Hidden Creek Top

Knitted top/singlet in DROPS Paris. The piece is worked top down with straps, rib, V-neck and I-cord. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 259-12
DROPS Design: Pattern w-936
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL
The piece is quite elastic due to the ribbing and will be smaller than the measurements in the chart. Work the size you normally use as it will stretch when worn.

YARN:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
250-300-300-350-350-400 g colour 29, ice blue

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE.

KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 27 rows in height, with stocking stitch on needle size 3.5 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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2 EDGE STITCHES I-CORD:
FIRST 2 STITCHES:
Work like this on all rows: Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1.
LAST 2 STITCHES:
Work like this on all rows.: Work until there are 2 stitches left on the row, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3.
Choose diagram for your size. The diagrams show all rows on the pattern, seen from the right side.

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

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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TOP – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked top down with circular needle, starting with 2 separate front pieces which are worked as far as the armholes. The back piece is worked back and forth as far as the armholes. The front and back pieces are then joined and the body finished in the round.
The straps are sewn to the back piece to finish.

STRAPS AND FRONT PIECES:
Cast on 10-10-10-10-18-18 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Paris.
Work the first row from the wrong side as follows: 2 EDGE STITCHES I-CORD – read description above, work PATTERN A.1 – read description above (remember the diagrams are read from left to right from the wrong side), 2 edge stitches I-cord. Continue this pattern back and forth until the strap measures 10-12-10-12-11-9 cm (5-6-5-6-7-6 cm on the front piece and 5-6-5-6-4-3 cm on the back piece) with the next row from the right side.
Insert 1 marker; the front piece is now measured from here.
Work as follows: 2 edge stitches I-cord, A.2, 2 edge stitches I-cord.
Continue this pattern. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
When A.2 is finished there are 42-42-50-50-58-66 stitches and the piece measures approx. 12-12-15-15-15-18 cm from the marker. If the piece is shorter than this, continue with A.3 across A.2 (the edge stitches worked as before) to the correct length, finishing after a row from the wrong side.
Lay the piece to one side and work 1 more front piece in the same way.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 50-50-58-58-66-74 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Paris.
Work the first row from the wrong side as follows: 2 edge stitches I-cord, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) until there are 4 stitches left, knit 2 and 2 edge stitches I-cord.
Work the next row from the right side as follows: 2 edge stitches I-cord, work rib (purl 2, knit 2) until there are 4 stitches left, purl 2 and 2 edge stitches I-cord. Continue these 2 rows.
When you have worked 5 rows and the next row is from the right side, increase for the armholes as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work the first 6 stitches as before, increase 1 stitch towards the right – read INCREASE TIP, rib as before until there are 6 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the left, work the last 6 stitches as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work as before – the increased stitches are worked into the rib. Make sure the outermost 6 stitches on each side are always 2 stitches I-cord, knit 2, purl 2 at the beginning of the row and purl 2, knit 2, 2 stitches I-cord at the end of the row (from the wrong side).
Work ROWS 1 and 2 a total of 16-16-20-20-24-28 times (32-32-40-40-48-56 rows worked, with the next row from the right side) = 82-82-98-98-114-130 stitches.
The piece measures approx. 12-12-15-15-18-21 cm from the cast-on edge. If the piece is shorter than this, continue with edge stitches and rib to the correct length, finishing after a row from the wrong side.
Now join the front and back pieces for the body.

BODY:
Start with the back piece and work as follows from the right side: Knit together the 2 edge stitches (1 decreased stitch), work rib (purl 2, knit 2) as before until there are 2 stitches left, knit the 2 edge stitches together (1 stitch decreased), cast on 8-16-8-16-16-16 stitches (under the armhole), continue across one front piece from the right side as follows: Knit together the 2 edge stitches (1 decreased stitch), work rib as before until there are 2 edge stitches left, place these 2 stitches on a cable needle held behind the piece, knit together the first 2 stitches on the second front piece (1 stitch decreased), knit together the 2 stitches on the cable needle (1 stitch decreased = 2 knitted stitches mid-front below the V-neck), work rib as before until there are 2 stitches left, knit these 2 stitches together (1 stitch decreased), cast on 8-16-8-16-16-16 stitches (under the armhole) = 176-192-208-224-256-288 stitches.
Now continue with rib in the round as follows: Knit 1, work rib (purl 2, knit 2) until there are 3 stitches left, purl 2 and knit 1.
Continue this rib until the body measures 27-28-28-29-30-30 cm from the join. Cast off a little loosely with rib.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the straps to the top of the back piece, outermost on each side. The top measures approx. 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm from mid-shoulder.

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