Isla Slipover
#islaslipover
Knitted vest/slipover in DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air. The piece is worked in stocking stitch, with ribbed edges and split in the sides. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 226-58
DROPS Design: Pattern no wi-035
Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS WISH from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
300-300-350-350-400-450 g colour 05, beige
Or use:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-300-350-350-400-450 g colour 55, light beige
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 7 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.
KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 15 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm with 1 strand DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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VEST – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The front and back pieces are worked separately, back and forth. The sleeve edges and neck are worked in the round to finish.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 69-73-77-85-93-103 stitches with circular needle size 7 mm and DROPS Wish or 2 strands DROPS Air. The first row is worked as follows from the right side: 2 edge stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, work rib (purl 1, knit 1) until there are 3 stitches left, purl 1 and 2 edge stitches in garter stitch.
Continue this rib for 6 cm
On the next row from the right side work as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work stocking stitch and decrease 17-17-17-19-19-21 stitches evenly spaced over the next 67-71-75-83-91-101 stitches and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch = 52-56-60-66-74-82 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 8 mm and continue with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 24-25-26-27-28-29 cm, cast off for the armholes at the beginning of every row on each side as follows: 3 stitches 1-1-1-1-1-2 times, 2 stitches 0-1-2-2-3-3 times and 1 stitch 5-4-3-5-6-5 times = 36-38-40-42-44-48 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 51-53-55-57-59-61 cm. Cast off the middle 20-20-22-22-24-24 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder separately.
Then cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 7-8-8-9-9-11 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm. Loosely cast off with knit from the right side. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work in the same way as the back piece until the piece measures 45-47-48-50-51-53 cm. Cast off the middle 8-8-8-10-10-10 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder separately. Cast off at the beginning of each row from the neck as follows: 2 stitches 2 times and 1 stitch 3-3-4-3-4-4 times = 7-8-8-9-9-11 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm. Loosely cast off with knit from the right side. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the side seams in the outermost loop of the outermost ridge, so the seam is flat. Leave 6 cm at the bottom for the split.
SLEEVE-EDGES:
Use short circular needle size 7 mm. Start at the bottom of the armhole and knit up from the right side, inside 1 stitch, approx. 72-72-76-76-80-84 stitches around the armhole (the number of stitches should be divisible by 2). Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 4 cm. Loosely cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Work the other sleeve-edge in the same way.
NECK:
Use short circular needle size 7 mm. Start at the top of one shoulder and knit up from the right side, inside 1 stitch, approx. 54-54-60-60-64-64 stitches around the neck (the number of stitches should be divisible by 2). Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 6 cm. Loosely cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
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