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BY DROPS DESIGN

DROPS design: Pattern no r-667

Yarn group B

---------------------------------------------------------Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

Materials:

DROPS MUSKAT from Garnstudio

800-900-950-1050-1150-1250 g colour no 76, sky blue

Or use:

Materials:

DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio

700-750-800-900-1000-1050 g colour no 15, jeans blue

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 4 mm - or size needed to get 21 sts x
28 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 3.5 mm - for edge in garter st.
DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTON: Round (blue), NO 612: 5-5-5-5-6-6 pieces

All yarns are DROPS yarns. Color charts and updated retailer lists at www.garnstudio.com
Yarn costs for this pattern: from 23.20 in yarn
(PER 30.12.2015)

UK
MUSKAT UNI COLOUR (50g)

1.45 GBP

DROPS Needles & Hooks

from 1.00 GBP

To get the measurement tape to be 100 % accurate, you have to print out the pattern in full scale (and not use the print option
"fit to page").

GARTER ST (worked in the round):

NEED HELP? READ MORE AT THE END OF THE PATTERN

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1 ridge = 2 rounds. * K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*.

GARTER ST (back and forth):

K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.

SHORT ROWS IN BAND:

Work short rows over sts in band to avoid it contracting vertically. Work as follows from RS on every 20th

row: K 5 (= right band), turn and work back. Work 1 row over all sts as before. Turn and K 5 (= left band),
turn and work back. Turn and work 1 row over all sts as before.
PATTERN:

See diagrams A.1-A.4. The diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from RS.
INCREASE TIP:

All inc are done from RS.

Inc by making 1 YO between 2 sts. On next row P YO twisted to avoid holes. Work inc sts in stocking st.
KNITTING TIP:

K 4 twisted tog as follows: K 4, pass next to last st worked over the last so that this st is around the last st,
repeat until all 3 sts have been passed over (= 3 sts dec).

K 4 tog as follows: K 4, pass them back on left needle, pass the next to last st over the last so that this st is

around the last st, repeat until all 3 sts have been passed over (= 3 sts dec), pass the last st worked back on
right needle.
NO OF STS:

When no of sts is given in pattern, it is taken from first row in A.2 (no of sts change in A.2 on the different
rows).

BUTTONHOLES:

Dec for buttonholes on right band. 1 buttonhole = K tog second and third st from edge and make 1 YO.
Dec for buttonholes when piece measures:
SIZE S: 21, 30, 39, 48 and 57 cm

SIZE M: 22, 31, 40, 49 and 58 cm

SIZE L: 22, 32, 41, 50 and 59 cm

SIZE XL: 22, 32, 42, 51 and 60 cm

SIZE XXL: 17, 26, 35, 44, 53 and 62 cm.

SIZE XXXL: 19, 28, 37, 46, 55 and 64 cm.

---------------------------------------------------------BODY:

Worked back and forth on circular needle.

Cast on 300-320-336-364-376-404 sts (incl 5 band sts in each side of piece) on circular needle size 3.5

mm with Muskat or Belle. Work 1 ridge in GARTER ST - see explanation above AT THE SAME TIME on last row
inc 20 sts evenly = 320-340-356-384-396-424 sts. Switch to circular needle size 4 mm. Work 2 row in

stocking st with 5 sts in garter st each side of work. Then work as follows from RS: 5 band sts in garter st,
A.2 (= 6 sts), A.1 (= 17 sts), A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, 19-21-23-21-22-22 sts in stocking st, A.2,
28-31-33-36-38-39 sts in stocking st, A.2, 28-31-33-36-38-39 sts in stocking st, A.2,

19-21-23-21-22-22 sts in stocking st, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, A.3 (= 17 sts), A.2, A.1, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2
times, 19-21-23-21-22-22 sts in stocking st, A.2, 28-31-33-36-38-39 sts in stocking st, A.2,

28-31-33-36-38-39 sts in stocking st, A.2, 19-21-23-21-22-22 sts in stocking st, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2
times, A.3, A.2, finish with 5 band sts in garter st.

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Work band sts in garter st until finished measurements. Repeat A.1-A.3 vertically until finished

measurements. Continue pattern like this. Remember BUTTONHOLES - see explanation above. On every 20th
row (i.e. 5 repetitions of A.1) work SHORT ROWS IN BAND see explanation above. REMEMBER THE KNITTING
TENSION

When piece measures 8 cm, dec as follows from RS: 5 band sts in garter st, A.2, A.1, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times,
K 2 twisted tog, 15-17-19-17-18-18 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2 twisted tog, 24-27-29-32-34-35
sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2 twisted tog, 24-27-29-32-34-35 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2
twisted tog, 15-17-19-17-18-18 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, A.3, A.2, A.1, A.2

0-0-0-1-1-2 times, K 2 twisted tog, 15-17-19-17-18-18 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2 twisted tog,
24-27-29-32-34-35 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2 twisted tog, 24-27-29-32-34-35 sts in stocking
st, K 2 tog, A.2, K 2 twisted tog, 15-17-19-17-18-18 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times,
A.3, A.2, finish with 5 band sts in garter st (= 16 sts dec).

Repeat dec every 4 cm 7 more times = 192-212-228-256-268-296 sts - READ NO OF STS.

