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1 time = 27-29-31-32-34-36 stitches. When the piece measures 29-31-35-38-42-43 cm, place the 12-13-14-14-15-16 stitches towards mid-front on a thread for the neck. Then cast off stitches for the neck as follows: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1-1-1-2-2-2 times = 12-13-14-14-15-16 stitches on the shoulder. Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 33-36-40-44-48-50 cm (= 14-15-16-17-18-19 cm from the bottom of the armhole), cast off.
LEFT FRONT PIECE
Place the last 30-32-34-35-37-39 stitches back on circular needle size 5 mm and continue with stocking stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch towards mid-front. Cast off for the armhole at the beginning of each row from the side: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1 time = 27-29-31-32-34-36 stitches. When the piece measures 29-31-35-38-42-43 cm, place the 12-13-14-14-15-16 stitches towards mid-front on a thread for the neck. Then cast off stitches for the neck as follows: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 1-1-1-2-2-2 times = 12-13-14-14-15-16 stitches on the shoulder. Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 33-36-40-44-48-50 cm (= 14-15-16-17-18-19 cm from the bottom of the armhole), cast off.
SLEEVES
Cast on 32-34-36-38-40-42 stitches with double pointed needles size 4 mm and DROPS Air. Knit 1 round then work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm. Change to double pointed needles size 5 mm and work stocking stitch. Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round = mid-under the sleeve. When the sleeve measures 8 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read INCREASE TIP.
Increase like this every 2-3-3½-4-4-4½ cm a total of 7-7-7-7-8-8 times = 46-48-50-52-56-58 stitches.
When the sleeve measures 24-28-32-35-39-42 cm, cast off 3 stitches on each side of the marker thread and work the sleeve cap back and forth.
Cast off at the beginning of each row as follows:
2 stitches 2 times and 1 stitch 1-1-2-2-2-2 times on each side. Then cast off 2 stitches on each side until the sleeve measures 28-33-37-41-45-49 cm, 3 stitches 1 time on each side, then cast off the remaining stitches. The sleeve measures approx. 29-34-38-42-46-50 cm. Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves. Sew the buttons onto the left band.
NECK
Start mid-front from the right side and knit up 57 to 83 stitches (including the stitches on the threads and stitch-number divisible by 2 + 1) around the neck, with circular needle size 4 mm. Work rib from the wrong side as follows: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, rib (purl 1, knit 1) until there are 6 stitches left, purl 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Work this rib for 8 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP.
ASSEMBLY
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic. Sew together the openings on each side with small stitches.
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