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Design: Else Schjellerup

English translation: June Thomsen Jongleuse 2. Ausgabe - Juni 2022 © filcolana
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Jongleuse is a female juggler. The fine lace pattern of the blouse resembles balls that are
juggled into the air, and which eventually “explode” on the yoke.
The top is short and tight-fitting. The top of the yoke is knitted with short rows to make the
neck higher, which ensures a good fit.
SIZES MATERIALS
XS (S) M (L) XL Yarn from Filcolana
200 (250) 250 (300) 300 g Merci in colour 602
MEASUREMENTS (Fern)
Fits chest sizes: 74 (82) 90 (98) 106 cm
Chest: 68 (76) 84 (92) 100 cm Circular needles 2.5 mm, 40, 60, and 80 cm
Length: 51 (51) 53 (53) 55 cm Double pointed needles 2.5 mm for the sleeves
Sleeve length: 9 (9) 12 (12) 14 cm (If you are using magic loop technique you will not
NOTE: The rib lace pattern is very elastic; the circum- need the dpns and the short circular needle)
ference is measured without stretching the rib.
4 green, 8 red, and 1 black stitch marker -
GAUGE the colours are secondary as long as you can tell the
40 sts x 40 rows on 2.5 mm needles in rib lace pattern difference between them
(not stretched) = 10 x 10 cm.
Needle sizes are for guidance only. If you have more 2 stitch holders (or waste yarn) for the resting sts.
stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle. If you
have fewer stitches on 10 cm, change to smaller nee-
dles.If you have the accurate stitch count horizontally
but not vertically it might help to change to needles in
a different material, e.g. change from metal to wood or
vice versa.
Note: Measure the gauge throughout work.
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 Techniques Workflow
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS The blouse is knitted top-down with short rows at the
neckline and later also on the yoke in order to increase
M1R the height of the neck and create a nice fit.
Left slanted increase (From right side)
From the back, lift the horizontal strand between the The short rows can be omitted if you want a more
two stitches with the left needle and knit through the rounded neckline.
front loop (1 st increase).
The pattern is knitted in rib; the increases on the yoke
M1L make decorative holes which continue onto a rib lace
Right slanted increase (From right side) pattern on the body.
From the front, lift the horizontal strand between
stitches with the left needle and knit through the back After the yoke, the body and the sleeves are finished
loop (1 st increase). separately.

Knit 5-in-1 Finally, sts are picked up along the neckline and a dec-
From right side, knit a 4 st increase in the same st: orative I-cord knitted.
[K1, yarn over, k1, yarn over, k1] in the same st.
On next row purl the yarn overs.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

Backward loop cast on

Form a loop with the yarn, so the end attached to the
skein of yarn is in front of the end attached to the sts
on the needle, insert the right needle through the front
of the loop and pull tight so the loop becomes a stitch
around the needle.
Repeat until you have the desired number of stitches.

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 Pattern
22nd round: *5-in-1, 15 sts of rib*, repeat from
* to * to endof round.
You now have 300 (320) 340 (360) 380 sts on your
needles.
YOKE Knit 9 rounds of rib.
With 2.5 mm needles (60 cm) cast on 180 (192) 204
(216) 228 sts. On next round move the start marker like this:
Join the round and place a black start marker at be- Next round: Remove the start marker, k1, p1, place
ginning of round, be careful that the sts do not twist the start marker, knit rib to end of round.
around the needle when joining the round.
33th round: Work 10 sts of rib, *5-in-1, work 19 sts
Knit rib (k1, p1) over all sts. of rib*, repeat from * to * a total of 14 (15) 16 (17) 18
times, 5-in-1, work 9 sts of rib.
Shape the neckline by working short rows knitted back You now have 360 (384) 408 (432) 456 sts on your
and forth like this: needles.
1st short row: Knit 43 (47) 49 (53) 57 sts of rib, turn
work.
2nd short row (WS): Make a yarn over, knit 43 (47)
49 (53) 57 sts of rib, slip the marker to right needle,
knit 44 (46) 48 (52) 56 sts of rib, turn work.
3rd short row: Make a yarn over, knit rib to the short
row on last row, purl the yarn over together with its
matching st, knit rib for 3 sts, turn work.
4th short row: Make a yarn over, knit rib to the short
row on last row, knit the yarn over together with its
matching st, knit rib for 3 sts, turn work.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 twice more, until you have worked

4 short rows in each side.

Last short row (RS): Make a yarn over, knit rib to the
yarn over on last row, purl the yarn over and its match-
ing st together, DO NOT TURN work but continue in
the round to 1 st before the yarn over on the opposite
side, purl this st together with the matching yarn over,
knit rib over remaining sts.

The short rows are now completed, now knitting con-

tinues in the round.

Knit 8 rounds of rib.

