SIZES:

S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL
Finished measurements:

Chest measurements: 92-98-106-120-128-142 cm = 36¼"-38½"-41¾"-47¼"-50⅜"-55¾"

Full length: 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm = 21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼"

All measurements in charts are in cm.

MATERIALS:

DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)

300-300-350-400-400-450 g color 17, off-white

150-150-150-150-200-200 g color 35, vanilla

100-100-100-100-100-100 g color 63, desert rose

50-100-100-100-100-100 g color 25, moss green

50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 41, mustard

50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 61, lime

50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 65, rust

NEEDLES:

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM = US 8: Length 40 cm = 16" and 80 cm = 32".

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM = US 6: Length 40 cm = 16" and 80 cm = 32".

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM = US 8.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM = US 6.

The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm = 32" in each

size.
KNITTING GAUGE:

17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stockinette stitch = 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.

PATTERN:

See diagrams A.1 to A.5. Choose diagram for your size (applies to A.2).

INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):

To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 84 stitches)

and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 28) = 3.

In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after each 3rd stitch. On the next round knit the yarn

overs twisted to avoid holes.

ELEVATION (back of neck):

To make the back of the neck slightly higher when working the yoke, work an elevation. Skip this

section if you do not want an elevation.

Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round (mid-back). Start from the right side and knit

15-16-16-17-17-18 stitches, turn, tighten strand and purl 30-32-32-34-34-36 stitches back. Turn,

tighten strand and knit 45-48-48-51-51-54 stitches, turn, tighten strand and purl 60-64-64-68-68-72

stitches back. Turn, tighten strand and knit 75-80-80-85-85-90 stitches, turn, tighten strand and purl

90-96-96-102-102-108 stitches. Turn, tighten the strand and knit to the marker mid-back. Then work

the yoke as described in the text.

Decrease 1 stitch on either 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 as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (2 stitches decreased).

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SWEATER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The neck and yoke are worked in the round with circular needle, from mid back and top down. An

elevation can be worked at the back of the neck. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves and the body

is continued in the round with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with short circular

needle/double pointed needles, top down.

DOUBLE NECK:

Cast on 116-120-128-132-136-140 stitches with circular needle size 4 MM = US 6 and off-white

DROPS Paris. Knit 1 round. Then work rib (knit 1, purl 3) in the round for 2 cm = ¾". Now decrease all

purl-3 to purl-2 by purling 2 together = 87-90-96-99-102-105 stitches. Continue the new rib until the

piece measures 7-7-7-9-9-9 cm = 2¾"-2¾"-2¾"-3½"-3½"-3½".

Knit 1 round where you increase 25-26-24-25-26-27 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP =

112-116-120-124-128-132 stitches.
Insert 1 marker in the middle of the round = mid-front. The yoke is measured from this marker. Change

to circular needle size 5 MM = US 8. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!

You can now work an ELEVATION at the back of the neck – read description above. If you do not want

an elevation, go straight to YOKE.

YOKE:

Work stockinette stitch with off-white for 2-2-3-3-4-4 cm = ¾"-¾"-1⅛"-1⅛"-1½"-1½", measured from

the marker – AT THE SAME TIME on the last round increase 2-4-0-2-4-0 stitches evenly spaced =

114-120-120-126-132-132 stitches. Now work pattern as follows:

A.1:

Work A.1 19-20-20-21-22-22 times on the round. When you have worked round 2, you have

133-140-140-147-154-154 stitches.

On the round marked with arrow-1, increase 27-30-40-33-36-46 stitches evenly spaced =

160-170-180-180-190-200 stitches.

A.2:

Work A.2 16-17-18-18-19-20 times on the round. Increase as shown in the diagram. When you have

worked round 8 there are 192-204-216-216-228-240 stitches.

In addition, increase stitches on each round marked with an arrow as follows:

Arrow-2: Increase 12-12-12-24-24-30 stitches evenly spaced = 204-216-228-240-252-270 stitches.

Arrow-3: Increase 12-24-24-24-24-30 stitches evenly spaced = 216-240-252-264-276-300 stitches.

Arrow-4: Increase 12-12-12-24-24-36 stitches evenly spaced = 228-252-264-288-300-336 stitches.

Arrow-5: Increase 12-12-12-24-24-24 stitches evenly spaced = 240-264-276-312-324-360 stitches.

