Mystic River

Knitted DROPS jacket with short sleeves and lace pattern in ”Cotton Light” or "Belle". Size: S - XXXL

DROPS 136-6
DROPS design: Pattern no CL-010
Yarn group B
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Size: S/M - L - XL/XXL - XXXL

Materials: DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio
300-350-450-500 g colour no 12, olive

Or use:
DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio
300-350-400-450 g colour no 10, moss green

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 4 mm - or size needed to get 21 sts x 28 rows in pattern = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS NO 522: 2 pieces

PATTERN:
See diagrams M.1 and M.2 – diagrams show pattern from RS. 1 diagram = 1 repetition = 9 sts in width.
Work front piece as follows (from bottom up): Diagram M.1: 2-2-3-3 times, diagram M.2: 1 time, diagram M.1: 1 time, diagram M.2: 1 time and diagram M.1: 2 times.
Work back piece as follows (top down): Diagram M.1: 2 times, diagram M.2: 1 time, diagram M.1: 1 time, diagram M.2: 1 time and diagram M.1: 2-2-3-3 times.

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle): K all rows.
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JACKET:
First work right front piece and inc for sleeve, then work left front piece and sleeve, then slip these tog and work down back piece. Worked back and forth on a circular needle to make room for all the sts.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 49-58-67-76 sts (incl 1 edge st in the side and 3 band sts towards mid front) on needle size 4 mm with Cotton Light or Belle. K 4 rows (1st row = WS), then P 1 row from WS. Work next row as follows: 3 band sts in GARTER ST - see explanation above, PATTERN - see explanation above - until 1 edge st remains, work this in garter st. Continue like this. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
At the same time when piece measures 26-26-27-27 cm, cast on 20-20-11-11 new sts for sleeve at the end of next row towards the side (fewer sts in the larger sizes because of broader shoulder width) = 69-78-78-87 sts.
READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING!
Work sleeve sts in pattern but work the outermost 3 sts in garter st. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 27-27-29-29 cm, cast off for 1 button hole by K tog 2nd and 3rd st from edge and then making 1 YO. Repeat cast off for button hole when piece measures 30-30-32-32 cm. When piece measures 31-31-33-33 cm, slip the outermost 12 sts towards mid front on a stitch holder for neck. Then cast off at beg of every row from mid front: 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 4 times = 49-58-58-67 sts remain on shoulder. Continue to work as before with 1 st towards mid front in garter st until piece measures approx. 46-46-51-51 cm - adjust so that last row is worked from RS and is the row marked with an arrow in diagram M.1. Now insert a marker (= mid on top shoulder). NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE! Work the 2 next to last rows in diagram M.1, put piece aside.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work as right piece but reversed. NOTE: Do not cast off for button hole.

BACK PIECE:
1st row = WS (= last row in diagram M.1). Work sts from right front piece on to circular needle size 4 mm, cast on 34 new sts (= back of neck) and work sts from left front piece on to circular needle = 132-150-150-168 sts in total.
Continue with PATTERN as explained above, but work 4 rows in garter st over the 34 new sts before they are also included into pattern!
When piece measures 20-20-24-24 cm from marker on shoulder, cast off the 20-20-11-11 sleeve sts in each side (cast off at beg of the next 2 rows) = 92-110-128-146 sts remain on needle. Continue the pattern with 1 edge st in garter st in each side. When working diagram M.1 for the last time, finish with the row marked with a star. Piece now measures approx. 45-45-50-50 cm from marker on shoulder. Now K 3 rows (1st row = WS). Then LOOSELY cast off with K from RS – NOTE: It is important to avoid a tight cast off edge.

NECK EDGE:
Knit up approx. 38-41 sts (from RS, incl sts on stitch holders) on circular needle size 4 mm along neckline of RIGHT FRONT PIECE until begin of BACK PIECE (= the 34 new stitches in garter st) . K 3 rows back and forth, then cast off. Repeat along LEFT FRONT PIECE.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew sleeve and side seams in one inside 1 edge st. Sew on buttons.

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