Knitted DROPS bolero in berry pattern and rib in ”Alaska”. Size S-XXXL. ~ DROPS Design

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

Berry pattern: See diagram M.1. Note! First row in pattern is worked from the WS.

Increasing tip: Inc 1 st by making 1 YO. On return row work YO into back of st to avoid a hole.

BOLERO
Work Berry pattern back and forth on circular needle, then pick up additional sts for rib and work rib in the round. Cast on 122-126-130-134-138-142 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on circular needle size 5 mm [US 8]. K 3 rows, at the same time dec 24 sts evenly on third row (K tog approx every 5th and 6th st) = 98-102-106-110-114-118 sts. Continue as follows: 3 garter st – see above – Berry pattern – see above - until 3 sts remain, 3 garter sts. Continue in Berry pattern like this with 3 garter sts each side. Remember the knitting gauge! When piece measures 8-9-10-11-12-13 cm [3 1/8”-3½”-4”-4 3/8”-4¾”-5 1/8”] cast on 12 new sts each side for sleeves = 122-126-130-134-138-142 sts. Continue in pattern on all sts with 3 garter sts each side. Insert a Marking Thread (MT) when piece measures 26-28-30-32-34-36 cm [10¼”-11”-11¾”-12½”-13 3/8”-14¼”]. Now mirror piece from here. When piece measures 44-47-50-53-56-59 cm [17¼”-18½”-19¾”-21”-22”-23¼”] bind off 12 sts each side = 98-102-106-110-114-118 sts. Continue in Berry pattern with 3 garter sts each side until piece measures 52-56-60-64-68-72 cm [20½”-22”-23 5/8”-25¼”-26¾”-28 3/8”] (adjust so that the last row is P from RS). K 3 rows, at the same time inc 24 sts evenly on first row = 122-126-130-134-138-142 sts. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm [US 7]. Pick up 122-126-130-134-138-142 sts from cast on row = 244-252-260-268-276-284 m. Now continue in the round on all sts. P 1 round, inc 60-64-64-68-68-72 sts evenly (approx 1 st between every 4th and 5th st) - see Increasing tip = 304-316-324-336-344-356 sts. K 1 round and continue in rib, K2/P2 on all sts. When rib measures 3 cm [1 1/8’’] inc 1 st in each P-section (work 2 sts in first P st) = 380-395-405-420-430-445 sts. Now continue in rib, K2/P3 until rib measures 6 cm [2 3/8’’]. Now inc 1 st in each K-section (work 2 sts in last K st) = 456-474-486-504-516-534 sts. Continue in rib, K3/P3 until rib measures 9 cm [3½’’]. Bind off in rib.

Assembly:
Sew side seams. Sew under arm seams – see broken line in measurement chart.

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