Ship Ahoy

Knitted DROPS Tunic with navy stripes in ”Alpaca” or "Safran" Size S - XXXL

DROPS 120-11
DROPS design: Pattern no Z-486
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio
400-400-450-500-550-600 g colour no 4305, dark indigo
200-200-250-250-300-300 g colour no 0100, eco off-white

Or use:
DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio
450-450-500-550-600-650 g colour no 09, navy blue
250-250-300-300-350-350 g colour no 18, off-white

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) and DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES size 5 mm – or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stocking st with 2 threads Alpaca or 2 threads Safran = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) and DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES size 4.5 mm – for garter st.

GARTER ST (in the round): K 1 round, P 1 round.
PATTERN: See diagram M.1. Diagram shows the pattern from RS.
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BODY PIECE:
Worked in the round on circular needle. Cast on 176-192-204-220-240-260 sts with 2 threads Alpaca dark indigo or Safran navy blue on circular needle size 4.5 mm. Work 4 rounds GARTER ST – see above. Change to circular needle size 5 mm and continue in stocking st. Insert 2 markers in piece as follows: 1 marker at beg of round and 1 marker after 88-96-102-110-120-130 sts (the sides). When piece measures 4-4-5-5-5-6 cm dec 1 st each side of both markers (= 4 dec sts) and repeat the dec on every 2.5-3-3-3-3.5-3.5 cm a total of 11 times = 132-148-160-176-196-216 sts. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 31-33-35-37-39-41 cm work a total of 7 vertical repeats of M.1, and then complete piece in off-white. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 49-50-51-52-53-54 cm cast off 6 sts each side for armhole (i.e. 3 sts each side of marker) and complete each piece separately.

BACK PIECE:
= 60-68-74-82-92-102 sts. Cast off to shape the armhole each side at the beg of every row: 3 sts 0-1-1-2-2-3 times, 2 sts 1-1-2-2-3-3 times and 1 st 1-1-1-1-3-4 times = 54-56-58-60-62-64 sts. When piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm cast off the middle 22-22-24-24-26-26 sts for neck and complete each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 st on neckline on next row = 15-16-16-17-17-18 sts left on shoulder. Cast off when piece 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm.

FRONT PIECE:
= 60-68-74-82-92-102 sts. Cast off for armhole each side as described for back piece = 54-56-58-60-62-64 sts. When piece measures 60-62-64-65-67-69 cm cast off the middle 12-12-14-14-16-16 sts for neck and complete each side separately.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
= 21-22-22-23-23-24 sts. Cast off to shape the neckline at the beg of every row from mid front: 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 2 times = 15-16-16-17-17-18 sts left on shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Like right side but mirrored.

SLEEVE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 40-42-44-46-48-52 sts with 2 threads Alpaca dark indigo or Safran navy blue on double pointed needles size 4.5 mm. Work 4 rounds garter st. Insert a marker at beg of round. Change to double pointed needles size 5 mm and continue in stocking st, AT THE SAME TIME work a total of 8-9-9-9-9-9 vertical repeats of M.1. After M.1 complete sleeve in off-white. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 7-6-6-6-5-4 cm inc 1 st each side of marker, and repeat the inc on every 3-3-2.5-2-2-2 cm a total of 9-10-11-12-13-13 times = 58-62-66-70-74-78 sts. When piece measures 35-35-34-33-32-31 cm cast off 6 sts mid under sleeve (i.e. 3 sts each side of marker) - less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder – and now complete piece back and forth on needle. Cast off for sleeve cap each side at beg of every row: 2 sts 2-2-2-2-3-3 times, 1 st 3-4-5-7-7-8 times, then 2 sts each side until piece measures approx 41-42-42-43-44-44 cm, now cast off 3 sts each side 1 time and cast off remaining sts. Piece measures approx 43-44-44-45-46-46 cm.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves.

NECK:
Pick up 78-78-82-86-90-90 sts round neckline on double pointed needles size 4.5 mm with 2 threads Alpaca dark indigo or Safran navy blue and work 4 rounds garter st, cast off.

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