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BY DROPS DESIGN

DROPS design: Pattern no co-022

Yarn group E or C + C

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

Materials:

DROPS CLOUD from Garnstudio

400-450-500-550-600-650 g colour no 08, purple haze

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 8 mm - or size needed to get 11

sts x 15 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 7 mm for garter st.

All yarns are DROPS yarns. Color charts and updated retailer lists at www.garnstudio.com
Yarn costs for this pattern: from 25.20 in yarn
(PER 30.12.2015)

UK
CLOUD MIX (50g)

4.20 GBP
3.15 GBP

CLOUD UNI COLOUR (50g)

4.20 GBP
3.15 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 (back and forth):

NEED HELP? READ MORE AT THE END OF THE PATTERN

K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.

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VEST:

Worked sideways in 4 parts that are sewn tog when finished - see chart.
YOKE/COLLAR:

Worked back and forth on circular needle. Beg mid front on left front piece, work over back piece and to mid
front on right front piece.

Cast on 50-51-52-53-54-55 sts on circular needle size 7 mm with Cloud. Work 1 ridge in GARTER ST - see
explanation above. Switch to circular needle size 8 mm and work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in
each side of piece. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION When piece measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm, cast
off 25-26-27-28-29-30 sts at beg of next row from RS for armhole = 25 sts on needle. At the end of next
row from WS, cast on 25-26-27-28-29-30 sts = 50-51-52-53-54-55 sts. NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM
HERE.

Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in each side of piece. When piece measures

36-38-40-42-44-46 cm, cast off 25-26-27-28-29-30 sts at beg of next row from RS for armhole = 25 sts
on needle. At the end of next row from WS, cast on 25-26-27-28-29-30 sts = 50-51-52-53-54-55 sts.
NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE.

Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in each side of piece. When piece measures
32-33-34-35-36-37 cm, switch to circular needle size 7 mm and work 1 ridge. Cast off.
LEFT FRONT PIECE (bottom part):

Worked back and forth on circular needle.

Cast on 43-44-45-46-47-48 sts on circular needle size 7 mm with Cloud. Work 1 ridge. Switch to circular
needle size 8 mm and work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in each side of piece. When piece

measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm, cast off at the beg of every row from WS as follows: Cast off 11 sts 1
time, 8 sts 3 times and 8-9-10-11-12-13 sts 1 time.
BACK PIECE (bottom part):

Worked back and forth on circular needle.

Cast on 8-9-10-11-12-13 sts on circular needle size 8 mm with Cloud. K 1 row from RS. P 1 row with 1

edge st in garter st at the end of row. Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st at beg of row from RS AT
THE SAME TIME cast on sts at the end of every row from RS as follows: 8 sts 3 times and 11 sts 1 time =

43-44-45-46-47-48 sts. Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in each side of piece. When piece

measures 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm on the shortest side, cast off at the beg of every row from WS as follows:
Cast off 11 sts 1 time, 8 sts 3 times and 8-9-10-11-12-13 sts 1 time.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE (bottom part):

Worked back and forth on circular needle.

Cast on 8-9-10-11-12-13 sts on circular needle size 8 mm with Cloud.

K 1 row from RS. P 1 row with 1 edge st in garter st at the end of row. Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in

garter st at beg of row from RS AT THE SAME TIME cast on sts at the end of every row from RS as follows: 8
sts 3 times and 11 sts 1 time = 43-44-45-46-47-48 sts. Work in stocking st with 1 edge st in garter st in
each side of piece. When piece measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm on the shortest side, switch to circular
needle size 7 mm and work 1 ridge. Cast off.
ASSEMBLY (in waist):

See measurement chart. Sew A against a, B against b and C against c - sew in outer loops of edge sts in
garter st.

EDGE IN LEFT SIDE:

Work 1 edge along side pieces and around armhole - see dotted line on chart - as follows: Pick up sts on

circular needle size 7 mm with Cloud, beg from RS, beg at the bottom on left front piece (= cast-off edge)
and pick up 43-44-45-46-47-48 sts, pick up 50-52-54-56-58-60 sts around the entire armhole and

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43-44-45-46-47-48 m along right side on back piece (= cast-on edge) = 136-140-144-148-152-156 sts.
Work 1 ridge in garter st and loosely cast off.
EDGE IN RIGHT SIDE:

Pick up sts and work the same way as edge in left side, i.e. beg at the bottom on right side of back piece (=
cast-off edge), around armhole and down along right front piece (= cast-on edge).
ASSEMBLY (in the sides):

Sew side seams up to armholes (i.e. up to division of piece), sew in outer loops of edge sts.
FRINGES:

1 fringe = 2 lengths of 40 cm each. Place yarn double, thread loop through 1 st in edge, pull the thread

through the loop. Fasten 1 fringe in approx. every 3rd st along edge on right side (along cast-off edge), in
bottom edge and up left front piece (along cast-on edge).

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