Top Kastellet by Ditte Lerche

Materials Yarn Filcolana Arwetta Classic (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon, 50 g/210 m) 2 skeins, yarn Filcolana Tilia (70% kid mohair, 30% silk, 25 g/210 m) 100 (100) 110 (125) 125 grams, circular and
dpn 3 mm and 4 mm

Knitting density
22 stitches and 32 rows = 10x10 cm stockinette stitch with 4 mm needles using Arwetta + Tilia yarn

Yoke
On 3 mm circular needles, cast on with Tilia yarn doubled 98 (100) 102 (104) 104 sts, join stitches in the round, knit 8 rounds in ribbing (1 knit st twisted, 1 purl st), place a marker for the beginning of the round. Switch to
4 mm needles and continue with the yoke pattern:
1st round: knit
2nd round: make a round of increases as described below.
3-7 rounds: knit
8th round: *yarn over, knit 2 together, repeat from * around.

Repeat these 8 rounds, but in every 2nd round, make increases as follows:
1st time: 0 (2) 4 (6) 6 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 7 knit sts, repeat from * around = 112 (114) 116 (118) 118 sts on the needles.

2nd time: 0 (2) 4 (6) 6 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 7 knit sts, repeat from * around = 128 (130) 132 (134) 134 sts on the needles.

3rd time: 8 (0) 2 (4) 4 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 5 knit sts, repeat from * around = 152 (156) 158 (160) 160 sts on the needles.

4th time: 2 (6) 8 (0) 0 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 5 knit sts, repeat from * around = 182 (186) 188 (192) 192 sts on the needles.

5th time: 2 (6) 8 (0) 0 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = 212 (216) 218 (224) 224 sts on the needles.

6th time: 8 (12) 2 (8) 8 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = 246 (250) 254 (260) 260 sts on the needles.

7th time: 6 (10) 2 (8) 8 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = 286 (290) 296 (302) 302 sts on the needles.

8th time: 6 (10) 2 (8) 8 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, 7 (7) 6 (6) 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = 326 (330) 344 (352) 352 sts on the needles.

Only for sizes (M) L (XL) XXL:
9th time: – (10) 8 (0) 4 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, - (10) 6 (8) 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = - (362) 400 (396) 410 sts on the needles.

Only for sizes (XL) XXL:
10th time: – (-) - (0) 2 knit sts, *1 st from the yarn over, - (-) - (11) 6 knit sts, repeat from * around = - (- ) - (432) 478 sts on the needles.

For all sizes: now 8 rounds of the pattern have been knitted 8 (9) 9 (10) 10 times.

Now continue knitting with Arwetta + Tilia yarn, divide the stitches: set aside the first 70 (80) 86 (94) 106 sts on a spare needle for the sleeve, for
the underarm cast on 6 new sts, knit 93 (101) 114 (122) 133 sts for the front, set aside the next 70 (80) 86 (94) 106 sts on a spare needle for the sleeve, for the underarm cast on 6 new sts, knit 93 (101) 114 (122) 133 sts for the back.

Main piece
Continue knitting in the round with 198 (214) 240 (256) 278 sts for the front and back, until the length of the piece is 25 cm from the underarms.

Now switch to 3 mm needles, knit 5 cm in ribbing as for the collar, bind off stitches according to the pattern.

Sleeves
On 4 mm dpn transfer the held stitches, additionally pick up 6 new stitches along the edge of the underarm = 76 (86) 92 (100) 112 sts. Join stitches in the round and knit 4 rounds in knit with Arwetta +
Tilia.
Now switch to 3 mm needles, knit 2 cm in ribbing as for the collar, bind off stitches according to the pattern.