Vortex

Knitted DROPS carpet in garter st with lace pattern in ”Paris”.

DROPS 152-27
DROPS design: Pattern no w-500
Yarn group C + C + C or F
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Diameter: approx. 90-127 cm (at the widest)
Materials:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio
1000-1850 g colour no 02, light turquoise

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 or 80 cm) SIZE 7 mm - or size needed to get 11 sts x 22 rows in garter st with 3 strands Paris = 10 x 10 cm.

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. The diagram shows all rows in pattern seen from RS.

KNITTING TIP:
When K 2 tog in short rows, make sure not to work sts too loose.
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CARPET 90 CM:
Work carpet in GARTER ST – see explanation above, with a lace pattern edge between every repetition. Cast on 50 sts on needle size 7 mm with 3 strands Paris. Work A.1 over the first 10 sts from RS (work A.1 over the outermost sts until finished measurements) and in garter st over the remaining sts. AT THE SAME TIME work short rows over 40 sts as follows – read KNITTING TIP above – 1st row (= RS): Work ridges until 3 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back. Work until 4 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back, work until 5 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back, work until 6 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Continue like this until 19 ridges have been worked, and 1 st less has been worked for every short row. 3 sts remain on needle (incl sts in A.1). Work next row over all sts as follows (from RS): A.1 (i.e. K 2 tog) 1 st in garter st, * 1 st in garter st (the one previously worked K 2 tog), 1 YO *, repeat from *-* until 1 st remains, finish with 1 st in garter st, turn and work back (cast on 9 new sts at the end of row - see diagram). NOTE! Do not work YOs twisted on this row, they should make holes. 1 repetition has been worked on carpet and 2 repetitions of A.1 in edge = 50 sts on needle.
Continue like this until 11 repetitions with short rows and 22 repetitions of A.1 have been worked. NOTE! Or no of repetitions you need to make the carpet lay flat. Cast off.

ASSEMBLY: Sew a yarn through all edge sts in the middle and tighten tog. Fasten the yarn tightly. Sew tog the cast-on and cast-off edge.

CARPET 127 CM:
Work carpet in GARTER ST – see explanation above, with a lace pattern edge between every repetition. Cast on 70 sts on needle size 7 mm with 3 strands Paris. Work A.1 over the first 10 sts from RS (work A.1 over the outermost sts until finished measurements) and in garter st over the remaining sts. AT THE SAME TIME work short rows over 60 sts as follows – read KNITTING TIP above – 1st row (= RS): Work ridges until 3 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back. Work until 4 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back, work until 5 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back, work until 6 sts remain, K 2 tog, turn and work back. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Continue like this until 29 ridges have been worked, and 1 st less has been worked for every short row. 3 sts remain on needle (incl A.1). Work next row over all sts as follows (from RS): A.1 (i.e. K 2 tog) 1 st in garter st, * 1 st in garter st (the one previously worked K 2 tog), 1 YO *, repeat from *-* until 1 st remains, finish with 1 st in garter st, turn and work back (cast on 9 new sts at the end of row - see diagram). NOTE! Do not work YOs twisted on this row, they should make holes. 1 repetition has been worked on carpet and 3 repetitions of A.1 in edge = 70 sts on needle.
Continue like this until 11 repetitions with short rows and 33 repetitions of A.1 have been worked. NOTE! Or no of repetitions you need to make the carpet lay flat. Cast off.

ASSEMBLY: Sew a yarn through all edge sts in the middle and tighten tog. Fasten the yarn tightly. Sew tog the cast-on and cast-off edge.

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