Sommervind - Knitted sweater in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Brushed … split in sides. Sizes S - XXXL.

- Free pattern by DROPS Design 05/03/2024 19:05

Sommervind

Knitted sweater in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk. The piece is
worked top down with raglan, double neck, lace pattern and split in sides. Sizes S
- XXXL.

DROPS 248-15
DROPS Design: Pattern z-1019

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Yarn group A + C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL

Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 98-104-114-124-138-144 cm = 38 1/2"-41"-45"-48 3/4"-54
1/4"-56 1/2"
Full length: 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm = 22"-22 3/4"-23 5/8"-24 3/8"-25 1/4"-26"
All measurements in charts are in cm.

YARN:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
250-250-300-300-350-350 g color 100, off white
And use:
DROPS BRUSHED ALPACA SILK fra Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100-100-125-125-150-150 g color 20, pink sand

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 5.5 MM = US 9: Length 40 cm = 16” and 80 cm = 32”.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM = US 7: Length 40 cm = 16” and 80 cm = 32”.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5.5 MM = US 9.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 MM = US 7.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm = 32” circular needle
in each size.

KNITTING GAUGE:
13 stitches in width and 17 rows in height with stockinette stitch and 1 strand of each
quality (2 strands) = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”.
13 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with lace pattern (A.2) = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to
a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle
size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):

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1 ridge = 2 rounds, i.e., knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):

Knit all rows.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side.

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 knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted
stitch.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SWEATER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The pattern uses both short and long circular 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, from the transition
between the back piece and right sleeve and top down. When the yoke is finished, divide
stitches into body and sleeves and the body is continued in the round, while the sleeves
wait. Body is divided for splits and worked separately back and forth. The sleeves are then
worked in the round, top down.

DOUBLE NECK:
Cast on 84-88-88-96-100-104 stitches with circular needle size 5.5 MM = US 9, 1 strand
DROPS Alpaca and 1 strand DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk. Change to circular needle size 4.5
MM = US 7 (casting on with a larger needle makes the cast-on edge elastic). Work rib in
the round (knit 2, purl 2) for 13 cm = 5 1/8". The neck is later folded double to approx. 6
cm = 2 3/8".

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 5.5 MM = US 9. Knit 1 round and decrease 16-16-16-20-
20-20 stitches evenly spaced = 68-72-72-76-80-84 stitches. Insert 1 marker; the yoke is

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measured from here.

Insert 4 marker-threads, without working the stitches as follows: Insert 1 marker-thread
at the beginning of the round, count 10 stitches (sleeve), insert 1 marker-thread, count
24-26-26-28-30-32 stitches (front piece), insert 1 marker-thread, count 10 stitches
(sleeve), insert 1 marker-thread, there are 24-26-26-28-30-32 stitches left (back piece).
REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
Now work pattern and increase for raglan. The increases for raglan are drawn in the
diagram. Work the first round as follows: * Knit 1, A.1, A.2 over the next 4 stitches, A.3,
knit 2 (marker sits between these 2 stitches), A.1, A.2 over the next 18-20-20-22-24-26
stitches, A.3, knit 1 *, work from *-* 1 more time. Continue working and increasing as
shown in the diagrams every 2nd round. When the diagrams are finished you have
increased 12 times for raglan = 164-168-168-172-176-180 stitches. Now continue as
follows in the different sizes:

SIZES S and M:
Continue the lace pattern and increase as follows:
Increase every 2nd round 2-2 more times = 180-184 stitches. You have increased 14-14
times for raglan.
Increase every 4th round 3-4 times. You have increased a total of 17-18 times for raglan
= 204-216 stitches.

SIZE L:
Continue the lace pattern and increase as follows:
Increase every 2nd round 4 more times = 200 stitches. You have increased 16 times for
raglan.
Increase every 4th round 5 times. You have increased a total of 21 times for raglan = 240
stitches.

SIZES XL, XXL and XXXL:

Continue the lace pattern and increase as follows:
Increase every 2nd round 6-8-10 more times = 220-240-260 stitches. You have increased
18-20-22 times for raglan.
Increase every 4th round 3-1-0 times = 244-248-260 stitches.
Now the sleeve increases are finished.
Increase every 4th round on the front and back pieces 2-4-4 more times (4 stitches
increased each increase-round). You have increased a total of 23-25-26 times for raglan
on the front and back pieces and 21-21-22 times on the sleeves = 252-264-276 stitches.