ONLY SIZE M-L:

Then dec as follows on next row from RS in size M-L:

5 band sts in garter st, A.2, A.1, K 2 twisted tog, 1-3 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, 15-17 sts in stocking
st, A.2, 15-17 sts in stocking st, A.2, K 2 twisted tog, 1-3 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.3, A.2, A.1, K 2

twisted tog, 1-3 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.2, 15-17 sts in stocking st, A.2, 15-17 sts in stocking st, A.2,
K 2 twisted tog, 1-3 sts in stocking st, K 2 tog, A.3, A.2, finish with 5 band sts in garter st (= 8 sts dec) =
204-220 sts.
ALL SIZES:

Work next row from RS as follows: 5 band sts in garter st, A.2, A.1, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, 3-3-5-5-6-6

sts in stocking st, A.2, 11-14-16-19-21-22 sts in stocking st, insert 1st marker, 1 sts in stocking st, A.2, 1
sts in stocking st, insert 2nd marker, 11-14-16-19-21-22 sts in stocking st, A.2, 3-3-5-5-6-6 sts in

stocking st, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, A.3, A.2, A.1, A.2 0-0-0-1-1-2 times, 3-3-5-5-6-6 sts in stocking st,
A.2, 11-14-16-19-21-22 sts in stocking st, insert 3rd marker, 1 sts in stocking st, A.2, 1 sts in stocking st,
insert 4th marker, 11-14-16-19-21-22 sts in stocking st, A.2, 3-3-5-5-6-6 sts in stocking st, A.2

0-0-0-1-1-2 times, A.3, A.2, finish with 5 band sts in garter st. Move the markers upwards when working.

When piece measures 41 cm, inc 1 st before 1st and 3rd marker and after 2nd and 4th marker (= 4 sts inc) READ INCREASE TIP. Work inc sts in stocking st. Repeat inc every 3-3-3-5-2-2 cm 5-5-5-3-7-7 more

times = 216-228-244-272-300-328 sts. When piece measures 58-59-60-61-62-63 cm, divide the piece
as follows: Slip the first and last 58-61-65-72-79-86 sts on a stitch holder for front piece, cut the yarn,
then work only over the middle 100-106-114-128-142-156 sts (= back piece).
BACK PIECE:

Now cast off for armholes at beg of every row in each side of piece as follows: Cast off 3-3-3-5-6-8 sts 1

time, then 2 sts 2-3-4-4-5-5 times and 1 st 3-4-4-4-5-7 times = 80-80-84-94-100-106 sts. When piece
measures 74-76-78-80-82-84 cm, cast off the middle 24-24-26-26-28-28 sts for neck and finish each
shoulder separately = 28-28-29-34-36-39 sts. On next row from neck, K the first 2 tog =

27-27-28-33-35-38 sts. Continue and work A.2 and in stocking st, work the remaining sts of A.1 and A.3 in
stocking st and P over P sts. When piece measures 75-77-79-81-83-85 cm, work 1 ridge in garter st over all
sts, then cast off. Work the other shoulder the same way.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE:

= 58-61-65-72-79-86 sts. Now cast off for armhole at beg of every row from the side as follows: Cast off
3-3-3-5-6-8 sts 1 time, then 2 sts 2-3-4-4-5-5 times and 1 st 3-4-4-4-5-7 times =

48-48-50-55-58-61 sts. Continue to work in garter st, A.1, A.2 and in stocking st as before. When piece

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measures 75-77-79-81-83-85 cm, work 1 ridge over all sts, then cast off the first 27-27-28-33-35-38 sts

for shoulder on next row from WS = 21-21-22-22-23-23 sts remain for shawl collar. Then work shawl collar
in garter st over the remaining sts, beg mid front (1st row = RS) as follows: * Work 2 rows back and forth

over the first 13-13-14-14-15-15 sts, work 2 rows back and forth over all sts *, repeat from *-* until collar
measures 8-8-9-9-10-10 cm at the shortest. Cast off.
LEFT FRONT PIECE:

Work as right but reversed. Cast off for shoulder from RS. Shawl collar beg from WS. Do not dec for
buttonholes.
SLEEVE:

Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 51-53-55-57-59-61 sts on double pointed needles
size 3.5 mm with Muskat or Belle. Work 1 ridge in GARTER ST - see explanation above. Switch to double

pointed needles size 4 mm. Work 2 rounds in stocking st. Then work as follows: 12-13-14-15-16-17 sts in

stocking st, A.2, A.4 (= 15 sts), A.2, 12-13-14-15-16-17 sts in stocking st, insert 1 marker at beg of round.
Continue pattern like this. When piece measures 8-8-8-12-8-7 cm, inc 1 st on each side of marker, repeat

inc every 3-3-2-2-2-2 cm 11-12-14-15-16-17 more times = 75-79-85-89-93-97 sts. Work inc sts in
stocking st. When piece measures 49-49-48-46-44-43 cm (shorter measurements in the larger sizes

because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulders), cast off for sleeve cap at beg of every row in each side:
Cast off 4 sts 1 time, 2 sts 3 times and 1 st 6 times, then cast off 2 sts in each side until piece measures

56-57-57-56-55-55 cm, then cast off 3 sts 1 time in each side. Cast off the remaining sts, piece measures
57-58-58-57-56-56 cm. Knit another sleeve.
ASSEMBLY:

Sew the shoulder seams. Sew in sleeves. Sew the collar tog mid back and sew it to the neckline. Sew the
buttons on to the left band.

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= K from RS, P from WS

= P from RS, K from WS
= 1 YO between 2 sts

= K 3, pass first st worked over the other 2 sts so that this st is around the last 2 sts on right needle
(= 1 st dec)

= K 4 twisted tog - READ KNITTING TIP in pattern

= K 4 tog - READ KNITTING TIP in pattern

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