When A.2 has been completed, work A.3, but be aware that in most sizes A.3 starts after the yoke is

finished and you have divided for the body and sleeves.

DIVIDE FOR THE BODY AND SLEEVES:

When the piece measures 20-22-24-26-28-30 cm = 8"-8¾"-9½"-10¼"-11"-11¾" from the marker,

divide for the body and sleeves as follows: Work 36-39-41-47-49-55 stitches as before (½ back piece),

place the next 48-54-56-62-64-70 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-10 stitches

(in side under sleeve), work 72-78-82-94-98-110 stitches (front piece), place the next

48-54-56-62-64-70 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-8-8-10-10 stitches (in side under

sleeve), work the last 36-39-41-47-49-55 stitches (½ back piece). The body and sleeves are finished

separately.

BODY:

= 156-168-180-204-216-240 stitches. Continue the pattern in the round. NOTE: If A.2 is not finished,

continue A.2 before starting A.3 over all stitches on body. NB: if the work was divided for body and

sleeve in the middle of a repeat of A.2/A.3, the pattern will not fit mid under sleeves. Finish the repeat

on front and back piece over as many stitches as possible until mid under each sleeve. Then work next

repeat A.2/A.3 in height in the round over all stitches.

When A.3 has been completed, continue with stockinette stitch and off-white until the piece measures

24 cm = 9½" from the division. Now work A.5. When A.5 has been completed, knit 1 round where you

increase 33-36-36-42-45-48 stitches evenly spaced = 189-204-216-246-261-288 stitches. Change to

circular needle size 4 MM = US 6. Work rib (knit 1, purl 2) for 5 cm = 2". Bind off. The sweater measures

approx. 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm = 21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼" from the shoulder down.

Place the 48-54-56-62-64-70 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular

needle/double pointed needles size 5 MM = US 8 and knit up 1 stitch in each of the 6-6-8-8-10-10

stitches cast on under the sleeve = 54-60-64-70-74-80 stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of

the 6-6-8-8-10-10 stitches under the sleeve. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards; it will be

used when decreasing under the sleeve.

In addition, insert 1 marker in the 27th-30th-32nd-35th-37th-40th stitch on the round. Allow the

marker to follow your work onwards, it marks the mid-stitch in the diagram – you count out from the

marker to find where you start A.3.

Start the round at the marker thread and continue the pattern from the yoke in the round – the pattern

does not fit under the sleeves. When you start A.3 count out from the marker-stitch to find where to

start the diagram.

AT THE SAME TIME when the sleeve measures 3 cm = 1⅛" from the division, decrease 2 stitches under

the sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 5-5½-4-2½-3-2 cm = 2"-2⅛"-1½"-1"-1⅛"-¾" a

total of 7-6-8-11-9-12 times = 40-48-48-48-56-56 stitches.

When A.3 has been completed, continue with stockinette stitch and off-white until the sleeve

measures 34-33-32-29-28-26 cm = 13⅜"-13"-12½"-11⅜"-11"-10¼". There is approx. 10 cm = 4" left to

finished length; try the sweater on and work to desired length.

Now work A.4, 5-6-6-6-7-7 times on the round. When A.4 has been completed, continue with

stockinette stitch until the sleeve measures 38-37-36-33-32-30 cm = 15"-14½"-14¼"-13"-12½"-11¾" –

AT THE SAME TIME on the last round decrease 1-0-0-0-2-2 stitches evenly spaced =

39-48-48-48-54-54 stitches.

Work A.5, 13-16-16-16-18-18 times on the round.

= 48-57-57-57-66-66 stitches.

Change to double pointed needles size 4 MM = US 6. Work rib (knit 1, purl 2) for 5 cm = 2". Bind off. The

sleeve measures approx. 44-43-42-39-38-36 cm = 17¼"-17"-16½"-15¼"-15"-14¼". Work the other

sleeve in the same way.

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.

This pattern has been corrected. Click here to see the correction/s.

Diagram
All measurements in charts are in cm.

= off-white

= vanilla

= mustard

= lime

= moss green

= desert rose

= rust

= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, on the next round knit the yarn over to leave a hole

= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, on the next round knit the yarn over twisted to avoid a hole

= mid-stitch

= increase-round