ALL SIZES:

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=204-216-240-252-264-276 stitches. Continue the pattern, without further increases,

until the yoke measures 20-22-24-26-28-30 cm = 8"-8 3/4"-9 1/2"-10 1/4"-11"-11 3/4"
from the marker – and the next round is without holes.
Divide for the body and sleeves as follows:
Place the first 44-46-52-52-52-54 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-6-10-
10 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 58-62-68-74-80-84 stitches (front piece), place
the first 44-46-52-52-52-54 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-6-10-10
stitches (in side under sleeve), work the last 58-62-68-74-80-84 stitches (back piece).
The body and sleeves are finished separately. The piece is now measured from here.

BODY:
= 128-136-148-160-180-188 stitches. Insert 1 marker-thread in the middle of the 6-6-6-
6-10-10 stitches cast on under each sleeve (3-3-3-3-5-5 new stitches on each side of the
marker-thread). Move the beginning of the round to 1 stitch after one of the marker-
threads (i.e., between the 4th-4th-4th-4th-6th-6th and 5th-5th-5th-5th-7th-7th cast-on
stitch, so the pattern on the body matches the yoke). Allow the marker-threads to follow
your work onwards; they are used when working the splits.
Continue with A.2 in the round – making sure the pattern continues from the yoke. Work
until the body measures 17 cm = 6 3/4" from the division in all sizes. Try the sweater on
and work to desired length (there is approx. 15 cm = 6" left for the splits).
Work 10 GARTER STITCHES on each side – read description above, (i.e., 5 stitches on
each side of each marker-thread). When you have worked 2 ridges over both set of 10
stitches, divide the piece at the marker-threads and finish each piece separately, back and
forth.

FRONT PIECE:
= 64-68-74-80-90-94 stitches. Work pattern back and forth as before with 5 edge stitches
in garter stitch on each side. When the front piece measures 22 cm = 8 3/4" – adjusting
so there are at least 2 rows of stockinette stitch after the last row of holes, work as follows
from the right side:
5 garter stitches, knit 54-58-64-70-80-84 and increase 44-44-50-56-62-66 stitches evenly
over these stitches, 5 garter stitches = 108-112-124-136-152-160 stitches. Change to
circular needle size 4.5 MM = US 7. Purl 1 row with 5 garter stitches on each side. Now
work rib (first row from the right side) as follows: 5 garter stitches, * knit 2, purl 2 *,
work from *-* until there are 7 stitches left, knit 2 and 5 garter stitches. Continue this rib
for 10 cm = 4”. Bind off – use needle size 5.5 MM = US 9 for binding off. The sweater
measures approx. 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm = 22"-22 3/4"-23 5/8"-24 3/8"-25 1/4"-26"
from the shoulder.

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BACK PIECE:
Work in the same way as the front piece.

SLEEVES:
Place the 44-46-52-52-52-54 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on
short circular needle/double pointed needles size 5.5 MM = US 9 and knit up 1 stitch in
each of the 6-6-6-6-10-10 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 50-52-58-58-62-64
stitches. Insert a marker-thread in the middle of the new stitches and allow it to follow
your work onwards; it is used when decreasing under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work pattern in the round as follows: Knit 1, A.2 continued
as before over the next 48-50-56-56-60-62 stitches, knit 1.
When the sleeve measures 4 cm = 1 1/2" from the division, decrease 1 stitch on each side
of the marker-thread – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-4-3-3-2½-2 cm =
2"-1 1/2"-1 1/8"-1 1/8"-1"-3/4" a total of 6-6-8-8-9-10 times = 38-40-42-42-44-44
stitches. The stitches which do not fit into the pattern are worked in stockinette stitch.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 35-33-32-31-29-27 cm = 13 3/4"-13"-12
1/2"-12 1/4"-11 3/8"-10 5/8" from the division - adjusting so there are at least 2 rows of
stockinette stitch after the last row of holes (10 cm = 4” left to finished length). Knit 1
round and increase 18-20-22-22-24-24 stitches evenly spaced = 56-60-64-64-68-68
stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 4.5 MM = US 7. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2)
for 10 cm = 4”. Bind off. The sleeve measures approx. 45-43-42-41-39-37 cm = 17
3/4"-17"-16 1/2"-16 1/8"-15 1/4"-14 1/2" from the division.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the neck double to the inside and sew down. To avoid the neck being tight and rolling
outwards, it is important that the seam is elastic.

Diagram explanations

= knit from right side, purl from wrong side

= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over. When working in the round knit the yarn over
on the next round, when working back and forth, purl the yarn over on the next
row
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over which is knitted twisted on the next round to
avoid a hole

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