JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down as far as the armholes, the body is continued in the round with circular needle. Sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.
DOUBLE NECK
Cast on 74-78-84-86-88-92 stitches with DROPS Merino Extra Fine, using short circular needles sizes 4 and 3 mm held together. Remove the needle size 4 mm (this gives you an elastic cast-on edge). Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 6½ cm.
Fold the neck double to the inside and work 1 more round of rib, working every 4th stitch together with its corresponding stitch on the cast-on edge.
You now have a double neck.
YOKE
Knit 1 round and increase 14-18-20-18-24-20 stitches evenly spaced - read INCREASE TIP = 88-96-104-104-112-112 stitches.
Insert 1 marker here; the yoke is measured from this marker. Change to circular needle size 4 mm.
Work A.1 for your size - read PATTERN above, and increase as follows on each round marked with an arrow:
ARROW 1: Increase 24 stitches evenly spaced = 112-120-128-128-136-136 stitches.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
ARROW 2: Increase 24-24-28-28-32-32 stitches evenly spaced = 136-144-156-156-168-168 stitches.
ARROW 3: Increase 24-24-28-28-32-32 stitches evenly spaced = 160-168-184-184-200-200 stitches.
ARROW 4: Increase 24-24-26-32-28-36 stitches evenly spaced = 184-192-210-216-228-236 stitches.
ARROW 5: Increase 26-30-26-32-32-36 stitches evenly spaced = 210-222-236-248-260-272 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures 13-14-15-16-17-18 cm from the marker. Now divide for the body and sleeves as follows: Knit 30-32-35-37-39-41 (half back piece), place the next 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches on a thread without working them (sleeve), cast on 6 stitches under the sleeve, knit 61-65-70-74-78-82 (front piece), place the next 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches on a thread without working them (sleeve), cast on 6 stitches under the sleeve, knit the last 31-33-35-37-39-41 stitches (half back piece). The piece is now measured from here!
BODY
= 134-142-152-160-168-176 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further 13-15-18-21-24-25 cm (approx. 4 cm left; try the jumper on and work to desired length). Knit 1 round and increase 28-30-30-32-34-36 stitches evenly spaced = 162-172-182-192-202-212 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm. Cast off a little loosely in rib. The piece measures approx. 33-36-40-44-48-50 cm from the shoulder.
SLEEVES
Place the 44-46-48-50-52-54 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 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 50-52-54-56-58-60 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches and allow it to follow your work onwards.
Continue stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2½-3½-4½-5-6-7 cm a total of 5 times = 40-42-44-46-48-50 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 16-20-24-28-31-35 cm from the division (or to desired length. There is approx. 4 cm left). Knit 1 round and increase 4 stitches evenly spaced = 44-46-48-50-52-54 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm. Loosely cast off with rib.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Diagram
= knit
= purl
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
= slip 2 stitches as if to knit together, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitches over the knitted stitch
= increase-round – described in text
