DROPS top with short sleeve and lace pattern in “Muskat”. Size XS

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Garter st, back and forth on needle: K all rows

Pattern: See diagram M.1, M.2 and M.3. The diagram shows the pattern from the RS side.

Front and back piece: Knitted in the round. Loosely cast on 168-196-224-252-280 sts on circular needle size 3.5 mm [US 4]. P 1 round, K 1 round. Continue in M.1 for approx 9½”-10.2”-10.2”-11”-11” (adjust to a full pattern repeat) and then work the next 3 rounds as follows: *M.2 (= 14 sts), 14 stocking sts*, repeat from *-*. After M.2 there are 156-182-208-234-260 sts on round. Insert a Marking Thread (MT) each side as follows:

Size XS/S: in first st on round + in st 79
Size M: in between first and last st on round + between st 91 and 92.
Size L: in first st on round + in st 105
Size XL/XXL: in between first and last st on round + between st 117 and 118
Size XXXL: in first st on round + in st 131
(some MT in sts, some in between sts in order to have a st mid front)

Now read all of the following section before knitting it!

Continue in stocking st. Remember the knitting gauge.
At the same time when piece measures 10.2”-10.6”-11”-11.4”-11.7” inc 1 st on both sides of all MT on every 5th row a total of 6 times = 180-206-232-258-284 sts.
At the same time when piece measures 13.4”-13.7”-14.2”-14½”-15” work M.3 mid front – make sure to place middle st in diagram mid front – work remaining sts in stocking st. After M.3 continue in stocking st on all sts.
At the same time when piece measures 15.7”-16.1”-16½”-16½”-16½” bind off 5-6-7-8-9 sts each side for armhole as follows:
Size XS/S: st with MT + 2 sts either side
Size M: 3 sts on either side of MT
Size L: st with MT + 3 sts either side
Size XL/XXL: 4 sts on either side of MT
Size XXXL: st with Mt + 4 sts on either side.
Now complete front and back pieces separately.

Front piece: = 85-97-109-121-133 sts. Continue M.3 and stocking st and dec to shape the armhole on every other row: 3 sts 0-1-2-2-3 times, 2 sts 1-1-2-4-5 times and 1 st 3-4-3-4-4 times. At the same time when piece measures 17.7”-18”-18½”-19”-19.2” put the middle 15-15-17-17-19 sts on a thread and dec to shape the neckline on every other row: 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 5 times. After all dec for armhole and neck are complete there are 18-20-21-22-22 sts left on each shoulder. Continue in stockinette st with 1 garter st each side. Bind off when piece measures 22.7”-23.6”-24.4”-25.2”-26”.

Back piece: Dec to shape the armhole as described for front piece = 75-79-83-85-87 sts. Continue in stocking st with 1 garter st each side. When piece measures 21.2”-22”-22.7”-23.6”-24.4” bind off the middle 31-31-33-33-35 sts and bind off to shape the neckline on every other row: 2 sts 1 time, 1 st 2 times = 18-20-21-22-22 sts left on each shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 22.7”-23.6”-24.4”-25.2”-26”.

Sleeve: Knitted back and forth on needle. Loosely cast on 51-54-57-63-66 sts on needle size 3.5 mm [US 4]. Work 6 rows garter st and work next row as follows from RS: *K1, K2 in next st, K2 in next st*, repeat from *-* = 85-90-95-105-110 sts on row. Continue in stockinette st. After 2 rows dec 1 st each side on every other row 5 times = 75-80-85-95-100 sts. When piece measures 3.1” dec each side for sleeve cap on every other row: 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 4 times, 1 st 3-5-7-9-12 times, then dec 2 sts each side until piece measures 6.2”-6.7”-7”-8”-8.7”, dec 3 sts 1 time each side and bind off. Sleeve measures approx 6.7”-7”-7½”-8.2”-9”.

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams. Sew side and sleeve seams. Set in sleeves.

Neckline: Pick up approx 120 to 140 sts (includes sts on thread) on needle size 3.5 mm [US 4] round the neck, P 1 round, K 1 round, K 1 round, P 1 round and bind off.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from RS, P from WS
	=	P from RS, K from WS
	=	RS: K2 tog. WS: P2 tog
	=	RS: slip 1 st as if to knit, K1, psso. WS: P2 twisted tog (i.e work in back loops)
	=	slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso
	=	1 yo
	=	no st, skip this square

Diagram

All measurements in charts are in cm. All measures are from side to side. For conversion from cm to inch - click here.

DROPS number 105-11

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