Henry

Knitted vest / slipover with pattern in DROPS Alpaca. Size children 3 to 12 years.

DROPS Children 23-32
DROPS design: Pattern no Z-032-bn
Yarn group A
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Size: 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years
Size in cm: 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152
Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio
100-100-100-100-150 g colour no 0506, dark grey eco
100-100-100-100-100 g colour no 0501, light grey eco

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (50 or 60 cm) SIZE 2.5 mm - or size needed to get 26 sts x 34 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 60 cm) SIZE 2 mm - for rib.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. Work entire pattern in stocking st.

DECREASE TIP 1 (applies to dec in V-neck):
Dec inside of 1 edge st which is worked K on all rows. All dec are done from RS.
Dec after 1 edge st as follows: Slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso.
Dec before 1 edge st as follows: K 2 tog.

DECREASE TIP 2 (applies to rib in V-neck):
Beg 1 st before st with marker, slip 2 sts as if to K tog, K 1, pass the slipped sts over.
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BODY:
Worked in the round on circular needle. Cast on 188-204-232-244-260 sts on circular needle size 2 mm with dark grey eco Alpaca. K 1 round, then work rib = K 2/P 2. When rib measures 5 cm, switch to circular needle size 2.5 mm and light grey eco. K 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME dec 32-36-40-40-44 sts evenly = 156-168-192-204-216 sts. Then work in stocking st and PATTERN - see explanation above. When piece measures 27-29-32-33-34 cm, work next round as follows: Cast off 4 sts for armhole, work 39-42-48-51-54 sts pattern as before (= left front piece), slip the last 7 sts worked on a stitch holder for V-neck at the front, work 32-35-41-44-47 sts pattern as before (= right front piece), cast off 7 sts for armhole, work 71-77-89-95-101 sts pattern as before (= back piece) and cast off the last 3 sts for armhole, cut the thread. Finish each part separately.

BACK PIECE:
= 71-77-89-95-101 sts. Continue pattern as before. AT THE SAME TIME cast off for armholes at beg of every row in each side as follows: 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2-2-3-4-4 times and 1 st 3-3-4-3-3 times = 51-57-63-67-73 sts. When piece measures 38-41-45-47-49 cm, cast off the middle 21-23-27-29-31 sts for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Then cast off 1 st on next row from neck = 14-16-17-18-20 sts remain on shoulder. Work pattern until piece measures 40-43-47-49-51 cm and then loosely cast off.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
= 32-35-41-44-47 sts. Continue pattern as before while AT THE SAME TIME dec for armhole in the side as on back piece. AT THE SAME TIME dec
for V-neck towards mid front - READ DECREASE TIP 1: Dec 1 st every 4 rows a total of 8-9-11-12-13 times. After all cast offs, 14-16-17-18-20 sts remain on shoulder. Work pattern until piece measures 40-43-47-49-51 cm and then loosely cast off (cast off on same row in pattern as on back piece).

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
= 32-35-41-44-47 sts. Work as right front piece but reversed.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams.

ARMHOLE EDGE:
Knit up approx. 72 to 94 sts at the one armhole on double pointed needles size 2 mm with dark grey. K 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME adjusting the no of sts to 88-92-100-108-112. Then work rib = K 2/P 2. When armhole edge measures 3 cm, LOOSELY cast off with K over K and P over P. Repeat around the other armhole.

NECK EDGE:
Beg mid back and knit up approx. 96 to 128 sts around the neck (incl the 7 sts from stitch holder at the front) on circular needle size 2 mm with dark grey eco. K 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME inc evenly to 123-127-139-147-159 sts (do not inc over the middle 7 sts at the front). Place a marker in the middle st in front. Then work rib (= K 2/P 2) but work the middle st at the front K with 2 P sts on each side (count outwards from mid front to find out how the rib starts mid back). AT THE SAME TIME on 2nd round in rib, dec 2 sts mid front - READ DECREASE TIP 2. Repeat dec every other round 3 more times. When neck edge measures 3 cm, LOOSELY cast off with K over K and P over P.

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