Sweet Lady Blue
#sweetladybluesweater
Knitted DROPS jumper in garter st in "Ice" or in "Snow".
DROPS Extra 0-830
DROPS design: Pattern no TT-051
Yarn group E
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Finished measurements:
Bust: 88-98-106-116-124-134 cm /
34½"-38½"-41¾"-45¾"-48¾"-52¾"
Full length: 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm /
21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼"
Materials: DROPS ICE (discontinued)
Color no 09, blue:
600-650-700-750-850-900 g
or use:
Materials: DROPS Snow from Garnstudio
Colour no 21, blue/violet:
550-600-650-700-750-850 g
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE size 10 mm / US 15 (80 cm / 32") - or size needed to get 9 sts x 16 rows in garter st = 10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4".
DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 10 mm / N/15 - for crochet edge.
GARTER ST (in the round on circular needle):
* K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*.
GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows.
MEASURING TIP:
Measure when piece is flat, it is important not to stretch the piece when measuring.
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BODY:
Work in the round in garter st - Read explanation above.
Loosely cast on 80-88-96-104-112-120 sts on circular needle size 10 mm / US 15 with Ice or Snow.
Work rib = K 1/P 1 for 5 cm / 2", then work in garter st. REMEMBER THE GAUGE!
When piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm / 14½"-15"-15¼"-15¾"-16⅛"-16½", insert 2 markers in the piece; 1 marker at beg of round and 1 marker after 40-44-48-52-56-60 sts.
On next round bind off for armholes as follows: bind off 2-2-3-3-4-4 sts on each side of every marker (= 4-4-6-6-8-8 sts bind off in each side). Finish each part separately.
BACK PIECE:
= 36-40-42-46-48-52 sts. Insert a marker at beg and end of row (where to knit up sleeves later).
Continue in garter st back and forth until piece measures 52-54-56-58-60-62 cm / 20½"-21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜". Then bind off the middle 12-12-14-14-16-16 sts for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Continue to bind off 1 st on next row from neck = 11-13-13-15-15-17 sts remain on the shoulder.
Bind off when piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm / 21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼".
FRONT PIECE:
= 36-40-42-46-48-52 sts. Insert a marker at beg and end of row (where to knit up sleeves later). Continue in garter st back and forth until piece measures 47-49-50-52-53-55 cm / 18½"-19¼"-19¾"-20½"-21"-21⅝".
Then bind off the middle 6-6-8-8-10-10 sts for neck and finish each shoulder separately.
Then bind off on every row from neck as follows: 2 sts 1 time, 1 st 2 times = 11-13-13-15-15-17 sts remain on shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm / 21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"-24⅜"-25¼".
ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams in outer loops of edge sts to avoid a chunky seam.
SLEEVE:
Worked back and forth on needle. Pick up from RS approx. 30 - 40 sts between markers along one armhole (NOTE: Do not pick up over the bound off sts for armhole). K next row while AT THE SAME TIME adjusting no of sts to 30-32-34-36-38-40.
Work in garter st for 3-3-4-4-5-5 cm / 1⅛"-1⅛"-1½"-1½"-2"-2", then dec 1 st (by working 2 sts tog) in each side of piece.
Repeat dec every 11-8-8-6-6-5 cm / 4⅜"-3⅛"-3⅛"-2⅜"-2⅜"-2" a total of 5-6-6-7-7-8 times = 20-20-22-22-24-24 sts. Continue in garter st until piece measures 49-48-48-46-46-45 cm / 19¼"-19"-19"-18"-18"-17¾" (shorter measurements in the larger sizes because of wider shoulders), then work rib (K 1/P 1) for 5 cm / 2", bind off all sts with K over K and P over P. Piece measures approx. 54-53-53-51-51-50 cm / 21¼"-21"-21"-20"-20"-19¾".
ASSEMBLY:
Sew sleeve seams in outer loops of edge sts to avoid a chunky seam.
CROCHET EDGE:
Work on hook size 10 mm / N/15 around the neck as follows (beg mid back): 1 sc in first st, * ch 1, skip approx. 1½ cm / ½", 1 sc in next st *, repeat from *-* and finish with 1 sl st in 1st sc, fasten off. NOTE: Make sure that the crochet edge is not too tight.
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