Rising Cloud

Knitted top in DROPS Alpaca Bouclé. The piece is worked top down with stocking stitch, shoulder increases, boat neck and I-cord. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 259-42
DROPS Design: Pattern ab-166
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

YARN:
DROPS ALPACA BOUCLÉ from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
200-200-200-250-250-300 g colour 0100, off white

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 80 cm.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm circular needle in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
18 stitches in width and 24 rows in height, with stocking stitch on needle size 4.5 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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INCREASE TIP-1:
Increase 1 stitch as follows:
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS THE RIGHT BEFORE MARKER:
Make 1 yarn over the right needle by taking the strand from the back to the front. On the next round knit the back loop of the yarn over. Then work the new stitch in stocking stitch.
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS THE LEFT AFTER MARKER:
Make 1 yarn over the right needle by taking the strand in front of the needle, then back. On the next round knit the back loop of the yarn over. Then work the new stitch in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP-2:
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS THE LEFT (right side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the front and knit the back loop.
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS THE RIGHT (right side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the back and knit the front loop.

INCREASE TIP-3:
INCREASE TOWARDS THE LEFT (wrong side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the back and purl the front loop.
INCREASE TOWARDS THE RIGHT (wrong side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the front and purl the back loop.

I-CORD:
FIRST 3 STITCHES:
Worked on every row: Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front.
LAST 3 STITCHES:
Worked on every row: Work until there are 3 stitches left on the row, knit 1, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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TOP - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary.
The neck and yoke are worked in the round, with circular needle, top down and from the right back shoulder. When the increases for the shoulders are finished, the piece is divided for the front and back pieces which are continued separately, back and forth, as far as the armholes. The 2 sections are then joined and the body finished in the round.
If there is a «0» in your chosen size, skip the information and go straight to the next instruction.

NECKLINE:
Cast on a little loosely 90-90-94-100-104-104 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and DROPS Alpaca Bouclé. Knit 1 round and decrease 10-10-10-12-12-12 stitches evenly on this round = 80-80-84-88-92-92 stitches.

YOKE:
Insert 2 markers, without working the stitches and inserting them between 2 stitches - they are used when working the shoulders: Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round and 1 marker after the first 40-40-42-44-46-46 stitches (top of shoulders).

DIAGONAL SHOULDERS:
Continue with stocking stitch in the round, increasing 4 stitches on the round as follows:
Increase 1 stitch when there is 1 stitch left BEFORE each marker and increase 1 stitch when you have worked 1 stitch AFTER each marker – read INCREASE TIP-1.
Increase every round a total of 13-13-13-14-14-15 times = 132-132-136-144-148-152 stitches. Remember to maintain the knitting tension. After the last increase, the yoke measures approx. 6-6-6-6-6-7 cm from the cast-on edge. Now divide for the front and back pieces.

DIVIDE FOR FRONT AND BACK PIECE:
Start 1 stitch before the first marker, cast off 2 stitches (1 stitch on each side of the marker), work 3 stitches I-CORD – read description above, knit until there are 4 stitches left before the next marker, work 3 stitches I-cord (= front piece), cast off 2 stitches (1 stitch on each side of the marker), work 3 stitches I-cord, knit until there are 3 stitches left, work 3 stitches I-cord (= back piece).

BACK PIECE:
= 64-64-66-70-72-74 stitches. Work stocking stitch back and forth with 3 stitches I-cord on each side until the piece measures 14-12-13-14-14-14 cm measured along the armhole. Now increase for the armholes.

INCREASE FOR ARMHOLES:
ROW 1 (right side): Read INCREASE TIP-2, work 3 stitches I-cord, knit 1, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit until there are 4 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 1, 3 stitches I-cord.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 3 stitches I-cord, purl until there are 3 stitches left, 3 stitches I-cord.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 a total of 5-8-6-5-5-4 times (10-16-12-10-10-8 rows worked) = 74-80-78-80-82-82 stitches. The increases are finished in sizes S and M.
Continue as follows in sizes L, XL, XXL and XXXL:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 3 stitches I-cord, knit 1, increase 1 stitch towards the left, knit until there are 4 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 1, 3 stitches I-cord.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Read INCREASE TIP-3, work 3 stitches I-cord, purl 1, increase 1 stitch towards the left, purl until there are 4 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, purl 1, 3 stitches I-cord.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 a total of 0-0-2-3-5-7 times (0-0-4-6-10-14 rows worked) = 74-80-86-92-102-110 stitches.

ALL SIZES:
Continue working until the piece measures 18-19-20-21-22-23 cm, measured along the armhole, finishing after a row from the wrong side. Cut the strand, place the stitches on a stitch holder and work the front piece.

FRONT PIECE:
= 64-64-66-70-72-74 stitches. Work and increase for the armholes in the same way as the back piece = 74-80-86-92-102-110 stitches.
Finish after a row from the wrong side, when the piece measures 18-19-20-21-22-23 cm measured along the armhole. The front and back pieces are now joined for the body

BODY:
From the right side, work the 74-80-86-92-102-110 stitches on front piece as before, use an extra strand and cast on 8-10-12-14-16-18 stitches with double strand (under the sleeve – the double strand strengthens and thickens the bottom of the armhole), remove the extra strand, work the 74-80-86-92-102-110 stitches from the back piece, use an extra strand and cast on 8-10-12-14-16-18 stitches with double strand (under the sleeve), remove the extra strand = 164-180-196-212-236-256 stitches.
Work stocking stitch in the round until the piece measures 48-50-52-54-56-58 cm, from the top of the shoulder, by the neckline.
Change to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work 3 rounds of rib (knit 1, purl 1. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm. Knit 3 rounds. Cast off a little loosely with knit.
The top measures approx. 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm from the top of the shoulder, by the neckline.

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