Bluebell Twist Cardigan by DROPS Design

Knitted oversized jacket in DROPS Nord and DROPS Kid-Silk. Piece is

knitted bottom up with cables, vents in the side, diagonal shoulder
and V-neck. Size XS – XXL.

DROPS 239-23
DROPS design: Pattern no-066
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZE:
XS - S - M - L - XL – XXL
DROPS 239-23

YARN:
DROPS NORD from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
250-300-300-350-350-400 g colour no 16, denim blue
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
125-150-150-175-175-200 g colour 08, light jeans blue

DROPS BUTTON NO 630: 5 pieces for all sizes

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm: Length: 80 cm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm: Length: 80 cm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 mm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 mm
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle
of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows vertically in stocking stitch and 1 strand of
each quality = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many
stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10
cm switch to smaller needles.
Magic loop – See the technique here
Knitting tension – See how to measure it and why here
Alternative Yarn – See how to change yarns here
Yarn Groups A to F – Use the same pattern and change the yarn here
Yarn usage using an alternative yarn – Use our yarn converter here
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Yarn prices (per 12.03.2023)

 Yarn (weight) Content UK
DROPS Nord uni colour (50g) 45% Alpaca, 30% Polyamide, 25% Wool 2.60 GBP
DROPS Nord mix (50g) 45% Alpaca, 30% Polyamide, 25% Wool 2.70 GBP
DROPS Kid-Silk uni colour (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 4.40 GBP
DROPS Kid-Silk long print (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 4.40 GBP
You can get the yarn to make this pattern from 35.00£*.
(*) Pattern prices are calculated from the smallest size / cheapest colour. You will find a prices table in this print to help you
calculate the price for other sizes.
All yarns are DROPS yarns. Color charts and updated retailer lists at www.garnstudio.com

Pattern for DROPS 239-23

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):

Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.4.
Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.

DECREASE TIP (applies to neck on front pieces):

All decreases are done on a row from the right side!
DECREASE 1 STITCH AT THE BEGINNING OF ROW AS FOLLOWS: Work 5 band stitches in garter stitch, purl
1, knit 1, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked
DECREASE 1 STITCH AT THE END OF ROW AS FOLLOWS: Work until 9 stitches remain, knit 2 together, knit
1, purl 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.

KNITTING TOGETHER:
FROM RIGHT SIDE: Slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked.
FROM WRONG SIDE: Purl 2 together.

STOCKING STITCH:
When working from wrong side, purl and when working from right side, knit.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sleeves):

Work A.3 as before, knit 1, make 1 yarn over, knit until 1 stitch remains on round, make 1 yarn over and
knit 1.
On next row knit yarn overs twisted. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

BUTTONHOLES (bottom up):

Decrease for buttonholes on right band. 1 BUTTONHOLE = knit third and fourth stitch from edge together
and make 1 yarn over. On next row knit yarn over to make hole.
Decrease for buttonholes when piece measures:
XS: 4, 13, 19, 25 and 31 cm
S: 4, 13, 19, 25 and 31 cm
M: 4, 13, 19, 25 and 31 cm
L: 4, 11, 18, 25 and 32 cm
XL: 5, 12, 19, 26 and 33 cm
XXL: 6, 13, 20, 27 and 34 cm

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

Work from bottom up. First work front pieces and back piece back and forth separately until vent is done.
Slip the parts together into a body and work back and forth up to armholes. Divide the body for front
pieces and back piece and finish each part separately back and forth. Work sleeves bottom up in the round
on double pointed needles.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 98-110-110-122-134-134 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand DROPS Nord and 1
strand DROPS Kid-Silk. Purl 1 row from wrong side. Work rib, begin from right side as follows:
2 edge stitches in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above, * purl 1, knit 2 *, work from *-* until 3
stitches remain, purl 1 and 2 edge stitches in garter stitch. Continue rib like this until piece measures 8 cm.
Put piece aside and work the front pieces.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:

