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Knitted jumper for children in 2 strands DROPS Alpaca. The piece is worked top down
in stocking stitch with raglan. Sizes 2 – 12 years.

DROPS Children 48-4

DROPS Design: Pattern z-054-bn
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years
Child’s height in cm:
92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152

YARN:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
150-150-150-200-200-200 g colour 100, off white
150-150-150-200-200-200 g colour 6205, light blue

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stocking stitch and 2 strands = 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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RAGLAN:
Increase 1 stitch before/after the marker-stitch in each transition between body and sleeves.
Increase by making 1 yarn over, which is worked as follows on the next round:
BEFORE MARKER-STITCH:
Slip the yarn over as if to knit and replace it on the left needle the other way round, knit the front
loop (stitch twists to the right). No hole.
AFTER MARKER-STITCH:
Knit the back loop (stitch twists to the left). No hole.
Work the new stitches in 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 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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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 continued in the round. The sleeves are
worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle.

NECK:
Cast on 80-80-88-88-96-96 stitches with short circular needle size 3.5 mm and 1 strand off white
and 1 strand light blue DROPS Alpaca. Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. The yoke is
measured from here.

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 5 mm.
Insert 4 marker-threads for the raglan-lines, each inserted in 1 knitted stitch (not between
stitches), as follows:
Knit the first 10-10-12-12-14-14 stitches (approx. half back piece), insert 1 marker in the next
stitch, knit 19-19-19-19-21-21 stitches (sleeve), insert 1 marker in the next stitch, knit 19-19-
23-23-25-25 stitches (front piece), insert 1 marker in the next stitch, knit 19-19-19-19-21-21
(sleeve), insert 1 marker in the next stitch, knit the last 9-9-11-11-11-11 stitches.
Work stocking stitch in the round and increase for raglan as follows: REMEMBER THE KNITTING
TENSION!
Increase for RAGLAN on each side of all 4 marker-stitches – read description above, every 2nd
round 4-7-2-5-1-1 times = 112-136-104-128-104-104 stitches.
Continue increasing every 2nd round but every other increase is now only on the front and back
pieces (4 stitches increased). I.e., increase on the front and back pieces every 2nd round and on
the sleeves every 4th round. Increase like this 10-8-14-12-16-18 times on the front and back
pieces (5-4-7-6-8-9 times on the sleeves). You have increased a total of 14-15-16-17-17-19
times on the front and back pieces and 9-11-9-11-9-10 times on the sleeves.

After the last increase there are 172-184-188-200-200-212 stitches (47-49-55-57-59-63 stitches
between the marker-stitches on the front and back pieces and 37-41-37-41-39-41 stitches
between the marker-stitches on the sleeves). The yoke measures approx. 13-14-15-16-16-18 cm
from the neck, mid-front. If necessary, continue with stocking stitch without further increases to
the correct length.

Divide for the body and sleeves as follows:

Knit 26-28-29-31-32-34 (approx. half back piece), place the next 35-37-37-39-39-41 stitches on
a thread for the sleeve, cast on 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), knit 51-55-57-
61-61-65 (front piece), place the next 35-37-37-39-39-41 stitches on a thread for the sleeve,
cast on 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (in side under sleeve), knit to end of round (= 51-55-57-61-61-
65 stitches on back piece).
The body and sleeves are finished separately. The piece is now measured from here!

BODY:
= 118-126-134-142-146-154 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch in the round for a further 16-
19-22-24-28-29 cm. Knit 1 round and increase 22-22-22-26-26-26 stitches evenly spaced = 140-
148-156-168-172-180 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Cast off a little loosely.
The jumper measures approx. 37-41-45-49-53-56 cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 35-37-37-39-39-41 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short
circular needle/double pointed needles size 5 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 8-8-10-10-
12-12 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 43-45-47-49-51-53 stitches. Insert a marker-thread in
the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stocking stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 3-3-3-5-5-5 cm, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read
DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2-3-3-3-4-4 cm a total of 6-6-7-7-7-7 times = 31-33-33-
35-37-39 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 17-22-25-29-33-36 cm from the
division (or to desired length. There is approx. 3 cm left). Knit 1 round and increase 5-5-7-7-7-7
stitches evenly spaced = 36-38-40-42-44-46 stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5
mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Cast off a little loosely. The sleeve measures approx.
20-25-28-32-36-39 cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.

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