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INCREASE TIP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE:
Increase towards the left AFTER MARKER:
Use left needle to pick up thread between 2 stitches from row below, pick up thread from front and knit stitch in back loop.
Increase towards the right BEFORE MARKER:
Use left needle to pick up thread between 2 stitches from row below, pick up thread from behind and knit stitch in front loop.
INCREASE TIP FROM THE WRONG SIDE:
Increase towards the left AFTER MARKER:
Use left needle to pick up thread between 2 stitches from row below, pick up thread from behind and purl stitch in front loop.
Increase towards the right BEFORE MARKER:
Use left needle to pick up thread between 2 stitches from row below, pick up thread from front and purl stitch in back loop.
DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Decrease 1 stitch on either side of the marker as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker sits between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The back piece is worked back and forth with circular needle, top down until the armholes are finished. Stitches are knitted up on each shoulder and increased for the neck, then the front piece is worked back and forth with circular needle, top down until the armholes are finished.
The front and back pieces are joined and the body continued in the round with circular needle. Stitches are knitted up around the armholes, the sleeve-cap is worked back and forth then the rest of the sleeve is worked in the round with short circular needle/double pointed needles. The neck is worked in the round to finish.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 26-28-28-30-32-32 stitches with circular needle size 7 mm and 1 strand DROPS Soft Tweed and 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk (3 strands).
Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
Insert 1 marker inside 3 stitches on each side. The markers should sit inside the 3 outermost stitches on every row onwards.
Work stocking stitch back and forth.
AT THE SAME TIME increase AFTER the marker at the beginning of the first row from the right side) and BEFORE the marker at the end of the row – read INCREASE TIP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.
On the next row (wrong side) increase in the same way – read INCREASE TIP FROM THE WRONG SIDE.
Increase from both the right and wrong side a total of 26-28-30-32-32-34 times. After the last increase there are 78-84-88-94-96-100 stitches.
The piece is measured from here!
Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 15-15-16-17-18-19 cm (measured outermost along the armhole). Cut the yarn, lay the piece to one side on a thread or on an extra needle and work the front piece.
FRONT PIECE:
Start with the left shoulder (when the garment is worn).
Knit up 26-28-30-32-32-34 stitches along the left shoulder on the back piece, inside the outermost stitch (i.e. knit up 1 stitch in each row along the top). Work stocking stitch back and forth for 5 cm. Now increase for the neck after the first 3 stitches at the beginning of each row from the right side – remember INCREASE TIP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE: Increase 1 stitch 4 times = 30-32-34-36-36-38 stitches. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Cut the yarn, lay the piece to one side on a thread or an extra needle. Work the right shoulder as follows:
Knit up 26-28-30-32-32-34 stitches along the right shoulder on the back piece, inside the outermost stitch. Work stocking stitch back and forth for 5 cm. Now increase for the neck before the last 3 stitches at the end of each row from the right side – remember INCREASE TIP FROM THE RIGHT SIDE: Increase 1 stitch 4 times = 30-32-34-36-36-38 stitches. Purl back from the wrong side after the last increase.
Work as follows from the right side: Knit the 30-32-34-36-36-38 stitches from the right front piece, cast on 18-20-20-22-24-24 stitches for the neck and knit the 30-32-34-36-36-38 stitches from the left front piece = 78-84-88-94-96-100 stitches.
Work stocking stitch back and forth until the piece measures 23-25-26-27-28-29 cm down the armhole.
BODY:
Work the 78-84-88-94-96-100 stitches from the front piece, cast on 4-6-8-8-14-18 at the end of the row (side), work the 78-84-88-94-96-100 stitches from the back piece, cast on 4-6-8-8-14-18 stitches at the end of the row = 164-180-192-204-220-236 stitches.
Work stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 48-50-52-54-56-58 cm, from the highest point on the front shoulder. Change to circular needle size 6 mm. Knit 1 round and increase 16-16-16-16-20-20 stitches evenly spaced = 180-196-208-220-240-256 stitches. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 10 cm. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm, measured from the top of the shoulder.
LEFT SLEEVE:
Use circular needle size 7 mm, 1 strand DROPS Soft Tweed and 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk (3 strands). Knit up from the right side 33-35-36-38-40-41 stitches from the bottom of the armhole and up the front piece to the shoulder, then 21-21-22-24-24-27 stitches down the back piece to the bottom of the armhole = 54-56-58-62-64-68 stitches. Insert 1 marker in the middle of the row – the sleeve is measured from this marker.
Work stocking stitch back and forth for 1-2-3-3-4-6 cm.
Now join the sleeve using circular needle/double pointed needles size 7 mm. Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round (mid-under sleeve). Allow the marker to follow your work onwards.
Start at the marker and work stocking stitch in the round until the sleeve measures 4-4-4-4-5-7 cm, now decrease 2 stitches mid-under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP.
Decrease like this every 5-5-5-4-4-3 cm a total of 6-6-6-7-7-8 times = 42-44-46-48-50-52 stitches.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 34-34-34-33-33-33 cm from the marker. There is 10 cm left. Try the jumper on and work to desired length. Knit 1 round and increase 2-4-2-4-2-4 stitches evenly spaced = 44-48-48-52-52-56 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 6 mm. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 10 cm. Cast off a little loosely. The sleeve measures approx. 44-44-44-43-43-43 cm from the marker.
RIGHT SLEEVE:
Work the in the same way as the left sleeve, but knit up 21-21-22-24-24-27 stitches from the bottom of the armhole up the back piece and 33-35-36-38-40-41 stitches from the shoulder down the front piece to the bottom of the armhole. Sew the bottom of the armhole together – see sketch.
NECK:
Start on one shoulder and knit up from the right side, inside the 1 edge stitch, 68 to 84 stitches using short circular needle size 6 mm and 3 strands. The stitch-number should be divisible by 4. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) for 22-22-22-24-24-24 cm. Cast off a little loosely.
