DROPS Domino cardigan in Silke-Tweed. ~ DROPS Design

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Knitting Gauge: 23 sts x 44 rows in stocking sts = 10 x 10 cm.

Size S: 1 square = 13 x 13 cm
Size M: 1 square = 14 x 14 cm
Size L: 1 square = 16 x 16 cm
Size XL: 1 square = 17 x 17 cm
Size XXL: 1 square = 18 x 18 cm

Diagram 1 shows the colours of the squares and the order in which to knit them.

Knit 1 domino square as follows:
Cast on 59-65-73-79-83 sts on needle size 3.5 with Silke-tweed.
1st row (= wrong side: Knit
2nd ro (= right side): Slip 1 st as if to knit, K 27-30-34-37-39 sts, slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, psso, K the rest of the sts on row (= 28-31-35-38-40 sts)
3rd row, 5th row and every odd row: Slip 1 st as if to knit, K the rest of the sts on row.
4th row: Slip 1 st as if to knit, K 26-29-33-36-38 sts, slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, psso, K the rest of the sts on row .
Continue like this, i.e.: you dec 2 sts in the centre on every other row until 1 st left. Cut the thread and pull through.

Knitting tips (apply to knitting the squares together – see the referral in the text): Push the needle through the left corner at the 1st square and then through the right corner of the 2nd square. Pull the thread through = 1 st.

Cardigan:
Back and front pieces are knitted in domino knit, which means squares and triangles are knitted together.

Line 1: Knit the 5 first domino squares as described above – see the colours in the diagram. All squares should have the “finish st” pointing upwards.

Line 2: Begin by knitting 1 triangle = 6th square:
First triangle: Pick up sts along the right side at the top of square 1- pick up 1 st in “casting on edge”, then 1 st in each knitted st + 1 st in the top st = 30-33-37-40-42 sts.
1st row: (= wrong side) Slip a st as if to knit, K the rest of the sts on row.
2nd row: (=right side) Slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, K the rest of the sts on row .
Continue to knit row 1 & 2 until 2 sts left. The next row (= wrong side): Slip 1 st as if to knit, K1. Last row: Slip 1 st as if to knit, K1, psso. Cut the thread and pull it through.
Pick up 29-32-36-39-41 sts with beige down along the left side at the top of square 1 (begin with 1 st in the top of the 1st square), then pick up 1 st up in between square 1 and square 2 – see knitting tips. Continue to pick up 29-32-36-39-41 sts along the left side of the 2nd square = 59-65-73-79-83 sts. Knit the square as done for the other domino squares. Knit square 8, 9 and 10 the same way. Square 11 is a triangle. Knit it as follows:
Last triangle: Pick up along the left side at the top of the 5th square – start by picking up 1 st in top st, then 1 st in each knitted st + 1 st in the “casting on edge”, = 30-33-37-40-42 sts.
1st row: (= wrong side) Slip a st as if to knit, K the rest of the sts on row.
2nd row: (= right side) Slip 1 st as if to knit, K the rest of the sts on row until 3 sts are left, K2 tog, K1.
Continue to knit row 1 & 2 until 3 sts left. The next row (= wrong side): Slip 1 st as if to knit, K21. Last row: Slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog. Cut the thread and pull it through.

Line 3: Knit 5 squares the same way as the whole squares in “Line 2”

Line 4: Knit as “Line 2”

Line 5: Knit square no 23 as square no 12. Now make the armhole as follows: Split the next square in 2 halves and knit 2 triangles in the same colour as follows: Begin by knitting a “last” triangle as square 11 and hereafter a “first” triangle as square 6. Now knit square 25 as a normal square and then a “last” triangle and a “first” triangle again. Finish the line with a normal square.

Line 6: Knit as “Line 2”

Line 7: Knit as “Line 3”

Sleeve: Cast on 60-62-64-66-68 sts (including a seam st each side) on needle size 3.5 with beige Silke-Tweed. Knit in garter sts until the piece measures 8 cm. Continue as follows: *K 1st row (right side). P 2nd row (= wrong side). K 3rd row, K 4th row* repeat row 1 to 4 until finished measurements. At the same time when the piece measures 10-10-12-10-12 cm inc 1 st each side on every 3.5-3-2-2-1.5 cm a total of 13-15-20-22-25 times = 86-92-104-110-118 sts. When the piece measures 54 cm bind off all sts.

Assembly: Sew the side together inside of the seam sts. Sew in the sleeves. The cardigan may be held together with a pin, a kilt pin or a brooch.

English translations for the diagram

Beige = beige colour no. 08
Flint = stone colour no. 09
Grå = grey colour no. 10
Natur = off white colour no. 01

Diagram

DROPS number 95-1

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