GUIDE Merry Christmas to you and the family!

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1 GUIDE erry Christmas to you and the family! To get you in the festive mood, we bring you this guide to help you knit your very own Volkswagen Christmas Jumper perfect for those cosy nights by the fire. We hope yours turns out great!

2 YOU NEED GAUGE & IZE oft merino, 0% merino wool with a length of 0 m per 0 g ball Wool A: 400 g white = 8 balls Wool B: 20 g cobalt blue = balls Knitting needles No. 4 Knitting experience ots of Christmas cookies 22 sts and 26 rows = cm/square This is a size pattern. For sizes and please follow the numbers in the brackets TITCH PATTERN I Double ribbing stitches: *K2, P2* TITCH PATTERN II TITCH PATTERN III TITCH PATTERN IV tockinette stitch pattern: Knitting one row and purling one row. Create the jacquard design according to the pattern. (see page ) tockinette stitch pattern: Knitting one row and purling one row. Create the jacquard design according to the pattern. (see page 6) tockinette stitch pattern: Knitting one row and purling one row. Create the jacquard design according to the pattern. (see page 7) 2

3 TEP 1: FRONT Cast on 130 st in cobalt blue (124, 136). Work 12 rows/4 cm with stitch pattern I. These rows don t count for the length of the following work. Change colour to white and switch to stitch pattern III. At the end of the row cast on 2 st. Repeat 3 times. Work with 136 st (130, 142) until row 0/36 cm (row 9/34 cm, row /38 cm). Change colour to cobalt blue. Continue in stockinette (stitch pattern III) for another 6 rows/26 cm until row 16/62 cm (row 160/60 cm, row 170/64 cm). Begin with collar: Work the row until stitch 60 (8, 62), bind off 16 (14, 18) stitches and finish the row with 60 stitches on a second set of needles. Work the two sides separately. tart with the side on the second set of needles. ide A (on the second set of needles) & side B (first set of needles): When reaching the collar in the next row, bind off 3 stitches. In the next 6 rows bind off 2 stitches each at the collar side of your work until you have 4 stitches in a row. Finish another 7 rows without decreasing any stitches. In the end you should have done 14 rows (7 in which you should have decreased the number of stitches at the collar and 7 without) and a total of 4 stitches/ 18 cm (43, 47). Bind off all stitches. TEP 2: BACK Cast on 130 st in cobalt blue (124, 136). Work 12 rows/4 cm with stitch pattern I. These rows don t count for the length of the following work. Change colour to white and switch to stitch pattern II. At the end of the row cast on 2 st. Repeat 3 times. Work with 136 st (130, 142) until row 0/36 cm (row 9/34 cm, row /38 cm) and change colour to cobalt blue. Continue in stockinette (stitch pattern II) for another 72 rows/30 cm until row 172/66 cm (row 167/64 cm, row 177/68 cm). Begin with collar: Work the row until stitch 1 (49, 3), bind off 34 (32, 36) stitches. Finish the row with 1 (49, 3) stitches on a second set of needles. Work the two sides separately. tart with the side on the second set of needles. ide A (on the second set of needles) & side B (first set of needles): In the next 3 rows bind off 2 stitches each at the collar until you have 4 stitches in a row. Finish one more row without decreasing any stitches. In the end you should have done 7 rows (6 in which you should have decreased the number of stitches at the collar and one without decreasing) and reached a total of 4 stitches/18 cm (43, 47). Bind off all stitches. TEP 3: EEVE TEP 4: FINIH Cast on 6 st in cobalt blue (2, 60). Work 16 rows/6 cm with stitch pattern I, then change colour to white and switch to the tockinette stitch pattern (stitch pattern IV). Work 8 rows. Cast on 2 stitches at the ends of the next rows. This makes a total of 66 (62,70) stitches. Work another 14 rows/ cm without increasing the number of stitches. Cast on 2 stitches at the ends of the next rows. This makes a total of 76 (72,80) stitches. In every th row cast on one stitch at the beginning and one at the end of the row until you reached 88 stitches/46 cm (84, 92). In the 132nd row (127, 137) not count ing the cuff rows bind off all 88 (84, 92) stitches. The sleeves should be 4 cm long including the cuff. team all parts to bring them to form. ew the parts together using the backstitch. For the collar use a small circular knitting needle. Cast on 2 stitches for the front part of the collar and 0 for the back part of the collar. Work 8 rows/4 cm using stitch pattern I. Bind off all stitches. ew in all loose thread ends. TEP : ENJOY Hold it up and admire your work! Now put it on and get warm. We hope you enjoy your Volkswagen jumper. 3

4 17 cm 18 cm 19 cm 19 cm 20 cm 21 cm 17 cm 18 cm 19 cm 44 cm 46 cm 48 cm Without cuff: 66 cm 68 cm 70 cm FRONT & BACK 2 cm 4 cm 6 cm EEVE 3 cm 6 cm 9 cm 18 cm 20 cm 22 cm 4

5 BACK TITCH PATTERN II x ROW TITCHE

6 FRONT TITCH PATTERN III ROW ± TITCHE 6

7 EEVE TITCH PATTERN IV ROW TITCHE 7