Snowfall Vest

Knitted vest in DROPS Air. The piece is worked bottom up with cables, diagonal shoulders and split in sides. Sizes XS - XXL.

DROPS 252-31
DROPS Design: Pattern ai-495
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL

YARN:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
200-250-250-300-300-350 g colour 01, off white

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 512: 4 items in all sizes.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height, with stocking stitch on needle size 5 mm = 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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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows, from both the right and wrong side.
1 ridge in height = knit 2 rows.

BANDS WITH I-CORD:
START OF ROW:
Work the band as follows: Slip 1 stitch purl-wise, with yarn in front, knit 1, work 5 garter stitches.
END OF ROW:
Work the band as follows: Work until there are 7 stitches left on the row, work 5 garter stitches, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with yarn in front, knit 1.
Work like this from both the right and wrong side.

DECREASE TIP (for armholes and neckline):
All decreases are worked from the right side!
START OF ROW:
Work the first 9 stitches as before, slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 1 stitch decreased).
END OF ROW:
Work until there are 11 stitches left on the row, knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased), work to end of row as before.

I-CORD CAST OFF:
At the end of the round when the last stitch has been knitted up:
Cast on 3 stitches from the right side.
Slip these 3 cast-on stitches back onto the left needle with the working strand 3 stitches in on the left needle (when worked, the strand tightens to form a small tube).
ROW 1 (right side): Knit 2, knit 2 twisted together.
Slip the 3 stitches on the right needle back onto the left needle. Do not turn.
Repeat ROW 1 until there are 3 stitches left on the right needle. Slip these 3 stitches back onto the left needle. Cast off.
Sew a small stitch to join the beginning and end of the I-cord together.
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START THE PIECE HERE:

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VEST - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle, bottom up. The front and back pieces are worked separately, sewn together at the shoulders and decorative buttons are sewn onto each side.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 96-104-112-120-136-144 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Air.
Work rib from the wrong side as follows: 7 stitches according to BANDS WITH I-CORD, work rib (purl 2, knit 2) until there are 9 stitches left, purl 2 and 7 stitches according to BANDS WITH I-CORD.
Work this rib back and forth for 5-5-5-6-6-6 cm.
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Work 1 row of stocking stitch with 7 band-stitches on each side. AT THE SAME TIME decrease 5-6-7-7-9-9 stitches evenly over the next 34-38-42-46-54-58 stitches, work diagram A.1 across the next 14 stitches (5 stitches increased in A.1), work stocking stitch and decrease 5-6-7-7-9-9 stitches evenly across the next 34-38-42-46-54-58 stitches, 7 band-stitches as before = 91-97-103-111-123-131 stitches. Work back from the wrong side with stocking stitch, band stitches and A.1 across the middle 19 stitches.
Continue the pattern but now with A.2 across the middle 19 stitches to finished length.
Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
When the piece measures 28-29-30-31-32-33 cm, work an extra 7-7-8-8-9-9 garter stitches on each side (the bands now consist of the outermost 14-14-15-15-16-16 stitches on each side).
When the piece measures 31-32-33-34-35-36 cm, start to decrease for the armholes as follows.
Cast off 7-7-8-8-9-9 stitches on each side, then continue the bands across the outermost 7 stitches on each side and decrease for the armholes – read DECREASE TIP, every 4th-4th-4th-2nd-2nd-2nd row as follows: 1 stitch 1-2-3-5-8-11 times on each side = 75-79-81-85-89-91 stitches.
Work until the piece measures 49-51-52-54-55-57 cm, after at least 3 rows without cabling in A.2 and with the next row from the right side. Work stocking stitch (bands as before) and decrease 5 stitches evenly over the stitches in A.2 =70-74-76-80-84-86 stitches. On the next row from the right side cast off the middle 16-16-18-18-20-20 stitches for the neckline and finish each shoulder separately.

RIGHT SHOULDER:
= 27-29-29-31-32-33 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch and the band-stitches as before. AT THE SAME TIME decrease for the neck – remember DECREASE TIP, every 2nd row 7 times = 20-22-22-24-25-26 stitches. When the piece measures 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm (approx. 3 cm left to finished length) cast off for the diagonal shoulders at the beginning of each row from the wrong side: 5-5-5-6-6-6 stitches 3 times, then cast off the remaining 5-7-7-6-7-8 stitches. The piece measures approx. 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm.

LEFT SHOULDER:
= 27-29-29-31-32-33 stitches.
Continue with stocking stitch and the band-stitches as before. AT THE SAME TIME decrease for the neck, every 2nd row 7 times = 20-22-22-24-25-26 stitches. When the piece measures 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm (approx. 3 cm left to finished length) cast off for the diagonal shoulders at the beginning of each row from the right side: 5-5-5-6-6-6 stitches 3 times, then cast off the remaining 5-7-7-6-7-8 stitches. The piece measures approx. 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 96-104-112-120-136-144 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Air.
Work rib from the wrong side as follows: 7 stitches according to bands with I-cord, work rib (purl 2, knit 2) until there are 9 stitches left, purl 2 and 7 stitches according to bands with I-cord.
Work this rib back and forth for 5-5-5-6-6-6 cm.
Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Work 1 row of stocking stitch with 7 band-stitches on each side. AT THE SAME TIME decrease 10-12-14-14-18-18 stitches evenly across the stocking stitches on the first row = 86-92-98-106-116-126 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and band-stitches.
When the piece measures 28-29-30-31-32-33 cm, work an extra 7-7-8-8-9-9 garter stitches on each side (the bands now consist of the outermost 14-14-15-15-16-16 stitches on each side).
When the piece measures 31-32-33-34-35-36 cm, work as follows.
Cast off 7-7-8-8-9-9 stitches on each side. Then continue the bands across the outermost 7 stitches on each side and decrease for the armholes every 4th-4th-4th-2nd-2nd-2nd row as follows: 1 stitch 1-2-3-5-8-11 times on each side = 70-74-76-80-84-86 stitches.
When the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm, cast off the middle 28-28-30-30-32-32 stitches for the neckline and finish each shoulder separately.

DIAGONAL SHOULDERS:
= 21-23-23-25-26-27 stitches.
On the next row from the neck, cast off 1 stitch for the neckline = 20-22-22-24-25-26 stitches.
When the piece measures 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm, cast off for the shoulders: 5-5-5-6-6-6 stitches on each row from the armhole 3 times, then cast off the remaining 5-7-7-6-7-8 stitches. The piece measures approx. 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew 2 decorative buttons onto each side of the vest; lay the band on the front piece over the band on the back piece and sew on the buttons through both layers. The top button is positioned 1 cm below the armhole, the second button 9-10 cm below the first.

NECK:
From the right side using circular needle size 4 mm. Start on one shoulder-seam and knit up 84 to 94 around the neckline. Change to circular needle size 5 mm and work I-CORD CAST OFF – read description above.

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