Summer Fancy

Crochet DROPS shorts in ”Safran”. Size: S - XXL.

DROPS 139-28
DROPS design: Pattern no E-187
Yarn group A
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL

Materials: DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio
200-250-250-300-300 g colour no 06, denim blue.

DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 3 mm – or size needed to get 26 dc x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

CROCHET TIP:
Replace first dc at beg of every round with 1 ch and finish every round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round.

INCREASE TIP:
Work until 2 dc remain before marker mid back, work 2 dc in first dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc (marker is between these sts) and 2 dc in next dc (= 2 sts inc).
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SHORTS:
The piece is worked top down.
Crochet 224-246-274-297-326 ch on hook size 3 mm with Safran and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. Insert a marker at beg of round = mid back.
Work first round as follows: 1 ch, * skip 1 ch, 1 dc in each of the next 7 ch *, repeat from *-* until 0-6-2-1-6 ch remain, work 1 dc in each of these ch = 196-216-240-260-286 dc. READ CROCHET TIP! Continue working 1 dc in every dc until piece measures 2 cm. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
Now work 1 round with eyelet holes as follows: 4 ch, skip 1 dc, * 1 tr in next dc, 1 ch, skip 1 dc *, repeat from *-* the entire round, finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round. On next round work 1 dc in every tr and every ch.
Then work the shorts higher in the back as follows: Work 10-11-12-13-14 dc past the marker mid back, turn and work 1 sl st in first st, then 1 dc in each of the next 19-21-23-25-27 dc, turn and work 1 sl st in first st, then 1 dc in each of the next 29-32-35-38-41 sts (also work in the sl st). Continue like this by working 10-11-12-13-14 sts more on every turn until a total of 140-154-192-208-224 sts have been worked. Turn again and work until marker mid back.
Continue to work 1 round with dc while AT THE SAME TIME inc 14-16-18-20-22 dc evenly = 210-232-258-280-308 dc. Continue with dc in the round until piece measures 14-15-16-17-19 cm mid front.
Continue with dc - AT THE SAME TIME inc 2 sts mid back - SEE INCREASE TIP. Repeat inc every other round a total of 7-7-7-8-8 times and then every round 7-7-7-8-8 times = 238-260-286-312-340 dc. Now piece measures approx. 21-22-23-25-27 cm mid front and 26-27-29-31-33 cm mid back. Now divide for legs as follows: Work 1 dc in each of the first 5-5-6-6-7 dc on round, turn and work back over the first 10-10-12-12-14 dc (i.e. 5-5-6-6-7 sts on each side of marker mid back). These 10-10-12-12-14 dc = gusset. Work dc back and forth over these sts for 10-11-12-13-14 cm, cut the thread. Fasten gusset edge to edge to the middle 10-10-12-12-14 sts towards mid front. Then work the legs.

LEG:
Work 1 dc in each of the 109-120-131-144-156 dc around the leg, work in addition 26-28-31-34-36 dc along the gusset = 135-148-162-178-192 dc. Work 1 round with dc while at the same time inc 1-4-6-6-8 dc evenly = 136-152-168-184-200 dc. Continue with 1 dc in every dc for 3-3-4-4-5 cm. Continue to work as follows:
ROUND 1: 4 ch (= 1 tr + 1 ch), * skip 1 dc, 1 tr in next dc, 1 ch *, repeat from *-* the entire round, finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round (= 68-76-84-92-100 ch-loops).
ROUND 2: Work 1 dc in every ch and 1 dc in every tr = 136-152-168-184-200 dc.
ROUND 3: Work as 1st round.
ROUND 4: 1 ch, * skip 1 ch-loop, in next ch-loop work 7 dtr, skip 1 ch-loop and work 1 dc in next ch-loop *, repeat from *-* around the entire leg but instead of 1 dc work 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round (= 17-19-21-23-25 dtr-groups = fans).
ROUND 5: 1 dc in first tr on first fan, [* 3 ch, 1 dc in first ch (= 1 picot), skip 1 tr, 1 dc in next tr *, repeat from *-* a total of 3 times (i.e. 3 picots over 1 fan), 1 dc in first tr on next fan], repeat from [-] the entire round, finish with 1 sl st in first dc. Cut the thread.

Work the same way around the other leg.

TIE:
Work 120-130-140-150-160 cm with LOOSE ch, turn and work 1 sl st in every ch. Thread the tie in the round with eyelet holes at the top of shorts – start mid front.

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