Cast on 54-60-60-66-72-72 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Work 5
band stitches in garter stitch, purl the rest of row. Work rib, begin from right side as follows:
2 edge stitches in garter stitch, purl 1, * knit 2, purl 1 *, work from *-* until 6 stitches remain, knit 1 and
5 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue rib like this until piece measures 8 cm. Put piece aside and work
the right front piece.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:

Cast on 54-60-60-66-72-72 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality. Purl until 5
stitches remain, 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Work rib, begin from right side as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, knit 1, * purl 1, knit 2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 stitches remain, purl 1
and 2 band stitches in garter stitch. Decrease for BUTTONHOLES - read explanation above. Continue rib
like this until piece measures 8 cm. On next row from right side work over all parts as follows:

BODY:
Work as follows over stitches on right front piece, begin from right side:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, continue with knit over knit and purl over purl over the next 47-53-53-59-
65-65 stitches, knit the 2 edge stitches together (1 stitch decreased), insert 1 marker thread, work over
back piece as follows: Knit the 2 edge stitches together (1 stitch decreased), work knit over knit and purl
over purl over the next 94-106-106-118-130-130 stitches, knit the 2 edge stitches together (1 stitch
decreased), insert 1 marker thread, work over left front piece as follows: Knit the 2 edge stitches together,
work knit over knit and purl over purl over the next 47-53-53-59-65-65 stitches and finish with 5 band
stitches in garter stitches = 202-226-226-250-274-274 stitches. Marker threads mark the sides of piece
and should be used later when dividing for front pieces/back piece.
Work knit over knit, purl over purl and garter stitch over garter stitch on next row from wrong side.
Switch to circular needle size 5 mm and work from right side as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, work A.1 16-18-18-20-22-22 times in total, work A.2 16-18-18-20-22-22
times in total and finish with 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue the pattern like this vertically.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When piece measures 31-32-32-33-34-35 cm, begin decrease for V-neck AT THE SAME TIME decrease for
armholes, read the sections V-neck and Armholes before continuing.

V-NECK:
When piece measures 27-28-28-29-31-32 cm, decrease 1 stitch inside 7 stitches in each side of piece on
next row from right side – read DECREASE TIP. Work the stitches that do not fit an entire cable in stocking
stitch.
Decrease like this every 6th row 2 times in total, then every 4th row 9-10-10-10-11-11 times in total.

ARMHOLES:
When piece measures 31-32-33-34-35-36 cm, make armholes and divide the piece for front pieces and
back piece in the different sizes on next row from right side as follows:

SIZE XS-S-M:
Work as before until first marker thread (right front piece), then slip these stitches on a thread, work as
before until next marker thread (back piece), then slip these stitches on a thread and work as before over
the last stitches (left front piece). Now finish each part separately.

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
Work as before until 6 stitches remain before first marker thread (right front piece), then slip these stitches
on a thread, cast off the next 12 stitches, work as before until 6 stitches remain before next marker thread
(back piece), then slip these stitches on a thread, cast off the next 12 stitches for armhole and work as
before over the last stitches (left front piece). Now finish each part separately.

ALL SIZES:

LEFT FRONT PIECE:

Continue decrease for V-neck and pattern as before. Cast on 1 new edge stitch at the end of first row from
wrong side. Work edge stitches in garter stitch until finished measurements. When neck decrease is done,
43-48-48-48-53-53 stitches remain on shoulder. When piece measures 49-51-53-55-57-59 cm, continue
with knit over knit and purl over purl, i.e. the cables are done. When piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60
cm, work diagonal shoulder as follows:

