Casual Cardigan

Breaking Sunlight by DROPS Design

Knitted jumper with round yoke in DROPS Paris. The piece is worked top down with stripes and textured pattern. Sizes S - XXXL.

 Tags: jumpers, round yoke, stripes, top down,

DROPS Design: Pattern no w-794
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
400-400-450-500-550-600 g colour 17, off white
100-100-100-100-100-150 g colour 61, lime

KNITTING TENSION:
16 stitches in width and 20 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for rib.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge in height = 2 rounds; Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

INCREASE TIP-1 (for yoke):
Increase with 1 yarn over after markers 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Increase with 1 yarn over before markers 2, 4, 6 and 8.
The yarn overs are worked twisted on the next round to avoid holes. The increase stitches are worked into the textured pattern as you go, i.e. increase-1 is worked in garter stitch, increase-2 is worked in stocking stitch etc. When the textured pattern is finished, work the increased stitches in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP-2 (for sides of body):
Work until there are 2 stitches left before the marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread sits between these 4 stitches) make 1 yarn over (= 2 stitches increased at each marker thread; 4 stitches increased on round).
On the next round work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch. 

STRIPES:
STRIPE 1: Work 13-13-14-14-14-14 cm with off-white and work textured pattern as follows: * Knit 1, work 1 stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above *, work from *-* to end of round.
STRIPE 2: Work stocking stitch and stripes as follows: Work * 2 rounds with lime, 4 rounds with off white *, work from *-* for 15-15-15-16-16-16 cm, adjust so you finish after a complete stripe (applies to the stripe with lime).
STRIPE 3: Finish the piece with off-white and stocking stitch.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves): 
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker thread sits between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

CASTING-OFF TIP:
To avoid the cast-off edge being tight you can cast off with a larger size needle. If the edge is still tight, make 1 yarn over after approx. each 4th stitch at the same time as casting off and the yarn overs are cast off as normal stitches.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. 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, top down.

NECK:
Cast on 80-80-88-88-96-96 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and off-white. Knit 1 round.
The next round is worked as follows:
* Knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-* to end of round.
Work 2 rounds like this and then change to circular needle size 5.5 mm.
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round (= approx. mid back); the yoke will be measured from this marker!

YOKE:
The piece is worked in STRIPES – read description above.
On the next round insert 8 markers (all markers are inserted into knitted stitches) as follows:
Insert marker 1 in the 7th-7th-9th-9th-9th-9th stitch.
Insert marker 2 in the 13th-13th-15th-15th-15th stitch.
Insert marker 3 in the 27th-27th-31st-31st-33rd-33rd stitch.
Insert marker 4 in the 33rd-33rd-37th-37th-39th-39th stitch.
Insert marker 5 in the 47th-47th-53rd-53rd-57th-57th stitch.
Insert marker 6 in the 53rd-53rd-59th-59th-63rd-63rd stitch.
Insert marker 7 in the 67th-67th-75th-75th-81st-81st stitch.
Insert marker 8 in the 73rd-73rd-81st-81st-87th-87th stitch.
On the next round increase 1 stich by each marker – read INCREASE TIP-1 (= 8 stitches increased). The number of stitches before marker 1, between markers 2 and 3, markers 4 and 5, markers 6 and 7 and after marker 8 remain the same. The increased stitches are between markers 1 and 2, markers 3 and 4, markers 5 and 6 and between markers 7 and 8.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Increase like this every 2nd round a total of 15-17-19-23-24-27 times, every 4th round 1 time and every 6th round 1 time = 216-232-256-288-304-328 stitches.
The piece measures approx. 19-21-23-27-28-31 cm from the marker. Continue working until the piece measures 21-23-24-27-28-31 cm.
Now divide the piece for body and sleeves as follows:
Work the first 31-33-36-41-44-49 stitches as before, place the next 46-50-56-62-64-66 stitches on a thread for sleeve and cast on 8-8-8-8-10-10 stitches under the sleeve, work 62-66-72-82-88-98 stitches as before, place the next 46-50-56-62-64-66 stitches on a thread for sleeve and cast on 8-8-8-8-10-10 stitches under the sleeve, and work 31-33-36-41-44-49 stitches as before.

BODY:
= 140-148-160-180-196-216 stitches.
Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 8-8-8-8-10-10 stitches under each sleeve (= in sides of body). There are 70-74-80-90-98-108 stitches between the marker threads. Allow the threads to follow your work onwards; they will be used when increasing in the sides.
When the piece measures 4 cm from the division, increase 1 stitch on each side of both marker threads – read INCREASE TIP-2 (= 4 stitches increased).
Increase like this every 4 cm a total of 3 times = 152-160-172-192-208-228 stitches.
When the body measures 20-20-21-21-21-20 cm from the division increase 10-11-11-12-11-12 stitches evenly on the next round = 162-171-183-204-219-240 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm and work rib (= knit 1 / purl 2) for 4 cm.
Cast off with knit using lime– read CASTING-OFF TIP!

SLEEVES:
Place the 46-50-56-62-64-66 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 5.5.mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 8-8-8-8-10-10 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 54-58-64-70-74-76 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the 8-8-8-8-10-10 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it will be used when decreasing under the sleeve. Continue with stocking stitch and stripes in the round.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm from the division, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread – read DECREASE TIP (= 2 stitches decreased).
Decrease like this every 3-2½-2-1½-1-1 cm a total of 6-7-9-11-12-12 times = 42-44-46-48-50-52 stitches. When the sleeve measures 24-23-22-20-19-16 cm from the division increase 0-1-2-0-1-2 stitches = 42-45-48-48-51-54 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 mm and work rib (= knit 1 / purl 2) in the round using lime and for 6 cm. Cast off with knit using lime.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.