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Christmas KAL 2018 - Materials
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Planning to join our new Christmas knit-along? Here you’ll find a list of the materials you need, with lots of yarn alternatives! Remember that how much yarn you need to purchase really depends on the size of sweater you are going to knit, so you should start by choosing the size: Measure a sweater that fits you - or whoever will wear it - and compare those measurements with our size charts to choose the best fit.
See the materials for:
Children sweater
Sizes: 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years
Size (by height in cm): 92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152
Size (by height in feet): 3ft -3ft3/3ft5 -3ft7/3ft9 -4ft/4ft2 -4ft5/4ft7 -4ft9/4ft12
See tips on how to read this size chart here.
Yarn
DROPS Nepal
Color a) 200-250-250-300-350-400 g color 3620, red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 3620 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-50-50-100-100-100 g color 6314, denim blue
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0206, light beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0618, camel
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0612, medium brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 2923, goldenrod (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
The children sweater in the pictures is knitted with DROPS Nepal, but you can of course knit it with any other quality from Yarn Group C. Use our yarn calculator to find out how much of a different DROPS yarn you would need.
Yarn alternatives
If you don’t want to calculate an alternative yarn, you can pick one of the following suggestions:
Alternative 1: DROPS Big Merino
You’ll need:
DROPS Big Merino
Color a) 200-250-250-300-350-400 g color 18, red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 18 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-50-50-100-100-100 g color 07, jeans blue
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 19, beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 02, grey
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 03, anthracite
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 15, orange (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 2: DROPS Air
You’ll need:
DROPS Air
Color a) 100-150-150-150-200-200 g color 07 ruby red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 07 ruby red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 17 denim blue
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 02 wheat
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 26 beige
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 05 brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 12 moss green (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 3: DROPS Alaska
You’ll need:
DROPS Alaska
Color a) 250-300-300-350-400-450 g color 10 red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 10 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-50-50-100-100-100 g color 57 denim blue
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 61 wheat
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 55 beige
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 50 dark brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 59 lemon (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 4: DROPS Alaska + DROPS Alpaca Bouclé
If you want to get a more fluffy reindeer you can replace colors c and d in Alternative 3.
You’ll need:
DROPS Alaska
Color a) 250-300-300-350-400-450 g color 10 red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 10 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-50-50-100-100-100 g color 57 denim blue
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 50 dark brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 59 lemon (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
And use:
DROPS Alpaca Bouclé
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 2020 light beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0602 brown
Order DROPS Alaska here - Order Alpaca Bouclé here
Other materials
- DROPS double pointed needles, size 5 mm = US 8
- DROPS circular needles, size 5 mm = US 8 - in lengths 40 and 80 cm = 16” and 32” for the stockinette stitch.
- DROPS double pointed needles, size 4 mm = US 6
- DROPS circular needles, size 4 mm = US 6 - in lengths 40 and 80 cm = 16” and 32” for the rib.
Remember that the needle size indicated is only a guide. The knitting gauge for this pattern is 17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a larger needle size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle size.
- DROPS crochet hook, size 4 mm = US 8 – to make the reindeer’s necklace.
- A pendant for the reindeer’s necklace. We used a small red heart of approx. 2 cm = 3/4” in diameter. Just keep in mind that it must have a hole to thread the row of chain-stitches through.
Adult sweater
Sizes: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
See tips on how to read this size chart here.
Yarn
DROPS Nepal
Color a) 400-400-450-500-550-600 g color 3620, red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 3620 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 100-150-150-150-150-200 g color 0100, off white
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0206, light beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0618, camel
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0612, medium brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 2923, goldenrod (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
The adult sweater in the pictures is knitted with DROPS Nepal, but you can of course knit it with any other quality from Yarn Group C. Use our yarn calculator to find out how much of a different DROPS yarn you would need.
Alternative 1: DROPS Big Merino
You’ll need:
DROPS Big Merino
Color a) 400-400-450-500-550-600 g color 18, red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 18 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 100-150-150-150-150-200 g color 01, off white
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 19, beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 02, grey
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 03, anthracite
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 15, orange (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 2: DROPS Air
You’ll need:
DROPS Air
Color a) 200-200-250-250-300-300 g color 07 ruby red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 07 ruby red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 50-100-100-100-100-100 g color 01 off white
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 02 wheat
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 26 beige
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 05 brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 12 moss green (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 3: DROPS Alaska
You’ll need:
DROPS Alaska
Color a) 450-450-500-550-600-650 g color 10 red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 10 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 150-200-200-200-200-250 g 02 off white
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 61 wheat
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 55 beige
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 50 dark brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 59 lemon (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
Alternative 4: DROPS Alaska + DROPS Alpaca Bouclé
If you want to get a more fluffy reindeer you can replace colors c and d in Alternative 3.
You’ll need:
DROPS Alaska
Color a) 450-450-500-550-600-650 g color 10 red
(You will need an extra 50-50-50-50-50-50 g of color 10 red if you do not work the reindeer on the back)
Color b) 150-200-200-200-200-250 g 02 off white
Color e) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 50 dark brown
Color f) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 59 lemon (or 3m of a similar leftover yarn for the reindeer necklace).
And use:
DROPS Alpaca Bouclé
Color c) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 2020 light beige
Color d) 50-50-50-50-50-50 g color 0602 brown
Order DROPS Alaska here - Order Alpaca Bouclé here
Other materials
- DROPS circular needle, size 5.5 mm = US 9 - in lengths 60 or 80 cm = 24” or 32” for the stockinette stitch
- DROPS circular needles, size 4.5 mm = US 7 - in lengths 40 and 60 or 80 cm = 16” or 24” or 32” for the rib.
Remember that the needle size indicated is only a guide. The knitting gauge for this pattern is 16 stitches in width and 20 rows in height with stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a larger needle size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle size.
- DROPS crochet hook, size 4 mm = US 6 – to make the reindeer’s necklace.
- A pendant for the reindeer’s necklace. We used a small red heart of approx. 2 cm = 3/4” in diameter. Just keep in mind that it must have a hole to thread the row of chain-stitches through.
Clues
- Clue 1: Let’s run with Rudolph!
- Clue 2: Time to knit the front!
- Clue 3: Ready to hug!
- Clue 4: Time to get it together!
- Clue 5: Let's give him a face!
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