START THE PIECE HERE
JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE.
The neck and yoke are worked back and forth with circular needle, from mid front and top down. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle, top down.
YOKE
Cast on 72-76-76-80-80-84 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Air (including 5 band stitches on each side). Purl 1 row from the wrong side, then work rib, as follows from the right side: 5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH – see description above, rib (knit 2, purl 2) until there are 7 stitches left, knit 2 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Work this rib for 3 cm (= neck), remember the BUTTONHOLES on the right band – read description above. Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Knit 1 row from the right side where you increase 3-4-9-5-10-6 stitches evenly spaced = 75-80-85-85-90-90 stitches. Insert 1 marker. THE YOKE IS MEASURED FROM HERE!
Work stocking stitch back and forth with 5 band stitches in garter stitch on each side for 2-2-2-2-3-3 cm. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Now work as follows from the right side: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, A.1 over the next 65-70-75-75-80-80 stitches (= 13-14-15-15-16-16 repeats of 5 stitches), 5 band stitches in garter stitch. When A.1 has been completed you have increased 26-28-30-30-32-32 stitches = 101-108-115-115-122-122 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and garter stitch until the piece measures 7-7-7-8-9-9 cm.
Now work as follows from the right side: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, knit 1-1-0-0-1-1, work A.1 over the next 90-95-105-105-110-110 stitches (= 18-19-21-21-22-22 repeats of 5 stitches), knit 0-2-0-0-1-1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. When A.1 has been completed you have increased 36-38-42-42-44-44 stitches = 137-146-157-157-166-166 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 12-12-12-13-15-15 cm.
Now work as follows from the right side: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, knit 1-1-1-1-1-1, work A.1 over the next 125-135-145-145-155-155 stitches (= 25-27-29-29-31-31 repeats of 5 stitches), knit 1-0-1-1-0-0 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. When A.1 has been completed you have increased 50-54-58-58-62-62 stitches = 187-200-215-215-228-228 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and garter stitch until the piece measures 15-15-16-17-18-19 cm, on the last row adjust the number of stitches to 186-198-206-210-222-230 stitches.
The next row is worked as follows from the wrong side: Work 31-33-34-35-37-38 stitches as before (= front piece), place the next 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, work 52-56-58-60-64-66 stitches (= back piece), place the next 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, work the last 31-33-34-35-37-38 stitches (= front piece). THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE!
BODY
126-134-138-146-154-158 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and 5 band stitches in garter stitch on each side for 16-20-23-25-26-27 cm (or to desired length; there is 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm left to finished length). Work 1 row of stocking stitch and increase 10-10-10-10-10-10 stitches evenly spaced = 136-144-148-156-164-168 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work as follows from the right side: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) until there are 7 stitches left, knit 2 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Work this rib for 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm. Loosely cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP! Cut and fasten the strand. The jacket measures approx. 36-40-44-48-50-52 cm from the shoulder down.
SLEEVES
Place the 36-38-40-40-42-44 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles/short circular needle 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 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve. .
Start at the marker thread and work stocking stitch in the round for 3 cm. Now decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-7-8-9-10-11 cm a total of 4 times = 34-36-38-40-42-44 stitches.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 20-25-29-31-35-38 cm from the division (or to desired length; there is 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm left to finished length). Knit 1 round where you 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 2, purl 2) for 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP! The sleeve measures approx. 23-28-32-35-39-42 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the buttons onto the left band.
Diagram
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= knit 1 without slipping it from the needle, 1 yarn over, knit 1 in the same stitch but in the back loop. On the next row purl the yarn over twisted to avoid a hole (= 2 stitches increased)
