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Knitted DROPS shoulder piece with lace pattern in ”BabyMerino” and ”Kid-Silk”. Size: S - XXXL.

DROPS Extra 0-1276
DROPS design: Pattern no bm-027
Yarn group A + A or C
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Size: S/M - L/XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio
150 g for all sizes in colour no 02, off white
and use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio
50-50-50-75 g colour no 01, off white

DROPS STRAIGHT NEEDLES OR CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 cm) SIZE 5 mm – or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stocking st with 1 strand of each yarn = 10 x 10 cm.

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

MOSS ST (back and forth):
Row 1: * K 1, P 1 *, repeat from *-*.
Row 2: K over P and P over K. Repeat 2nd row.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.6. The diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from RS.
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SHOULDER PIECE:
Worked back and forth on needle.
Cast on 109-115-127-139 sts on straight needles or circular needle size 5 mm with 1 strand Baby Merino and 1 strand Kid-Silk (= 2 strands). Work in MOSS ST - see explanation above. When piece measures 3 cm, work according to diagram A.1-A.2 as follows: Work 2 edge sts in moss st, repeat A.1 17-18-20-22 times, A.2 over 3 sts and 2 edge sts in moss st (work edge st in moss st the entire piece). Work diagram 3-4-5-6 times in total vertically. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION

Now work 2 ridges in GARTER ST - see explanation above, AT THE SAME TIME cast on new sts in each side as follows: Work 1 ridge, on next ridge cast on 10 new sts at the end of every row = 129-135-147-159 sts.

Then work as follows: Work 2 edge sts in moss st, A.3 over 5 sts, repeat A.4 19-20-22-24 times, A.5 over 6 sts and 2 edge sts in moss st. Work diagram 1 time vertically.

Work 2 ridges, and work 2 rows in stocking st. Work according to diagram A.6 as follows: Work 2 edge sts in moss st, 2-5-5-5 sts in stocking st, repeat A.6 10-10-11-12 times, 3-6-6-6 sts in stocking st and 2 edge sts in moss st. Work diagram 3-4-3-4 times in total vertically. Work 2 rows in stocking st and then 2 ridges.

Work diagram A.3-A.5 as follows: Work 2 edge sts in moss st, A.3 over 5 sts, repeat A.4 19-20-22-24 times, A.5 over 6 sts and 2 edge sts in moss st. Work diagram 1 time vertically.

Now work 2 ridges, AT THE SAME TIME cast off sts in each side as follows: Work 1 ridge, on next ridge cast off the first 10 sts at the beg of every row = 109-115-127-139 sts.

Work diagram A.1-A.2 as follows: Work 2 edge sts in moss st, repeat A.1 17-18-20-22 times, A.2 over 3 sts and 2 edge sts in moss st. Work diagram 3-4-5-6 times in total vertically. Then work moss st for 3 cm. Loosely cast off.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew side and seam under sleeves in one in front loop of outermost st - see dotted line on chart.

Diagram explanations

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