11th round: Knit 6 sts of rib, *5-in-1, work 11 sts of

rib*, repeat from * to * a total of 14 (15) 16 (17) 18
times, 5-in-1, work 5 sts of rib.
You now have 240 (256) 272 (288) 304 sts on your
needles.

Knit 10 rounds of rib, on the first round purl the yarn

overs from the previous round.

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Knit 12 rounds of rib. The short rows are now done and work continues in the
round. Now divide work into raglan sts and lace pattern
Now work short rows to heighten the back of the neck, like this:
knit as follows:
1st short row: Knit 59 (65) 71 (77) 83 sts of rib, turn Work 47 (53) 53 (63) 61 sts of rib, place a green
work. marker, work 7 (7) 11 (5) 9 sts of rib (right part of
2nd short row (WS): Make a yarn over, knit 59 (65) the back), place a red marker, k1, p1, k1, place a red
71 (77) 83 sts of rib, slip the start marker to right marker (raglan), work 6 (2) 4 (6) 8 sts of rib, place
needle, knit 60 (66) 72 (78) 84 sts of rib, turn work. a green marker, work 54 (64) 64 (64) 64 sts of rib,
3rd short row: Make a yarn over, knit rib to the yarn place a green marker, work 5 (3) 5 (7) 9 sts of rib (right
over on previous row, purl the yarn over and its sleeve), place a red marker, k1, p1, k1, place a red
matching st together, knit 11 sts of rib, turn work. marker (raglan), work 8 (6) 10 (4) 8 sts of rib, place
4th short row: Make a yarn over, knit rib to the yarn a green marker, work 94 (104) 104 (124) 124 sts of
over on previous row, knit the yarn over and its match- rib, place a green marker, work 7 (7) 11 (5) 9 sts of
ing st together, knit 11 sts of rib, turn work. rib (front), place a red marker, k1, p1, k1, place a red
marker (raglan), work 6 (2) 4 (6) 8 sts of rib, place
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until you have worked 6 short a green marker, work 54 (64) 64 (64) 64 sts of rib,
rows in each side. place a green marker, work 5 (3) 5 (7) 9 sts of rib (left
sleeve), place a red marker, k1, p1, k1, place the black
Last short row (RS): Make a yarn over, knit rib to the start marker (raglan).
yarn over on previous row, purl the yarn over together
with its matching st, DO NOT TURN but continue in The beginning of the round has now moved to after the
the round till 1 st before the yarn over in the opposite back left raglan.
side, purl this st together with the yarn over, knit rib to
end of round. Now place the last green marker like this:
Slip the first 8 (6) 10 (4) 8 sts from left needle onto
the right needle without knitting them, Place the green
marker on left needle and slip the sts on the right
needle back onto the left needle.

The raglan sts are placed between the red markers, the
lace pattern is between the green markers.

Next up is the lace pattern over the middle 94 (104)

104 (124) 124 sts on the back and the front (between
the green markers) and over the middle 54 (64) 64
(64) 64 sts on the sleeves (between the green markers),
at the same time work increases on every 2nd round on
each side of the 3 raglan sts.
The new sts are worked as knit or purl sts as the rib
pattern indicates.

1st round: **Knit rib to the green marker, slip

marker, p2tog, yo, *8 sts of rib, p2tog, yo*, repeat
from * to * to last 2 sts before the next green marker,
p1, k1, slip marker to right needle, knit rib to the red
marker, M1L, slip marker, work the 3 raglan sts, slip
marker, M1R, knit rib to the green marker, p2tog, yo,
*8 sts of rib, p2tog, yo*, repeat from * to * to last 2 sts
before the green marker, p1, k1, slip marker, knit rib
to the red marker, M1L, slip marker, work the 3 raglan
sts, slip marker, M1R**, repeat from ** to ** once
more.

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2nd round: Knit rib as pattern indicates and work all BODY
yarn overs as knit stitches. Now work the sts of the body, and knit the new sts in
the armholes to fit the rib, and at the same time extend
3rd round: Knit rib as pattern indicates and work the lace pattern with 1 ‘lane of lace’ in each side by
increases before and after the 3 raglan sts, as on 1st moving each green marker 10 sts out towards the
round. armhole, knit the remaining sts in each side as rib.

4th round: Knit rib as pattern indicates. Continue until the body measures 26 (26) 28 (28) 30
cm, finish with row 4 or 8 of the pattern.
5th round: **Knit rib to the green marker, slip
marker, p1, k1, p2tog, yo, *8 sts of rib, p2tog, yo*, Slits
repeat from * to * to the green marker, slip marker, Divide back and front piece into slits and finish the
knit rib to the red marker, M1L, slip marker, work the parts separately, knit as follows:
3 raglan sts, slip marker, M1R, knit rib to the green Next row: Work a k1 in the centred side st, k2, knit
marker, slip marker, p1, k1, p2tog, yo, *8 sts of rib, rib and lace pattern to 1 st before the next side st, k1,
p2tog, yo*, repeat from * to * to the green marker, work a k1 in the centred st, turn and let the remaining
slip marker, knit rib to the red marker, M1L, slip sts rest.
marker, work the 3 raglan sts, slip marker, M1R**,
repeat from ** to ** once more.

