EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN: ---------------------------------------------------------- CROCHET INFORMATION: INCREASE/DECREASE TIP:
Work every row back and forth and work together at the end/beginning of every row as follows:
Beginning every row with treble crochets with 3 chain stitches (= first treble crochet) and finish with 1 slip stitch in 3rd chain stitch at beginning of row, turn piece.
Begin every row with double crochets with 1 chain stitch (does not replace first double crochet) and finish with 1 slip stitch in first double crochet, turn piece.
To calculate how to increase/decrease evenly, use the total number of stitches (e.g. 93 stitches) and divide stitches by number of increases/decreases to be done (e.g. 7) = 13.3. I.e. in this example increase by working 2 double crochets in same stitch in approx. every 13th stitch.
To decrease evenly in this example work every 12th and 13th stitch together, i.e. work 2 treble crochets together as follows: * Make 1 yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, get yarn, make 1 yarn over and pull yarn through the 2 first loops on hook *, repeat from *-* 1 more time, make 1 yarn over and pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook (= 1 treble crochet decreased).
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.5. Choose diagram for your size (applies to A.3 and A.4).
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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JUMPER - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work yoke and body back and forth (i.e. alternately from right and wrong side) and work together at the end of every row, top down. Work sleeves back and forth but work piece together at the end of every row, top down.
YOKE:
Work 109-114-118-123-129-133 chain stitches on hook size 4 mm with Muskat and form a ring with 1 slip stitch in first chain stitch. Work 1 chain stitch - read CROCHET INFORMATION, work 1 double crochet in each of the next 3-1-5-3-2-6 chain stitches, * skip 1 chain stitch, 1 double crochet in each of the next 6 chain stitches *, work from *-* = 93-97-101-105-110-114 double crochets.
Work first row from wrong side as follows:
Work 1 double crochet in each double crochet and increase 7-15-23-23-30-30 stitches evenly – read INCREASE/DECREASE TIP = 100-112-124-128-140-144 double crochets. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
Work next row as follows from right side:
Work A.1 over 16-20-24-24-24-24 stitches (= 4-5-6-6-6-6 repetitions of 4 stitches) (= half back piece), work A.2 over 2-2-2-3-3-4 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-4 repetitions of 1 stitch), A.1 over 12 stitches (= 3 repetitions), A.2 over 2-2-2-3-3-4 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-4 repetitions) (= sleeve), A.1 over 36-40-44-44-56-56 stitches (= 9-10-11-11-14-14 repetitions) (= front piece), A.2 over 2-2-2-3-3-4 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-4 repetitions), A.1 over 12 stitches (= 3 repetitions), A.2 over 2-2-2-3-3-4 stitches (= 2-2-2-3-3-4 repetitions) (= sleeve), A.1 over 16-20-24-24-24-24 stitches (= 4-5-6-6-6-6 repetitions = half back piece).
Continue to work until A.1 and A.2 have been worked vertically (= 140-152-164-188-200-224 stitches) – AT THE SAME TIME on row marked with arrow adjust number of stitches by increasing/decreasing to 140-150-160-190-200-220 stitches. Piece measures approx. 6 cm.
Work next row as follows from right side:
Work A.3 over all stitches (= 14-15-16-19-20-22 repetitions over 10 stitches).
Continue to work until A.3 has been worked vertically = 196-210-224-247-260-286 stitches. Piece measures approx. 11 cm.
Work next row as follows from wrong side:
Work A.4 over all stitches (= 18-19-20-22-24-26 repetitions over 11 stitches) – AT THE SAME TIME on first row adjust number of stitches by increasing/decreasing to 198-209-220-242-264-286 stitches so that repetitions fit.
Continue to work until A.4 has been worked vertically (= 234-247-260-286-312-338 stitches), but on last row increase 0-11-19-8-6-10 stitches evenly = 234-258-279-294-318-348 stitches. Piece measures approx. 19 cm.
SIZE S:
If measurements are not correct, work A.5 over all stitches (= 78 repetitions of 3 stitches) until piece measures 19 cm – adjust so that next row is only with treble crochets.
