JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down and from the right back shoulder. When the yoke is finished, it is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round, while the sleeves wait. The sleeves are worked top down, in the round.
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NECK
Cast on 80-80-84-88-88-92-96 stitches with circular needle or double pointed needles size 3 mm and DROPS Fiesta. Knit 1 round. Then work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3-3-3-3-4-4-4 cm.
The round begins on the right back shoulder. Insert 1 marker after the first 27-27-28-29-29-31-32 stitches (approx. mid-front). The piece is measured from here.
YOKE
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Knit 1 round and increase 16-20-20-20-24-24-24 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP = 96-100-104-108-112-116-120 stitches.
Work stocking stitch, increasing as follows: Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
When the piece measures 2-2-3-3-3-3-3 cm from the marker, increase 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 stitches evenly spaced, i.e., make a yarn over after each 4th stitch on the round = 120-125-130-135-140-145-150 stitches.
When the piece measures 4-4-5-5-5-5½-5½ cm, increase 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 stitches evenly spaced, i.e., make a yarn over after each 5th stitch on the round = 144-150-156-162-168-174-180 stitches.
When the piece measures 6-6-7-7-7-8-8 cm, increase 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 stitches evenly spaced, i.e., make a yarn over after each 6th stitch on the round = 168-175-182-189-196-203-210 stitches.
When the piece measures 8-8-9-9-9-10½-10½ cm, increase 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 stitches evenly spaced, i.e., make a yarn over after each 7th stitch on the round = 192-200-208-216-224-232-240 stitches.
When the piece measures 10-10-11-11-11-13-13 cm, increase 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 stitches evenly spaced, i.e., make a yarn over after each 8th stitch on the round = 216-225-234-243-252-261-270 stitches.
On the next round, increase 0-1-0-1-0-1-0 stitches = 216-226-234-244-252-262-270 stitches.
Continue stocking stitch. When the yoke measures 13-14-15-16-17-18-18 cm from the marker, divide for the body and sleeves.
DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES
Place the first 46-48-48-50-51-52-53 stitches on a stitch holder for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-8-10-10 stitches (mid-under the sleeve), knit 62-65-69-72-75-79-82 (= front piece), place the next 46-48-48-50-51-52-53 stitches on a stitch holder for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-8-10-10 stitches (mid-under the sleeve), knit the last 62-65-69-72-75-79-82 stitches (= back piece). The body and sleeves are finished separately.
BODY
= 136-142-154-160-166-178-184 stitches. Insert 1 marker in the middle of the 6-6-8-8-8-10-10 cast-on stitches under one sleeve. Knit to the marker. The round begins here.
Continue stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 26-29-33-37-40-42-43 cm from the marker mid-front.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 24-30-30-32-34-34-36 stitches evenly spaced on the first round – remember INCREASE TIP = 160-172-184-192-200-212-220 stitches.
When the rib measures 3-3-3-3-4-4-4 cm, cast off with rib. The jumper measures approx. 29-32-36-40-44-46-47 cm from the marker on mid front and 33-36-40-44-48-50-52 cm from the shoulder.
SLEEVES
Place the 46-48-48-50-51-52-53 sleeve-stitches from one stitch holder onto circular needle size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-8-8-8-10-10 stitches cast on under the sleeve – read SLEEVE TIP = 52-54-56-58-59-62-63 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the 6-6-8-8-8-10-10 stitches under the sleeve. The round starts by the marker-thread.
Work stocking stitch in the round.
AT THE SAME TIME, when the sleeve measures 2 cm from the division, decrease mid-under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP as follows: Decrease 2 stitches every 3-4-5-5½-7½-7-10 cm 6-6-6-6-5-6-5 times = 40-42-44-46-49-50-53 stitches.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 20-25-29-32-35-39-44 cm from the division.
Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1), AT THE SAME TIME increase 8-6-8-6-7-8-7 stitches evenly on the first round = 48-48-52-52-56-58-60 stitches.
When the rib measures 3-3-3-3-4-4-4 cm, cast off with rib. The sleeve measures approx. 23-28-32-35-39-43-48 cm from the division.
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