Beach Day

Top with lace pattern, worked bottom up in DROPS Paris. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 176-8
DROPS Design: Pattern no w-634
Yarn group C or A + A
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Sizes: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
500-550-600-650-750-800 g colour 19, light yellow

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 5 MM – or the size needed to get 17 stitches and 22 rows stocking stitch on 10 cm in width and 10 cm in height.
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 5 MM – or the hook size needed to get 14 treble crochets and 8.5 rows on 10 cm in width and 10 cm in height.
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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
1 ridge = Knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern from the right side.

MOSS STITCH:
ROW 1: * Knit 1, purl 1 *, repeat from *-* until there is 1 stitch left, knit 1.
ROW 2: Knit over purl and purl over knit.
Repeat ROW 2 consecutively.

INCREASE TIP:
Increase 1 stitch by making a yarn over. On the next row purl the yarn overs twisted to prevent holes. The increased stitches are worked in stocking stitch.
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TOP:
The piece is worked in 2 sections which are sewn together at the end.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 71-77-83-93-103-113 stitches with circular needle size 5 mm and Paris. Work 4 rows MOSS STITCH – see description above.
Now work the pattern as follows from the right side: Work 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – see description above, work 23-26-29-34-39-44 stitches stocking stitch, start on the 13th-9th-7th-3rd-1st-29th row in the diagram and work A.1 (= 23 stitches), work 23-26-29-34-39-44 stitches stocking stitch, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue the pattern in this way back and forth, on the next row from the right side increase 1 stitch inside the 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side – READ INCREASE TIP. Increase in this way every 4th row 0-0-0-8-12-14 times and every 2nd row 23-23-24-10-3-0 times. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! At the end of the next 2 rows, cast on 10-9-7-9-9-7 new stitches for the sleeves = 137-141-145-147-151-155 stitches.
Now work the pattern as follows from the right side:
Work 2 edge stitches in moss stitch, work A.2 (= 7 stitches), work stocking stitch and A.1 as before until there are 9 stitches left on the needle, work A.2 and finish with 2 edge stitches in moss stitch. When the piece measures 40-42-43-45-46-48 cm and a complete repeat of A.1 has been worked in height the cast off for neck starts and each shoulder is finished separately. READ THE ENTIRE SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING! Work diagram A.3 above A.1, work as before over the other stitches, AT THE SAME TIME the middle stitch should be cast off for neck as shown in diagram (A.3 is then divided and shows the pattern on each side of the neck, the pattern in A.3 should be worked 1 time, then work in stoking stitch). Cast off stitches on each row from the neck as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 8 times in all sizes and 1 stitch 2-3-3-4-4-5 times = 50-51-53-53-55-56 stitches on the shoulder. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work as for the back piece.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams with graft stitches. Sew the sleeve seam. Sew the side seam inside the 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. Repeat on the other side.

NECKLINE:
Crochet with hook size 5 mm an edge around the neck as follows: Work 1 double crochet up on the shoulder, * work 1 chain stitch, skip approx. 1 cm, 1 double crochet *, repeat from *-* around the whole neckline, finish with 1 chain stitch and 1 slip stitch in the double crochet from the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strand.

Diagram explanations

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