DROPS bolero in “Paris” with puff sleeves in lace pattern. Size S

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Pattern: See diagram M.1. The diagram shows the pattern from the RS.

Back piece: Cast on 66-74-80-88-98-106 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 5 mm [US 8] and work stockinette st. At the same time when piece measures 3 cm [1 1/8’’] inc 1 st each side on every 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm [1 1/8’’-1 1/8’’-1 1/8’’-1½’’-1½’’-1½’’] a total of 3 times = 72-80-86-94-104-112 sts. When piece measures 11-12-13-14-15-16 cm [4 3/8’’-4 3/4’’-5 1/8’’-5½’’-6’’-6 1/4’’] bind off for armhole each side on every other row: 3 sts 1-1-1-2-2-2 times, 2 sts 0-1-2-2-4-5 times and 1 st 3-4-4-4-4-5 times = 60-62-64-66-68-70 sts. Continue until piece measures 28-30-32-34-36-38 cm [11’’-11 3/4’’-12½’’-13 3/8’’-14 1/4’’-15’’] and now bind off the middle 18-18-18-20-20-20 sts for neck. Dec 1 st on neckline on next row = 20-21-22-22-23-24 sts left on each shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 30-32-34-36-38-40 cm [11 ¾’’-12½’’-13 3/8’’-14 ¼’’-15’’-15 3/4’’].

Left front piece: Cast on 14-18-19-23-27-31 sts (includes 1 edge st at side) on needle size 5 mm [US 8].
Read all of the following section before continuing!
Work stockinette st, at the same time inc towards mid front on every other row: 4 sts 1 time, 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2-2-3-3-3-3 times and 1 st 3-3-3-3-4-4 times.
At the same time when piece measures 3 cm [1 1/8’’] inc at side as described for back piece. After all inc are complete = 31-35-38-42-47-51 sts on row.
When piece measures 11-12-13-14-15-16 cm [4 3/8’’-4 3/4’’-5 1/8’’-5½’’-6’’-6 1/4’’] (from casting on row) bind off for armhole as described for back piece. At the same time dec to shape the neckline towards mid front: 1 st on every 6th row a total of 5-5-5-6-6-6 times. After all dec for armhole and neckline are complete = 20-21-22-22-23-24 sts left on shoulder. Continue until piece measures 30-32-34-36-38-40 cm [11 ¾’’-12½’’-13 3/8’’-14 ¼’’-15’’-15 3/4’’] and bind off.

Right front piece: Cast on and work like left front piece, but mirrored.

Sleeve: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 53-56-59-62-65-68 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4 mm [US 6] and work 8 cm [3 1/8’’] Rib, P2/K1 (seen from RS) with 1 edge st each side. Change to needle size 5 mm [US 8], work 1 row stockinette st from RS, at the same time inc 9-6-3-12-9-6 sts evenly = 62-62-62-74-74-74 sts. P 1 row from WS, P 1 row from RS, K 1 row from WS and continue in M.1 with 1 edge st each side. When piece measures 31 cm [12 1/4’’] bind off 3 sts each side for armhole and dec to shape the armhole on every other row: 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 1 time = 50-50-50-62-62-62 sts. Continue in M.1 on the middle 36-36-36-48-48-48 sts and work 7 sts each side in garter st. When piece measures 39-40-41-42-43-44 cm [15 1/4’’-15 3/4’’-16 1/8’’-16½’’-17’’-17 1/4’’] K tog all sts 2 by 2 = 25-25-25-31-31-31 sts. Bind off remaining sts on next row.

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams and side seams.

Rib border: Pick up approx 279-297-315-333-351-369 sts round the whole opening on circular needle size 4 mm [US 6] (make sure to pick up enough sts along curves on front pieces, i.e. border not too tight). P 1 round and continue in Rib, P2/K1. When Rib measures 4 cm [1½’’] make 2 buttonholes on right front piece, the top one 2 cm [3/4’’] before the beg of neckline dec and the other one approx 3-3-4-4-5-5 cm [1 1/8’’-1 1/8’’-1½’’-1½’’-2’’-2’’] below.
1 buttonhole = bind off 1 st and cast on 1 new st on return row. Bind off loosely in Rib when border measures 6 cm [2 3/8’’].
Sew sleeve seams inside 1 edge st.
Set in sleeves and sew on buttons.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from RS, P from WS
	=	P from RS, K from WS
	=	slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso
	=	1 yo between 2 sts

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 107-27

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