Knitted jumper in DROPS Kid-Silk.

The piece is
worked with garter stitch, lace pattern and ¾-length
balloon sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS Design: Pattern no ks-145

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

MATERIALS:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-125-125-125-150-150 g colour 30, curry DROPS 200-22

KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 45 rows in height with garter stitch
= 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: length 60 cm and
80 cm for garter stitch and lace pattern.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: length 40 cm and 80
cm for edges.
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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Yarn prices (per 31.03.2020)

Yarn (weight) Content UK
DROPS Kid-Silk uni colour (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 3.80 GBP
DROPS Kid-Silk long print (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 3.80 GBP

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(*) Pattern prices are calculated from the smallest size / cheapest colour. You will nd 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 200-22

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):

Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

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

INCREASE TIP:
Increase 1 stitch on the inside of 2 edge stitches in garter stitch by making 1 yarn over. On
the next row knit yarn over twisted to avoid a hole.

DECREASE TIP (for sides of sleeves):

All decreases are made from the right side!
Decrease after the 1 edge stitch in garter stitch as follows: Knit 2 twisted together.
Decrease before the 1 edge stitch in garter stitch as follows: Work until there are 2 stitches
left before the edge stitch and knit 2 together.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle in sections, bottom up. The garment
is sewn together and then the neck is worked.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 87-95-109-119-133-149 stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular
needle size 3.5 mm and 2 strands Kid Silk (this is done to avoid the cast-on edge being tight).
Remove the one strand and continue working with just 1 strand Kid Silk as follows: Work 2
RIDGES back and forth over all stitches – read description above.
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Then work the next row as follows from the right side: Work 3-3-2-3-2-2 stitches in garter
stitch, A.1 (= 4 stitches), A.2 until there are 8-8-7-8-7-7 stitches left on row (= 9-10-12-13-15-
17 repeats of 8 stitches), work A.3 (= 5 stitches) and nish with 3-3-2-3-2-2 stitches in garter
stitch. Continue this pattern until you have worked a total of 3 repeats in height. REMEMBER
THE KNITTING TENSION! The piece now measures approx. 9 cm from the cast-on edge.
Continue with garter stitch back and forth over all stitches.
When the piece measures 10 cm from the cast-on edge increase 1 stitch on each side – read
INCREASE TIP (= 2 stitches increased). Increase like this every 4-4-6-6-8-8 cm a total of 4-4-3-
3-3-3 times on each side = 95-103-115-125-139-155 stitches.
When the piece measures 26-27-28-29-30-31 cm, cast o stitches on each side for armholes
at the beginning of each row as follows: Cast o 3-4-6-6-7-7 stitches 1 time on each side, 2
stitches 0-1-1-2-2-3 times on each side and then 1 stitch 2-2-5-6-10-15 times on each side =
85-87-89-93-97-99 stitches left on needle. Continue working until the piece measures 42-44-
46-48-50-52 cm. Now cast o the middle 35-35-37-37-39-39 stitches for neck and each
shoulder is nished separately. Continue back and forth with garter stitch and cast o 2
stitches on next row from the neck = 23-24-24-26-27-28 stitches left on shoulder. Continue
working until the piece measures 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm. Loosely cast o with knit from the
right side and 2 strands Kid-Silk. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 87-95-109-119-133-149 stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular
needle size 3.5 mm and 2 strands Kid Silk. Remove the one strand and continue working
with just 1 strand Kid Silk as follows: Work 2 ridges back and forth over all stitches
Then work the next row as follows from the right side: Work 3-3-2-3-2-2 stitches in garter
stitch, A.1 (= 4 stitches), A.2 until there are 8-8-7-8-7-7 stitches left on row (= 9-10-12-13-15-
17 repeats of 8 stitches), work A.3 (= 5 stitches) and nish with 3-3-2-3-2-2 stitches in garter
stitch. Continue this pattern until you have worked a total of 3 repeats in height. The piece
now measures approx. 9 cm from the cast-on edge. Continue with garter stitch back and
forth over all stitches.
When the piece measures 10 cm from the cast-on edge increase 1 stitch on each side – read
INCREASE TIP (= 2 stitches increased). Increase like this every 4-4-6-6-8-8 cm a total of 4-4-3-
3-3-3 times on each side = 95-103-115-125-139-155 stitches.
When the piece measures 26-27-28-29-30-31 cm cast o stitches on each side for armholes
at the beginning of each row as follows: Cast o 3-4-6-6-7-7 stitches 1 time on each side, 2
stitches 0-1-1-2-2-3 times on each side and then 1 stitch 2-2-5-6-10-15 times on each side =
85-87-89-93-97-99 stitches left on needle. Continue working until the piece measures 36-38-
40-42-44-46 cm. Now place the middle 15-15-17-17-19-19 stitches on 1 thread for neck and
each shoulder is nished separately. Continue back and forth with garter stitch and cast o
at the beginning of each row from the neck as follows: Cast o 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 3
times and 1 stitch 3 times = 23-24-24-26-27-28 stitches left on shoulder. Continue working
until the piece measures 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm. Loosely cast o with knit from the right side
and 2 strands Kid-Silk. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 56-58-60-62-64-66 stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular needle

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size 3 mm and 2 strands Kid-Silk. Remove the one strand and continue with just 1 strand
Kid-Silk as follows: Work 5 ridges back and forth over all stitches. On the next row increase 1
stitch in each stitch by knitting in both the front and back loops in all stitches on the row =
112-116-120-124-128-132 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm and work garter
stitch back and forth over all stitches. When the piece measures 5 cm, decrease 1 stitch on
each side – read DECREASE TIP (= 2 stitches decreased). Decrease like this every 1½ cm a
total of 18-17-16-15-14-14 times on each side = 76-82-88-94-100-104 stitches. Continue
working until the piece measures 33-33-31-31-30-28 cm. Now cast o stitches on each side
for sleeve cap at the beginning of each row as follows: Cast o 3 stitches 1 time on each side,
2 stitches 3-3-5-6-6-6 times on each side and 1 stitch 3-4-6-7-9-16 times on each side. Then
cast o 2 stitches on each side until the piece measures approx. 37-38-38-39-39-40 cm. Cast
o 3 stitches 1 time on each side and then cast o the remaining stitches with knit from the
right side and 2 strands Kid-Silk. The sleeve measures approx. 38-39-39-40-40-41 cm from
the top down. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY: 
Sew shoulder seams inside the cast-o edge. Sew side seams inside the 1 edge stitch on
each side. Sew sleeve seams inside the 1 edge stitch on each side. Sew in sleeves - sew in
outermost loop of outermost stitch along the armholes.

NECK:
Knit up from the right side approx. 104 to 116 stitches around the neck (including stitches
from the thread in front) with short circular needle size 3 mm and 1 strand Kid-Silk.
Purl 1 round, knit 1 round, purl 1 round, knit 1 round and purl 1 round. Then loosely cast o
with knit and 2 strands Kid-Silk.

Diagram explanations

= knit from right side

= knit from wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted
together stitches
= 1 repeat in height

Diagram for DROPS 200-22

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Diagram for DROPS 200-22

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