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Knitted DROPS pouffe in garter st with cables or purl stitches in 4 strands ”Snow”. Can also be worked in 2 strand Polaris.

DROPS 163-6
DROPS design: Pattern no ee-542
Yarn group E + E + E + E or F + F
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POUFFE WITH CABLES:
Measurements: Circumference: Approx. 144 cm (incl filling) Diameter: Approx. 48 cm Height: 25 cm
Materials:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio
750 g colour no 01, off white
Or use:
DROPS POLARIS from Garnstudio
1000 g colour no 01, off white

POUFFE WITH PURL STITCHES THAT ARE DISPLACED:
Measurements: Circumference: Approx. 150 cm (incl filling) Diameter: Approx. 48 cm Height: 25 cm
Materials:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio
700 g colour no 47, light beige
Or use:
DROPS POLARIS from Garnstudio
1000 g colour no 06, light beige

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 15 mm - or size needed to get 7 sts x 8 rows in stocking st or 7 sts x 12 rows in garter st with 4 strands Snow (or 2 strands Polaris) = 10 x 10 cm.
1 down duvet (1400 g) or 2 down duvets (700 g) for filling (it is important to use down as this is best for shaping). The cheap kind is ok - we used summer down duvets that weighs approx. 1400 g).
1 stretch sheet in the same colour as pouffe (so the duvet is protected and does not shown through the sts).

DOUBLE YARN TIP:
Use yarn from both inside and outside of the ball. When switching to a new ball, try to avoid switching both strands at the same time - to avoid a thick yarn when fastening.

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

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. The diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from RS.

INCREASE TIP:
Inc 1 st by making 1 YO, on next round K YO twisted (i.e. work in the back loop of st instead front) to avoid holes.
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POUFFE WITH CABLES:
Worked back and forth on circular needle - READ DOUBLE YARN TIP.

Cast on 6 sts on circular needle size 15 mm with 4 strands Snow or 2 strands Polaris.
Row 1 (= RS): * K 1, 1 YO *, repeat from *-* 4 more times, K 2 in last st = 12 sts.
Row 2: K all sts. NOTE: Always K YOs twisted on next row (i.e. work in back loop of st) to avoid holes. Insert a marker in 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th st.
Then continue in GARTER ST - see explanation above, AT THE SAME TIME inc 1 st before every st with marker (= 6 sts inc) - READ INCREASE TIP. Repeat inc on every row from RS 7 more times = 60 sts. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION
On next row from RS, inc 12 sts evenly = 72 sts. P 1 row from WS. Now work pattern as follows: Work A.1 (= 6 sts) 12 times in width (NOTE: No edge sts are worked due to thickness). When entire A.1 has been worked vertically, work the first 5 rows in A.1 (last row from RS). Then P 1 row from WS. Now continue in garter st until finished measurements. On next row from RS, dec 12 sts evenly by K 2 tog = 60 sts.
Now insert 6 markers in the piece without working: Insert a marker in 1st st, then insert 5 markers in the piece 9 sts apart. 9 sts remain after last marker. On next row from RS dec 1 st after every marker. Repeat dec on every row from RS 7 more times = 12 sts. Now K all sts tog 2 by 2 = 6 sts. Cut the yarn but leave enough yarn for assembly.

ASSEMBLY:
Pull strands through remaining sts and tighten tog, tie and fasten strand without cutting (= bottom of pouffe). Sew the opening, sew in the outer loops of outermost sts with 2 strand Snow og 1 strand Polaris. Fill the pouffe as follows (it might be wise to have someone to help you to make it look nice). Place 1 duvet (of 1400 g) or 2 duvets (of 700 g on top of each other) and pull a stretch sheet over. Push the duvet into the pouffe (make sure that the sheet is facing out). Tighten tog top of pouffe. Fasten yarn tightly.
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POUFFE WITH DISPLACEMENT OF PURL STITCH:
Worked back and forth on circular needle - READ DOUBLE YARN TIP.

Cast on 6 sts on circular needle size 15 mm with 4 strands Snow or 2 strands Polaris.
Row 1 (= RS): * K 1, 1 YO *, repeat from *-* 4 more times, K 2 in last st = 12 sts.
Row 2: K all sts. NOTE: Always K YOs twisted on next row (i.e. work in back loop of st) to avoid holes. Insert a marker in 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th st.
Then continue in GARTER ST - see explanation above, AT THE SAME TIME inc 1 st before every st with marker (= 6 sts inc) - READ INCREASE TIP. Repeat inc on every row from RS 7 more times = 60 sts. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION
On next row from RS, inc 10 sts evenly = 70 sts. K 1 row from WS. Insert a marker here and measure from here.
Now work pattern as follows: Work 2 sts in garter st, then work A.2 (= 6 sts) 11 times in width, 2 sts in garter st. When A.2 has been worked 1 time vertically, P sts in pattern continue to displace 1 st towards the left (seen from RS) on every row. When piece measures 16 cm from marker, work as follows: Work in garter st until finished measurements, AT THE SAME TIME on first row from RS dec 10 sts evenly = 60 sts. Now insert 6 markers in the piece without working: Insert a marker in 1st st, then insert 5 markers in the piece 9 sts apart. 9 sts remain after last marker. On next row from RS dec 1 st after every marker. Repeat dec on every row from RS 7 more times = 12 sts. Now K all sts tog 2 by 2 = 6 sts. Cut the yarn but leave enough yarn for assembly.

ASSEMBLY:
Pull strands through remaining sts and tighten tog, tie and fasten strand without cutting (= bottom of pouffe). Sew the opening, sew in the outer loops of outermost sts with 2 strand Snow og 1 strand Polaris. Fill the pouffe as follows (it might be wise to have someone to help you to make it look nice). Place 1 duvet (of 1400 g) or 2 duvets (of 700 g on top of each other) and pull a stretch sheet over. Push the duvet into the pouffe (make sure that the sheet is facing out). Tighten tog top of pouffe. Fasten yarn tightly.

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