6th round: Knit rib as pattern indicates and knit all

yarn overs.

7th round: Knit rib as pattern indicates and work

increases before and after the 3 raglan sts, as on 1st
round.

8th round: Knit rib as pattern indicates.

Continue the lace pattern, which is repeated for every

8th round and raglan decreases on every 2nd round,
until you have increased a total of 4 (4) 6 (8) 10 times,
finish with a raglan increase round.

You now have 392 (416) 456 (496) 536 sts in total.

Now divide work into body and sleeves like this:

Next round: Knit rib and lace pattern over the back to
the first red marker, remove the marker, *knit 1st (rag-
lan st), place the next 2 raglan sts, all the sleeve sts plus
the next 2 raglan sts on a stitch holder, remove the red
markers along the way, cast on 17 (25) 29 (33) 37 new
sts using the backward loop cast on method, mark the
centred of these sts (side st)*, knit rib over the front sts Back slit
to the red marker, repeat from * to * once more, knit You now have 137 (153) 169 (185) 201 sts on the
rib over remaining sts. back.

You now have 272 (304) 336 (368) 400 sts on the Next row (WS): Slip 2 sts with yarn in front (towards
needles and 77 (81) 89 (97) 105 sts on each stitch yourself), p1, knit rib and purl all yarn overs to the last
holder. 3 sts, p3.

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Next row: Slip 2 sts with yarn in back (away from after the 5th decrease.
yourself), k1, knit rib to the last 3 sts, k3.
After the 6th and last decrease purl a row.
4th row: Slip 2 sts purlwise with yarn in front, p1, knit
rib to the last 3 sts, p3. Bind off with I-cord as on the back.

Continue like this by knitting the edges as described The front is approximately 1-2 cm shorter than the
and AT THE SAME TIME working decreases on every back.
6th row inside the 5 outer sts in each side, by working a
p2tog regardless if it’s knit or purl sts. SLEEVES
Knit as follows: With 2.5 mm circular needles (40 cm or a longer
Decrease row (RS): Slip 2 sts purlwise with yarn be- version if using the magic loop technique), starting
hind work, k1, p1, k1, p2tog, knit rib/lace pattern to from the right side and the centre of the armhole,
the last 7 sts, p2tog, k1, p1, k3. pick up 8 (12) 14 (16) 18 sts along the bottom of the
armhole to the resting sleeve sts, knit these sts and pick
Continue like this until you have decreased 4 times in up 9 (13) 15 (17) 19 sts to the middle of the armhole,
total in each side. place a start marker = 94 (106) 118 (130) 142 sts in
total.
Work 6 rows of rib without the lace pattern.
Continue the lace pattern in the round as before over
I-cord edge the middle 54 (64) 64 (64) 64 sts (in sizes M, L, and
Bind off all sts from the right side with an I-cord edge XL the lace pattern is extended with 10 sts in each
like this: side). The remaining sts under the sleeve are worked in
Cast on 3 sts on right needle using the make 1 increase rib as the pattern indicates.
away method, slip the 3 sts onto the left needle without
knitting them. Continue like this till the sleeve measures 7 (7) 9 (9)
11 cm from the armhole, finish with 6 rounds of rib
1st row: K2, knit the 3rd st together with the 1st st of without the lace pattern.
the back through the back loop. Slip the 3 sts on your
right needle back onto the left needle without knitting Sleeve edge
them. Finish with an I-cord edge as on the edge on the back.
Break yarn and sew the edge together.
2nd row: K2, knit the 3rd st together with the next st
through the back loop, slip the 3 sts on your right Knit the second sleeve the same way.
needle back onto the left needle without knitting them.
NECKLINE
3rd row: K2, knit the 3rd st together with the next From the right side and with 2.5 mm needles (40 cm)
2 sts through the back loop, slip the 3 sts on your right pick up 1 st in each of the cast on sts in the neckline.
needle back onto your left needle without knitting Work an I-cord as on the sleeve and remember to knit
them. 2 sts together on every 3rd row.
Break yarn and sew the edge together.
Repeat these 3 rows until you have 4 sts left.
Bind off as with normal bind off and break the yarn. FINISHING
Weave in all loose ends.
Front slit
Join yarn to the right side of the front sts and pick up Wash the blouse according to the washing instructions
1 st in each of the former side sts = 137 (153) 169 on the labels and lay it flat to dry on a towel.
(185) 201 sts.

Knit as the slit on the back but decrease in each side

on every 4th row a total of 6 times, end the lace pattern

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