Sand Piper Cardigan
Knitted jacket in DROPS Muskat or DROPS Cotton Merino. The piece is worked top
down, with round yoke and lace pattern. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 239-3
DROPS Design: Pattern r-811
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
YARN:
DROPS MUSKAT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
600-650-700-800-850-950 g colour 61, light taupe
Or use:
DROPS COTTON MERINO from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
550-600-650-700-800-850 g colour 03, beige
BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 516: 6-6-6-7-7-7 items.
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.
KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 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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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.
INCREASE TIP:
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, which is worked twisted on the next row to avoid a hole.
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.4. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side.
DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):
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).
BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn). Work from the right side when there are 4
stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit 2. On the next row (wrong side), knit
the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked on the first row from the right side when the neck is finished. Then work the other
5-5-5-6-6-6 buttonholes with approx. 8-8½-9-8-8-8½ cm between each one.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE.
The neck and yoke are worked back and forth with circular needle, from mid front and top down. The yoke is
divided for body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked
in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle.
NECK:
Cast on 133-137-143-149-155-161 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Muskat or DROPS Cotton
Merino. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Work the next row from the right side as follows: 6 band stitches in
GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-* until there are 7 stitches left, knit 1 and
6 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib for 3 cm.
After the rib, work as follows from the wrong side: 6 band stitches in garter stitch, purl until there are 6 stitches
left, at the same time increase 36-38-40-44-48-50 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP, 6 band stitches in
garter stitch = 169-175-183-193-203-211 stitches. Insert 1 marker after the band at the beginning of the row. The
yoke is measured from this marker.
YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Work as follows from the right side: 6 band stitches in garter stitch, work
A.1 until there are 7 stitches left, work the first stitch in A.1 (on row 5 in the diagram this stitch is knitted), 6 band
stitches in garter stitch (the yarn overs from the increases are knitted twisted to avoid holes). Remember the
BUTTONHOLES on the right band – read description above. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When A.1 is finished, work stocking stitch back and forth with 6 band stitches in garter stitch on each side.
When the yoke measures 4-4-5-5-6-6 cm from the marker, increase 42-44-50-56-60-66 stitches evenly spaced (do
not increase over the bands) = 211-219-233-249-263-277 stitches.
When the yoke measures 7-7-8-8-9-10 cm from the marker, work the next row from the right side as follows: 6
band stitches in garter stitch, A.2A, work A.2B until there are 12 stitches left, work A.2C and 6 band stitches in
garter stitch. Continue this pattern and on each row marked with an arrow in the diagram increase as follows (do
not increase over the bands):
Arrow-1: Increase 42-46-50-58-62-66 stitches evenly spaced = 253-265-283-307-325-343 stitches (there is now
room for 38-40-43-47-50-53 repeats of A.2B).
Arrow-2: Increase 38-42-46-56-58-58 stitches evenly spaced = 291-307-329-363-383-401 stitches.
When A.2 is finished work the next row as follows from the right side: 6 band stitches in garter stitch, work A.3
until there are 7 stitches left, work the first stitch in A.3 (on row 7 in the diagram this stitch is knitted), 6 band
stitches in garter stitch. Continue this pattern and increase on the row marked with an arrow as follows:
Arrow-3: Increase 29-38-41-47-52-54 stitches evenly spaced = 320-345-370-410-435-455 stitches.
When A.3 is finished work the next row from the right side: 6 band stitches in garter stitch, work A.4 until there
are 9 stitches left, work the first 3 stitches in A.4 so the pattern is symmetrical, 6 band stitches in garter stitch.
Continue this pattern. When A.4 is finished in your size, continue with stocking stitch and 6 band stitches in
garter stitch on each side; , be aware that in some sizes A.4 is not finished when you start dividing for the body
and sleeves.
DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:
When the yoke measures 17-18-20-21-23-25 cm, divide for the body and sleeves; if A.4 is not finished in your size
it will be finished on the body and sleeves.
Work 53-57-60-66-72-75 stitches as before (front piece), place the next 60-64-70-78-80-82 stitches on a thread
for the sleeve, cast on 10-10-12-12-14-16 stitches (in side under sleeve), work 94-103-110-122-131-141 stitches
(back piece), place the next 60-64-70-78-80-82 stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 10-10-12-12-14-16
stitches (in side under sleeve), work the last 53-57-60-66-72-75 stitches (front piece). The body and sleeves are
finished separately. The piece is now measured from here.
BODY:
= 220-237-254-278-303-323 stitches. Finish A.4 if necessary in your size (the pattern will not fit under the sleeves
– work the remaining stitches in stocking stitch; make sure the pattern continues correctly from the yoke).
When A.4 is finished continue with stocking stitch and 6 band stitches in garter stitch on each side; on the first
row adjust the stitch-number to 221-237-255-279-303-323 stitches (if A.4 was finished on the yoke, adjust the
stitch number on the first row on the body).
When you have worked 6-6½-7-7-7½-7½ cm stocking stitch after A.4, work the next row from the right side as
follows: * 6 band stitches in garter stitch, work A.3 until there are 7 stitches left, work the first stitch in A.3 (on
row 7 in the diagram this stitch is knitted), 6 band stitches in garter stitch *.
When A.3 is finished, continue with stocking stitch and 6 band stitches in garter stitch on each side for 6-6½-7-7-
7½-7½ cm, with the next row from the right side. Work from *-* one more time.
When A.3 is finished continue with stocking stitch and 6 band stitches in garter stitch on each side.
When the body measures 25-26-26-27-27-27 cm from the division, knit 1 row from the right side and increase 22-
24-24-26-26-28 stitches evenly spaced (do not increase over the bands) = 243-261-279-305-329-351 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work the next row from the wrong side: 6 band stitches in garter stitch, *
purl 1, knit 1 *, work from *-* until there are 7 stitches left, purl 1 and 6 band stitches in garter stitch.
Continue this rib for 4 cm. Cast off a little loosely. The jacket measures approx. 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm from the
shoulder.
SLEEVES:
Place the 60-64-70-78-80-82 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on short circular needle/double
pointed needles size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the new stitches cast on under the sleeve = 70-74-82-
90-94-98 stitches. Insert a marker in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker thread. Finish A.4 if necessary in your size (the pattern will not fit under the sleeves – work
the remaining stitches in stocking stitch; make sure the pattern continues correctly from the yoke).
When A.4 is finished continue with stocking stitch.
You will now start to decrease and work pattern. Read DECREASE and PATTERN before continuing!
DECREASE:
When the sleeve measures 4-4-4-4-3-3 cm from the division, decrease 2 stitches under the sleeve – read
DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 8-8-4-3-2½-2½ cm a total of 5-5-8-11-12-13 times = 60-64-66-68-70-72
stitches.
PATTERN:
After working 7-8-7-6-5-5 cm stocking stitch, continue as follows: * Work A.3 around the sleeve, then work 7 cm
stocking stitch *, work from *-* one more time, then work A.3 one more time. When A.3 is finished, continue with
stocking stitch.
When the sleeve measures 39-39-37-37-35-33 cm, knit 1 round and increase 12-12-12-12-14-14 stitches evenly
spaced = 72-76-78-80-84-86 stitches.
Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 8 cm. Cast off a little loosely. The sleeve
measures approx. 47-47-45-45-43-41 cm. Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
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
= 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
= increase-row
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