SIZE M-L-XL-XXL-XXXL:
Then work A.5 over all stitches (= 86-93-98-106-116 repetitions of 3 stitches) until piece measures 21-22-24-26-28 cm – AT THE SAME TIME on 1st-2nd-2nd-4th-4th row increase 6-15-6-6-6 stitches evenly = 264-294-300-324-354 stitches. Continue until piece measures 21-22-24-26-28 cm, adjust so that next row is a row with only treble crochets.
ALL SIZES:
= 234-264-294-300-324-354 stitches. Now divide body and sleeves as follows (repeat A.5 vertically until finished measurements):
Work as before over the first 35-38-42-44-50-54 stitches (= half back piece), skip the next 48-57-63-63-63-69 stitches (= sleeve), work 6-6-6-12-12-12 chain stitches (= mid under sleeve), work as before over the next 68-74-84-86-98-108 stitches (= front piece), skip the next 48-57-63-63-63-69 stitches (= sleeve), work 6-6-6-12-12-12 chain stitches (= mid under sleeve) and work as before over the remaining 35-38-42-44-50-54 stitches (= half back piece). Finish body and sleeves separately. NOW MEASURE THE PIECE FROM HERE!
BODY:
= 150-162-180-198-222-240 stitches. Continue pattern as before over all stitches (= 50-54-60-66-74-80 repetitions A.5 of 3 stitches). When piece measures 4 cm from division, decrease 3 treble crochets evenly on next row (adjust to decrease on a row with only treble crochets). Decrease like this every 4 cm 2 times in total = 144-156-174-192-216-234 stitches. For every decrease work 1 repetition less of A.5 in width.
When piece measures 14 cm from division, increase 3 treble crochets evenly (adjust to increase on a row with only treble crochets). Increase like this every 4 cm 4 times in total = 156-168-186-204-228-246 stitches. For every increase work 1 repetition more of A.5 in width. Continue until piece measures 31-31-32-32-32-32 cm from division (50-52-54-56-58-60 cm from neck in the middle of front piece), finish after 1 row with treble crochets. Cut and fasten the yarn.
SLEEVE:
Work piece back and forth (i.e. alternately from right and wrong side) and work together with 1 slip stitch on every row.
Begin by working in the 4th-4th-4th-7th-7th-7th chain stitch of the 6-6-6-12-12-12 chain stitches worked in armhole on body as follows: Work 1 slip stitch, 3 chain stitches (= 1 treble crochet), 1 treble crochet in each of the next 2-2-2-6-6-6 chain stitches, A.5 over the next 48-57-63-63-63-69 treble crochets (= 16-19-21-21-21-23 times in width) and finish with 1 treble crochet in each of the last 3-3-3-6-6-6 chain stitches under sleeve = 54-63-69-75-75-81 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread at the beginning of row.
Continue pattern as before over all stitches (= 18-21-23-25-25-27 repetitions of 3 stitches). When piece measures 3 cm from division, decrease 3 treble crochets evenly on next row (adjust to decrease on a row with only treble crochets). Decrease like this every 5½-3½-3-2-2-2 cm 5-8-9-11-10-11 times in total = 39-39-42-42-45-48 stitches. For every decrease work 1 repetition less of A.5 in width. Continue until piece measures 37-35-35-33-31-29 cm from division (shorter measurements in the larger sizes because of longer yoke), finish after 1 row with only treble crochets. Cut and fasten the yarn. Work the other sleeve the same way.
NECK EDGE:
Work back and forth over chain stitch row in neck as follows:
ROW 1 (= from right side): Begin mid back, fasten yarn to piece with 1 slip stitch in a double crochet, work 2 chain stitches (= 1 half treble crochet), work 1 half treble crochet in every double crochet the entire row = 93-97-101-105-110-114 half treble crochets.
ROW 2 (= from wrong side): Work 1 double crochet in every half treble crochet = 93-97-101-105-110-114 double crochets. Cut and fasten the yarn.
