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a Fine. The piece is worked with round yoke, lace p…
Yellow Tulip Jacket
#yellowtulipjacket
Knitted jacket in DROPS Belle or DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is worked with
round yoke, lace pattern and ¾-length sleeves. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 222-3
DROPS Design: Pattern no vs-071
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
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400-450-500-500-550-600 g colour 04, dandelion
Or use:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
450-500-550-600-650-700 g colour 24, light yellow
KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 80 cm for rib.
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.
DROPS MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTONS, Round (green) NO 620: 6-6-6-6-7-7 items.
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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 the pattern from the right side.
DECREASE/INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease/increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g.
258 stitches), minus the bands (e.g. 8 stitches) and divide by the number of decreases/increases
to be made (e.g. 48) = 5.2. In this example, decrease by knitting together approx. each 4th and
5th stitch.
When increasing, make 1 yarn over after approx. each 5th stitch. On the next row work the yarn
overs twisted to avoid holes.
DECREASE TIP-1 (for sides of body):
All decreases are worked from the right side!
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 as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 2 stitches
decreased and a total of 4 stitches decreased on the row).
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DECREASE TIP-2 (for yoke):
Decrease evenly spaced in the same way as described under DECREASE/INCREASE TIP, but now
decrease by purling 2 together.
INCREASE TIP (for sleeves):
Work until there are 2 stitches left before the marker thread, 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread
sits between these 4 stitches), 1 yarn over. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid
holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.
BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band. 1 BUTTONHOLE = knit together the third and fourth stitch
from the edge and make 1 yarn over. On the next row knit the yarn over = hole.
Work buttonholes when the piece measures:
S: 4, 12, 21, 29, 38 and 46 cm
M: 5, 14, 22, 31, 39 and 48 cm
L: 5, 14, 23, 32, 41 and 50 cm
XL: 2, 12, 22, 32, 42 and 52 cm
XXL: 3, 12, 20, 29, 37, 46 and 54 cm
XXXL: 5, 14, 22, 31, 39, 48 and 56 cm
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE.
The body is worked back and forth with circular needle, bottom up as far as the armholes. The
sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle. The sleeves are
placed on the same circular needle as the body and the yoke is worked back and forth to finish.
BODY:
Cast on 258-278-298-322-354-386 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and Belle or Merino
Extra Fine. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work rib as follows: 4 band stitches in GARTER
STITCH – read description above, * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 6 stitches left,
knit 2 and 4 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib back and forth for 3 cm. Knit 1 row
from the right side where you decrease 48-52-56-58-64-72 stitches evenly spaced – read
DECREASE/INCREASE TIP = 210-226-242-264-290-314 stitches. Remember BUTTONHOLES on the
right band – read description above. Purl 1 row back from the wrong side (the 4 band stitches on
each side are knitted).
Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work stocking stitch, with 4 band stitches in garter stitch
on each side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When the piece measures 11 cm, insert 1
marker thread in each side, i.e. 55-59-63-68-74-81 stitches in from each side (= 100-108-116-
128-142-152 stitches on the back piece). Allow the threads to follow your work onwards. On the
next row from the right side decrease 1 stitch on each side of both marker threads – read
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DECREASE TIP-1. Repeat this decrease when the piece measures 20 cm = 202-218-234-256-282-
306 stitches. When the piece measures 26 cm, cast off for the armholes on the next row as
follows:
Work the first 49-53-56-61-66-73 stitches (= front piece), cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (=4-
4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of the marker thread), work the next 88-96-102-114-126-136
stitches (= back piece), cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches (=4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of
the marker thread), work the remaining 49-53-56-61-66-73 stitches (= front piece). Lay the piece
to one side and work the sleeves.
SLEEVES:
Cast on 60-64-68-68-72-76 stitches with double pointed needles size 3 mm and Belle or Merino
Extra Fine. Knit 1 round. Then work rib (knit 2, purl 2) in the round for 3 cm. Knit 1 round where
you decrease 9-12-13-12-14-15 stitches evenly spaced = 51-52-55-56-58-61 stitches. Change to
double pointed needles size 4 mm. Insert a marker thread at the beginning of the round; allow the
thread to follow your work onwards. Work stocking stitch. When the piece measures 8 cm increase
2 stitches under the sleeve – read INCREASE TIP. Increase as follows in the different sizes:
S: Increase every 9th round a total of 8 times.
M: Increase every 5th round a total of 12 times.
L: Increase alternately every 4th and 3rd round a total of 15 times.
XL: Increase every 3rd round a total of 16 times.
XXL: Increase alternately every 3rd and 2nd round a total of 17 times.
XXXL: Increase every 2nd round a total of 18 times.
When all the increases are finished there are 67-76-85-88-92-97 stitches on the round. Continue
working until the sleeve measures 33-31-29-28-26-24 cm. Now cast off 8-8-10-10-12-12 stitches
under the sleeve for the armhole (=4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches on each side of the marker thread) = 59-
68-75-78-80-85 stitches. Lay the piece to one side and work the other sleeve in the same way.
YOKE:
Place the sleeves on the same circular needle as the body, where stitches were cast off for the
armholes = 304-338-364-392-418-452 stitches. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE! Work
stocking stitch back and forth, with 4 band stitches in garter stitch on each side.
AT THE SAME TIME decrease in the different sizes as follows:
Sizes S, M and L:
When the piece measures 1-3-5 cm decrease 10-18-18 stitches evenly spaced = 294-320-346
stitches.
Sizes XL, XXL and XXXL:
When the piece measures 3-4-5 cm decrease 10-10-14 stitches evenly spaced. Repeat when the
piece measures 6-7-8 cm = 372-398-424 stitches.
When the piece measures 3-5-7-9-11-13 cm, work pattern as follows: 4 band stitches in garter
stitch, A.1 (= 25 stitches), A.2 until there are 5 stitches left (= 10-11-12-13-14-15 repeats of 26
stitches), A.3 (= 1 stitch), 4 band stitches in garter stitch.
Continue back and forth like this until the diagrams have been completed in height = 130-141-
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152-163-174-185 stitches. Purl 1 row from the right side (4 band stitches on each side are
knitted) and decrease at the same time, 20-23-30-37-44-47 stitches evenly spaced – read
DECREASE TIP-2 = 110-118-122-126-130-138 stitches. Purl 1 row back from the wrong side
(band stitches knitted).
Change to circular needle size 3 mm and work rib as follows: 4 band stitches in garter stitch, *
knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 6 stitches left, knit 2 and 4 band stitches in garter
stitch. Continue like this for 3 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
The jacket measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the shoulder down.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the openings under each sleeve. Sew the buttons onto the left band.
Diagram explanations
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= purl from right side, knit from wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next row (wrong side) knit/purl the yarn over
as shown in the diagram (leaves a hole)
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next row (wrong side) purl the yarn over
twisted to avoid a hole
= 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
= knit 3 together (= 2 stitches decreased)
= purl 2 together
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