Sea Bird Top
#seabirdtop
Knitted top in DROPS Paris. Piece is knitted bottom up, with moss stitch and stripes. Size: S - XXXL
DROPS 230-27
DROPS design: Pattern w-872
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
250-250-300-350-400-450 g colour 17, off white
150-150-150-200-200-200 g colour 30, jeans blue
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm: Length: 80 cm
KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 28 rows vertically in moss stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.
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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.
PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.
STRIPES:
Work stripes in colour jeans blue and colour off white as follows: Work 8-8½-9½-9½-10-10½ cm with colour off white, work 2½ cm with colour jeans blue. Work until 4 stripes have been worked in total with colour jeans blue. Work the rest of the piece in the colour off white.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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TOP - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Worked back and forth on circular needle, bottom up in parts, and sewn together when finished.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 73-83-89-95-107-117 stitches on circular needle size 5 mm with colour off white in DROPS Paris.
Work as follows: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read explanation above, A.1 until 2 stitches remain, work first stitch in A.1, 1 stitch in garter stitch. Work STRIPES– read explanation above. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Work until piece measures 31-32-33-34-35-36 cm from cast-on edge. Now cast off stitches for armhole at the beginning of every row in each side as follows: Cast off 4-5-6-7-10-12 stitches 1 time, and 1 stitch 3-6-7-8-10-12 times = 59-61-63-65-67-69 stitches. Continue with A.1 and stripes as before.
Work until piece measures 47-49-51-53-55-57 cm from cast-on edge.
On next row from right side cast stitches off for neck as follows:
Work over the first 17-17-17-18-18-19 stitches as before and slip them on a thread, cast off the next 25-27-29-29-31-31 stitches for neck, work over the last 17-17-17-18-18-19 stitches as before. Then work each shoulder separately.
LEFT SHOULDER:
= 17-17-17-18-18-19 stitches. Begin from wrong side, and cast off stitches for neck at the beginning of every row from neck as follows: Cast off 1 stitch 3 times = 14-14-14-15-15-16 stitches. Work until piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm from cast-on edge. Cast off by knitting.
RIGHT SHOULDER:
Slip the 17-17-17-18-18-19 stitches from thread back on needle. Begin from wrong side, and cast off stitches for neck at the beginning of every row from neck as follows: Cast off 1 stitch 3 times = 14-14-14-15-15-16 stitches. Work until piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm from cast-on edge. Cast off by knitting.
FRONT PIECE:
Cast on the same number of stitches, and work the same way as back piece.
ASSEMBLY:
Assemble using colour off white. Sew the shoulder seams. Sew side seams in outer loop of edge stitch and leave 5 cm at the vent at the bottom.
Diagram explanations
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= | knit from the right side, purl from the wrong side |
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= | purl from the right side, knit from the wrong side |
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