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BY DROPS DESIGN

DROPS design: Pattern no BM-001-bn

Yarn group A
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Size: 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years
Size in cm: 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152
Because of rib the tights will contract and be somewhat smaller than on
chart.
Materials: DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio
150-200-200-250-300 g colour no 27, old pink

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 cm) SIZE
2.5 mm - or size needed to get 26 sts x 35 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
Elastic: approx. 55-60-65-70-75 cm

All yarns are DROPS yarns. Color charts and updated retailer lists at www.garnstudio.com

Yarn costs for this pattern: from 8.40 in yarn

(PER 30.12.2015)

UK

BABY MERINO UNI COLOUR (50g) 2.80 GBP

BABY MERINO MIX (50g) 2.80 GBP

DROPS Needles & Hooks from 1.00 GBP

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PATTERN

PATTERN: See diagram A.1 for correct size. Diagram shows pattern from RS.

INCREASE TIP:

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Inc on each side of 2 K sts by working 1 YO. On next round work YOs twisted (i.e. work in back loop of st).
Work the inc sts in rib, i.e. K first 2 sts inc, and P the next 2 sts etc.

DECREASE TIP:
Work until 2 sts remain before marker, then K 2 tog and K 2 twisted tog (work in back loop of st).
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TIGHTS:
Worked in the round, top down. Rounds start mid back.
Cast on 160-168-176-184-192 sts on circular needle size 2.5 mm with Baby Merino. Insert a marker at beg
of round (= mid back) and a marker after 80-84-88-92-96 sts (= mid front). Work rib from mid back as
follows: K 1, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-*, finish with P 2, K 1. When piece measures 5 cm, work an elevation
at the back as follows: Work 11 sts in rib, turn, tighten thread, work 22 sts in rib on return, turn, tighten
thread, work 32 sts in rib. Continue like this by working 10 sts more on every turn until a total of
122-142-142-162-162 sts have been worked. Turn, continue in the round over all sts. Work as follows from
mid back: K 1, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-* over the next 28-32-32-36-36 sts, P 2, A.1 see diagram for
size, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-* over the next 60-68-68-76-76 sts, finish with P 2, A.1, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat
from *-* over the next 28-32-32-36-36 and finish with P 2, K 1. Continue this pattern. When piece
measures 18-19-20-21-22 cm mid front, inc 1 st on each side of the middle 2 sts mid front and back see
INCREASE TIP. Repeat inc every other round a total of 12 times = 208-216-224-232-240 sts. When piece
measures 25-26-27-28-29 cm, cast off 16 sts mid front and mid back. Finish each leg separately, slip sts
for one leg on a stitch holder.

LEG:
= 88-92-96-100-104 sts. Distribute sts on 4 double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and continue rib with
cables in the side - insert a marker on the inside of leg. When leg measures 2 cm, dec 1 st on each side of
marker - READ DECREASE TIP. Repeat dec every 4-4-5-5-6 cm a total of 8 times = 72-76-80-84-88 sts. AT
THE SAME TIME when leg measures 30-36-42-50-58 cm, work rib K 2/P2 over all sts. When leg measures
38-44-50-58-66 cm, loosely cast off with K over K and P over P.

Slip sts from the other leg back on needle and work as first leg.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the 16 sts that were cast off between the legs tog towards each other. Fold the 2 cm at the top of tights
double towards WS and fasten with neat little stitches, leaving a small opening to thread the elastic through.

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= slip 3 sts on cable needle behind piece, K 3, K 3 from cable needle

= slip 3 sts on cable needle in front of piece, K 3, K 3 from cable needle
= slip 4 sts on cable needle behind piece, K 4, K 4 from cable needle
= slip 4 sts on cable needle in front of piece, K 4, K 4 from cable needle
=K

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