Billy Jean
#billyjeantop
Knitted top in DROPS Belle. The piece is worked in the round with rib, bottom up. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 230-20
DROPS Design: Pattern vs-093
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL
The measurements in the chart are when the piece is stretched, the actual measurements are smaller due to the rib. The top is elastic, so work your normal size.
MATERIALS:
DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
250-250-300-300-350-350 g colour 15, jeans blue
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 60 cm.
KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
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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TOP – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round, bottom up.
BODY:
Cast on 144-156-180-204-240-252 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Belle. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 4). Insert 1 marker between 2 knitted stitches in each side and allow them to follow your work onwards = 72-78-90-102-120-126 stitches between the markers. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 6 cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the 2 (marked) knitted stitches – the increased stitches are purled. Increase like this every 5-5-6-6-7-7cm a total of 4 times = 160-172-196-220-256-268 stitches. When the piece measures 26-27-28-29-30-31 cm, cast off 6-6-6-10-10-10 stitches on each side for the armholes (= 2-2-2-4-4-4 purled, 2 knitted (with the marker) and 2-2-2-4-4-4 purled stitches). Place the last 74-80-92-100-118-124 stitches on 1 thread for the back piece.
FRONT PIECE:
= 74-80-92-100-118-124 stitches. Work 2-2-2-4-4-4 rows of rib back and forth, with the 2 outermost stitches on each side worked in GARTER STITCH - read description above. Place the stitches on a thread.
BACK PIECE:
Place the 74-80-92-100-118-124 stitches from the back piece on circular needle size 4 mm and work in the same way as the front piece. Now join the pieces for the yoke as follows:
YOKE:
Work rib over the back piece, loosely cast on 44-44-50-50-56-56 stitches for the first sleeve, place the stitches from the front piece on the needle and work rib over these stitches, loosely cast on 44-44-50-50-56-56 stitches for the second sleeve = 236-248-284-300-348-360 stitches.
The piece is now measured from here!
READ THE NEXT SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING!
Continue the rib (knit 2, purl 4) – making sure the rib matches the body.
SIZES S-M-L: AT THE SAME TIME on round 1 decrease 2 stitches evenly spaced over the 6 stitches at the beginning and end of both the front and back piece (8 stitches decreased) = 228-240-276-300-348-360 stitches.
ALL SIZES:
Continue the rib (knit 2, purl 4). When the piece measures 4 cm, decrease every other purl-4 to purl-3 = 209-220-253-275-319-330 stitches. Continue the new rib. When the piece measures 6-6-6-7-7-7 cm, decrease the remaining purl-4 to purl-3 = 190-200-230-250-290-300 stitches. Continue the new rib (knit 2, purl 3). When the yoke measures 8-9-9-9-10-10 cm, decrease all purl-3 to purl-2 = 152-160-184-200-232-240 stitches. Continue the new rib (knit 2, purl 2) until the yoke measures 10-11-10-11-12-13 cm. Sizes S and M are finished. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
SIZES L-XL-XXL-XXXL:
When the piece measures 10-11-12-13 cm, decrease every other purl-2 to purl-1 = 161-175-203-210 stitches. Continue this new rib. When the piece measures 12-13-14-15 cm, cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Cut and fasten the strand.
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