23/9/24, 17:00 Winter Pearl Sweater - Knitted jumper in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Kid-Silk.

-Silk. The piece is worked top down with double neck, ragla…

Winter Pearl Sweater

Knitted jumper in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked top down with double neck, raglan
and cables. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 255-1
DROPS Design: Pattern z-1042
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL – XXL – XXXL
The pattern will cause the jumper to contract. The measurements in the chart show the jumper lying flat, not stretched. Work
the size you usually work.

YARN:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
350-400-450-500-550-600 g colour 100, off white
And use:

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DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)

150-175-175-200-225-250 g colour 56, marzipan

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
27 stitches in width and 24 rows in height, with pattern and 2 strands on needle size 4.5 mm= 10 x 10 cm.
Equivalent to: 18 stitches in width and 24 rows in height with stocking stitch and 2 strands on needle size 4.5 mm = 10 x 10
cm.
NOTE: 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.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.5.
A.3 is always counted as 8 stitches.

RAGLAN:
Increase for raglan before/after 1 purled + 1 knitted + 1 purled stitch (= raglan-line). The increased stitches are worked into
the pattern. The increases are marked in the diagrams.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):

Decrease by purling 2 together on each side of 1 knitted stitch (= 2 decreased stitches). The stitches which do not fit into a
complete cable are knitted.
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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when
necessary.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, top down and from the right back shoulder. When the yoke is
finished, it is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued in the round, while the sleeves wait. The sleeves are
worked top down, in the round.
The neck is folded double and fastened to the inside.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 108-108-108-120-120-132 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and 1 strand of each quality (= 2 strands). Work
rib according to A.1 in the round. Repeat the first 4 rounds of A.1 until the rib measures 9-9-9-11-11-11 cm; the neck is later
folded double. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm and work the last round in A.1 (yarn overs knitted twisted on the next
round) = 144-144-144-160-160-176 stitches. Insert 1 marker after the first 52-52-52-57-57-61 stitches (approx. mid-front);

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YOKE:
Continue in the round as follows: Pick up 1 stitch from the previous round (all picked-up stitches are purled twisted), knit 1 (
= raglan-line), pick up 1 stitch from the previous round, work A.2, A.3 across the next 24 stitches, work the first 3 stitches in
A.3, A.4 (= sleeve), pick up 1 stitch from the previous round, knit 1 (= raglan-line), pick up 1 stitch from the previous round,
work A.2, A.3 across the next 32-32-32-40-40-48 stitches, work the first 3 stitches in A.3, A.4 (= front piece), pick up 1 stitch
from the previous round, knit 1 (= raglan-line), pick up 1 stitch from the previous round, work A.2, A.3 across the next 24
stitches, work the first 3 stitches in A.3, work A.4 (= sleeve) pick up 1 stitch from the previous round, knit 1 (= raglan-line),
pick up 1 stitch from the previous round, work A.2, A.3 across the next 32-32-32-40-40-48 stitches, work the first 3 stitches
in A.3, A.4 (= back piece). NOTE! Make sure the pattern matches the rib. The increases for raglan are marked in the
diagrams, you have picked up 8 extra stitches = 160-160-160-176-176-192 stitches.

RAGLAN:
Increase as shown in the diagrams, increasing on each side of 1 purled + 1 knitted + 1 purled stitch in each raglan-line.
Each time A.2 and A.4 are finished in height, there is room for 2 more repeats of A.3 in width.

Continue with pattern and increases until A.2, A.3 and A.4 have been worked a total of 3-4-4-4-5-5 times in height. There are
344-408-408-424-488-504 stitches. Now increase only on the front and back pieces; the increases on the sleeves are
finished. Work 2 more repeats in height with increases as shown in A.2 and A.4 on the front and back pieces, continuing the
pattern on the sleeves without further increases. There are 408-472-472-488-552-568 stitches. Continue working without
further increases until the yoke measures 25-30-30-30-35-35 cm from the marker mid-front.

DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:

Work the next round as follows: Work the first 2 stitches (belong to back piece), place the next 81-97-97-97-113-113 stitches
on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 13-13-13-13-13-21 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 123-139-139-147-163-171
stitches (front piece), place the next 81-97-97-97-113-113 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 13-13-13-13-13-21
stitches (in side under sleeve), work the remaining 121-137-137-145-161-169 stitches (back piece).

BODY:
= 272-304-304-320-352-384 stitches. Continue the pattern in the round until the piece measures 42-44-46-48-50-52 cm
from the marker mid-front.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib according to A.5 for 6 cm, make sure you have knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 across
the cables and knit over knit and purl over purl otherwise. Cast off. The jumper measures approx. 48-50-52-54-56-58 cm
from the marker and 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 81-97-97-97-113-113 sleeve-stitches from the thread on one side of the piece on circular needle size 4.5 mm and
knit up 1 stitch in each of the 13-13-13-13-13-21 stitches cast on under the sleeve + 1 extra stitch on each side = 96-112-
112-112-128-136 stitches. Insert a marker-thread mid-under sleeve.
Continue the pattern from the yoke, in the round.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 4-2-2-
2½-1-1 cm a total of 8-14-13-11-18-20 times = 80-84-86-90-92-96 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 37-
32-34-34-30-30 cm. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Work rib as shown in A.5 for 6 cm, make sure you have
knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 across the cables and knit over knit and purl over purl otherwise. Cast off. The sleeve measures approx.
43-38-40-40-36-36 cm from the division.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. Make sure the seam is elastic to avoid the neck being tight.

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Diagram explanations

= knit
= purl
= slip 1 stitch, knit 2, pass slipped stitch over knitted stitches
= this square has no stitch as it was decreased earlier; go straight to next symbol in diagram
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, which is knitted on next round to leave a hole
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, which is worked twisted on next round according to the diagram, to avoid a
hole

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