DIAGONAL SHOULDER:
Now work short rows over shoulder to give the shoulder a better shape, begin on next row from the neck
as follows:
Work until 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches remain, turn and work back.
Continue like this and work over 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches less on every turn from the neck 4 times in total. On
last row towards the neck work until 5 band stitches remain, slip the 5 band stitches on a thread and cast
on 2 new stitches on needle = 40-45-45-45-50-50 stitches.
Now work and cast off with i-cord edge over shoulder stitches as follows:
Work stitches cast on with together with shoulder stitches.
Work * 1 stitch in STOCKING STITCH – read explanation above, work next stitch together with first/next
stitch from shoulder – read KNITTING TOGETHER, pass the 2 stitches back on the needle they came from
with strand on wrong side of piece, make sure not to tighten yarn too much *, work from *-* until all
stitches from shoulder have been worked together with the 2 stitches that were cast on = 2 stitches
remain. Cast off.
Slip the 5 band stitches back on circular needle size 5 mm and work in garter stitch back and forth for 8-9-
9-9-9-9 cm. Cast off.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:

Work as left front piece but cast on 1 new edge stitch at the end of first row from right side.

BACK PIECE:
= 96-108-108-108-120-120 stitches. Continue with pattern as before. At the end of the first 2 rows, cast
on 1 new edge stitch = 98-110-110-110-122-122 stitches. Work edge stitches in garter stitch until finished
measurements. When piece measures 49-51-53-55-57-59 cm, continue with knit over knit and purl over
purl, i.e. the cables are done.
When piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60, cast off the middle 14-16-16-16-18-18 stitches for neck (42-
47-47-47-52-52 stitches remain on each shoulder). Now finish each shoulder separately.
On next row from the neck work as follows: Cast off 1 stitch for neck, work until 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches
remain, turn and work back. Work 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches less on every row from the neck and cast off 1
stitch for neck on every row from the neck 4 times in total. On last row towards neck, cast on 2 new
stitches at the end of row = 40-45-45-45-50-50 stitches.
Now work and cast off with an edge over shoulder stitches as follows:
Work stitches cast on with shoulder stitches as follows:
Work * 1 stitch in stocking stitch, work next stitch together with first/next stitch from shoulder, pass the 2
stitches back on the needle they came from with strand on wrong side of piece, make sure not to tighten
yarn too much *, work from *-* until all stitches from shoulder have been worked together with the 2
stitches that were cast on = 2 stitches remain. Cast off.
Work the other shoulder the same way.

RIGHT SLEEVE:
Cast on 57-60-60-63-63-66 stitches on double pointed needles size 4 mm with 1 strand of each quality.
Work rib (purl 1/knit 2). When rib measures 8 cm, switch to double pointed needles size 5 mm and work
pattern as follows: Work A.3 over the first 8 stitches, work in stocking stitch and decrease 4-5-5-6-6-7
stitches evenly over the remaining stitches = 53-55-55-57-57-59 stitches. Continue pattern like this. When
piece measures 12 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of A.3 - read INCREASE TIP! Increase like this every
5½-4-3½-3-2-2 cm 6-7-8-9-11-11 times in total = 65-69-71-75-79-81 stitches.

SIZE XS-S-M:
Cast off when sleeve measures 42-40-41 cm.

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
When sleeve measures 38-36-37 cm, work sleeve cap back and forth on circular needle until finished
measurements, i.e. divide the sleeve in the middle of A.3 and work knit over knit and purl over purl. Work
until sleeve measures approx. 42-40-41 cm, i.e. there is a vent of 4 cm at the top of sleeve. Cast off.

LEFT SLEEVE:
Work as right sleeve but work A.4 instead of A.3.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams inside 1 stitch. Sew the band together mid back and sew it to the neckline on back
piece. Sew the buttons on to left band.

SIZE XS-S-M:
Sew in sleeves inside 1 edge stitch.

SIZE L-XL-XXL:
Sew sleeve cap to armhole. Then sew vent at the top of sleeve to bottom of armhole.

Diagram explanations
= knit from the right side, purl from the wrong side
= purl from the right side, knit from the wrong side
= slip 2 stitches on cable needle in front of piece, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle
= slip 2 stitches on cable needle behind piece, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle
= chart for size XS-S-M

= chart for size L-XL-XXL

Diagram for DROPS 239-23

Diagram for DROPS 239-23
Diagram for DROPS 239-23

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