JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. If you work a split mid-back, you start the piece working back and forth before it is joined and continued in the round.
The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round with circular needle. The sleeves are worked with double pointed needles.
JUMPER WITHOUT SPLIT MID-BACK
Cast on (52) 56-60-64-68 (72) stitches with short circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Sky.
Knit 1 round. Then work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for (2) 2-3-3-4 (4) cm.
On the next round increase every other purl-1 to purl-2 by making 1 yarn over (on the next round purl the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes) = (13) 14-15-16-17 (18) increased stitches and (65) 70-75-80-85 (90) stitches. Continue the new rib until the neck measures (3) 3-4-4-5 (5) cm.
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round; the yoke is measured from this marker.
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Work 1 RIDGE over all stitches – read description above. AT THE SAME TIME on the first round adjust the number of stitches to (64) 68-76-80-84 (88) stitches.
After the ridge work the next round as follows: * A.1, A.2 , work from - to the end of the round = (96) 102-114-120-126 (132) stitches.
Complete A.1 and A.2, then continue with knit 3 / purl 3 until the yoke measures (4) 5-5-5-6 (6) cm from the marker on the neck.
Work the next round as follows:
SIZE (<0):
* A.3, A.4 , work from - to the end of the round.
SIZES 0/1 – 1/3 – 6/9 – 12/18 months (2 years):
* A.3, A.5 , work from -* to the end of the round.
After the first round, there are (128) 153-171-180-189 (198) stitches. Complete A.3 and A.4/A.5, then continue with knit 5 / purl 3 in size (<0) and knit 5 / purl 4 in the other sizes and until the yoke measures (8) 10-10-10-12 (12) cm from the marker.
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JUMPER WITH SPLIT MID-BACK
Cast on (57) 61-65-69-73 (77) stitches with short circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Sky.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work the next row as follows (from mid-back): 4 stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 1, purl 1 , work from - until there are 5 stitches left, knit 1 and 4 stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib for (2) 2-3-3-4 (4) cm – remember the BUTTONHOLES on the band – read description above.
On the next row from the right side increase every other purl-1 to purl 2 by making 1 yarn over (on the next row knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes) = (12) 13-14-15-16 (17) stitches increased and (69) 74-79-84-89 (94) stitches. Continue the new rib until the neck measures (3) 3-4-4-5 (5) cm.
Insert 1 marker after the band; the yoke is measured from this marker!
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Work 1 ridge over all stitches – AT THE SAME TIME on the first row increase (1) 0-3-2-1 (0) stitches evenly spaced = (70) 74-82-86-90 (94) stitches.
After the ridge, work the next row as follows from the right side: 4 stitches in garter stitch, * A.1, A.2 , work from - until there are 6 stitches left, A.1 and 4 stitches in garter stitch = (101) 107-119-125-131 (137) stitches.
Complete A.1 and A.2, then continue with knit 3 /purl 3 until the yoke measures (4) 5-5-5-6 (6) cm from the marker on the neck. Now join the piece as follows:
Lay the button-band at the beginning of the row on top of the 4 last stitches, so that the band with the buttonholes are on the top. Knit the stitches from both bands together 2 and 2 (= 4 stitches decreased) = (97) 103-115-121-127 (133) stitches.
Then continue the rest of the round as follows (after the 4 band stitches):
SIZE (<0):
* A.3, A.4 , work from - until there are 3 stitches left before the band, work A.3, purl 2 (the first 2 stitches on band).
SIZES 0/1 – 1/3 – 6/9 – 12/18 months (2 years):
* A.3, A.5 , work from - until there are 3 stitches left before the band, work A.3, purl 2 (the first 2 stitches on band).
The round now begins in the middle of the 4 band stitches and after the first round, there are (129) 153-171-180-189 (198) stitches. Complete A.3 and A.4/A.5 (the 4 band stitches are now worked as shown in A.4), then continue with knit 5 / purl 3 over the other stitches in size (<0) and knit 5 / purl 4 in the other sizes and until the yoke measures (8) 10-10-10-12 (12) cm from the marker.
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JUMPER
Knit 1 round and adjust the number of stitches to (132) 152-164-180-184 (200) stitches. Purl 1 round.
Continue with stocking stitch until the yoke measures (10) 11-12-12-13 (14) cm from the marker.
On the next round divide for the body and sleeves as follows from mid-back: Work the first (18) 21-23-25-26 (29) stitches, place the next (30) 34-36-40-40 (42) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on (4) 4-6-6-8 (8) stitches (in side under sleeve), work (36) 42-46-50-52 (58) stitches, place the next (30) 34-36-40-40 (42) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on (4) 4-6-6-8 (8) stitches (in side under sleeve), work the last (18) 21-23-25-26 (29) stitches. The body and sleeves are finished separately. The piece is now measured from here!
BODY
= (80) 92-104-112-120 (132) stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further (6) 9-12-12-15 (16) cm. Knit 1 round where you increase (12) 14-16-16-18 (20) stitches evenly spaced = (92) 106-120-128-138 (152) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for (2) 2-2-3-3 (3) cm. Cast off a little loosely.
The jumper measures approx. (20) 24-28-30-34 (36) cm from the shoulder down
SLEEVES
Place the (30) 34-36-40-40 (42) 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 (4) 4-6-6-8 (8) stitches cast on under the sleeve = (34) 38-42-46-48 (50) stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the (4) 4-6-6-8 (8) stitches under the sleeve. Start at the marker and work stocking stitch in the round for 1 cm. Now decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve (does not apply to sizes <0 and 0/1 month) – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 4th round a total of (0) 0-1-1-1 (2) times = (34) 38-40-44-46 (46) stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures (5) 8-10-13-15 (19) cm from the division. There is approx. (2) 2-2-3-3 (3) cm to finished length; try the jumper on and work to desired length.
Knit 1 round where you decrease (0) 0-0-4-4 (2) stitches evenly spaced = (34) 38-40-40-42 (44) stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for (2) 2-2-3-3 (3) cm. Cast off a little loosely The sleeve measures approx. (7) 10-12-16-18 (22) cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY
If you have worked a split mid-back, sew the buttons onto the band without the buttonholes.
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Diagram
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= purl from right side, knit from wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next row work the yarn over twisted as shown in the diagram (no hole)
