JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle/double pointed needles, top down. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round with circular needle. The sleeves are worked with double pointed needles.
NECK
Cast on 64-72-76-80 (84-84) stitches with double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and DROPS Baby Merino.
Work rib (purl 1, knit 1) in the round for 2 cm.
YOKE
Work A.1 over all stitches.
When A.1 is finished there are 96-108-114-120 (126-126) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm.
Work A.2 over all stitches.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
On the last round increase 0-0-0-0 (4-16) stitches evenly spaced = 192-216-228-240 (256-268) stitches.
The piece measures approx. 11-11-11-12 (12-12) cm from the cast-on edge.
Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 12-13-14-15 (16-17) cm.
Divide for the body and sleeves as follows:
Knit 29-32-33-35 (38-40), place the next 38-44-48-50 (52-54) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-4-6-6 (6-6) stitches under the sleeve, knit 58-64-66-70 (76-80), place the next 38-44-48-50 (52-54) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 4-4-6-6 (6-6) stitches under the sleeve, knit the last 29-32-33-35 (38-40) stitches.
BODY
= 124-136-144-152 (164-172) stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further 10-13-14-16 (18-21) cm. Now increase 8-8-12-13 (13-14) stitches evenly spaced = 132-144-156-165 (177-186) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 2.5 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 2) for 3 cm.
Cast off with knit.
The jumper measures approx. 25-29-31-34 (37-41) cm from the shoulder down.
SLEEVES
Place the 38-44-48-50 (52-54) stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 3 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 4-4-6-6 (6-6) stitches cast on under the sleeve = 42-48-54-56 (58-60) stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 4-4-6-6 (6-6) stitches under the sleeve.
Work stocking stitch in the round for 2 cm. Now decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2-1½-1-1½ (2-3) cm a total of 2-4-6-6 (6-6) times = 38-40-42-44 (46-48) stitches. When the sleeve measures 6-9-10-13 (16-21) cm, increase 4-5-6-4 (5-6) stitches evenly spaced = 42-45-48-48 (51-54) stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and work rib (purl 2, knit 1) for 3 cm. Cast off with knit.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
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Diagram
= knit
= purl
= work 7 stitches in the same stitch: Knit 1 but do not slip the stitch from the left needle, * make 1 yarn over, knit 1 in the same stitch , work from - 2 more times and slip the stitch from the left needle
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; work the yarn over twisted on the next round
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted-together stitches
= work 5 stitches in the same stitch: Knit 1 but do not slip the stitch from the left needle, * make 1 yarn over, knit 1 in the same stitch , work from - 1 more time and slip the stitch from the left needle
= work 3 stitches in the same stitch: Knit 1 but do not slip the stitch from the left needle, make 1 yarn over, knit 1 in the same stitch and slip the stitch from the left needle
