Diamonds in Lace Top

Top with lace pattern, raglan and A-shape, knitted top down. Size: S - XXXL Piece is knitted in DROPS Safran.

DROPS 188-16
DROPS design: Pattern e-274
Yarn group A
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
250-250-300-300-350-350 g colour 17, white

Piece can also be knitted with yarn from:
“Alternative yarn (yarn group A)” - see link below.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) SIZE 3.5 mm – or size needed to get 23 stitches and 30 rows in stocking stitch = width 10 cm and 10 cm vertically.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm) SIZE 3 mm for garter stitch edges – or size needed to get 24 stitches and 48 rows in garter stitch = width 10 cm and 10 cm vertically.
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INFORMATION FOR PATTERN:

GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge = 2 rounds. Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

INCREASE TIP (evenly):
To calculate how to increase evenly, use number of stitches on row (e.g. 110 stitches) and divide number of stitches by number of increases to be done (e.g. 44) = 2.5. 
In this example increase by making a yarn over after alternately approx. every 2nd and 3rd stitch. On next round work yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.

RAGLAN:
Increase in every transition between body and sleeves (= 8 stitches increased on round).
Work until 2 stitches remain before marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread is in the middle of these 4 stitches), make 1 yarn over (= 2 stitches increased). On next round knit the yarn overs to make holes. Then knit the new stitches.

INCREASE TIP (applies to sides of body):
Work until 2 stitches remain before marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread is in the middle of these 4 stitches), make 1 yarn over. Repeat in the other side (= 4 stitches increased on round). On next round knit yarns over twisted to avoid holes.
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TOP:
Worked in the round on circular needle, top down. Sleeves are worked in the round on double pointed needles.

YOKE:
Cast on 110-115-120-125-130-137 stitches on circular needle size 3 mm with Safran. Work 3 ridges in GARTER STITCH - see explanation above. Knit 1 round while increasing 44-39-38-41-56-65 stitches evenly - read INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced) = 154-154-158-166-186-202 stitches. Switch to circular needle size 3.5 mm. Insert 4 marker threads in piece without working as follows: Insert a marker thread at beginning of round (= in transition between sleeve and back piece), insert next marker thread after 53-53-55-59-69-77 stitches, (= back piece), insert next marker thread after another 24 stitches (= sleeve), insert next marker thread after another 53-53-55-59-69-77 stitches (= front piece), 24 stitches (= sleeve) now remain after last marker thread.
Round begins in transition between sleeve and back piece. Now work pattern as follows: * Knit 2, make 1 yarn over, knit 0-0-1-3-8-12, work the middle 49 stitches in A.1 (i.e. skip the outermost 4 stitches in each side of diagram), knit 0-0-1-3-8-12 (= back piece/front piece), make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (marker thread is in the middle of these 4 stitches), make 1 yarn over, knit 20 (= sleeve), make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is here) *, work from *-* 1 more time. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION. First increase for RAGLAN - explanation above, is now done (= 8 stitches increased on round). Continue pattern like this and increase every other round 20-24-28-31-33-36 times in total (including first increase explained above) = 314-346-382-414-450-490 stitches. NOTE! For every increase for raglan there is room for one more stitch of pattern A.1 towards raglan lines on back piece and front piece. When enough stitches have been increased to work all stitches in diagrams, 16-20-24-27-29-32 increases remain for raglan – knit these stitches. Repeat diagram A.1 vertically until finished measurements.
When all increases are done, the piece should measure 15-17-20-22-23-25 cm from cast-on edge mid front. Continue without increase for raglan until piece measures 19-20-21-22-23-25 cm from cast-on edge mid front (if the knitting tension is correct vertically this measurement is already achieved in size XL, XXL, and XXXL). Work next row as follows: Work first 93-101-111-121-135-149 stitches (= back piece), slip the next 64-72-80-86-90-96 stitches on a stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 8-8-8-10-10-10 new stitches in the side under sleeve, work the next 93-101-111-121-135-149 stitches (= front piece), slip the next 64-72-80-86-90-96 stitches on a stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 8-8-8-10-10-10 new stitches in the side under sleeve. NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE!

BODY:
= 202-218-238-262-290-318 stitches. Insert a marker thread in each side, i.e. in the middle of the 8-8-8-10-10-10 new stitches cast on in each side under sleeves (= 101-109-119-131-145-159 stitches on both back and front piece). Continue in the round with pattern A.1 as before and work in stocking stitch over the remaining stitches on round. When piece measures 4 cm, increase 2 stitches in each side - read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this approx. every 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm 9 times in total = 238-254-274-298-326-354 stitches. When piece measures approx. 34-35-36-37-38-38 cm from division, switch to circular needle size 3 mm. Work 3 ridges. Cast off. To avoid at tight cast-off edge cast off with a larger sized needle. Top measures approx. 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm from shoulder and down.

SLEEVE:
Slip the 64-72-80-86-90-96 stitches from stitch holder in one side of piece on double pointed needles size 3.5 mm and pick in addition up 1 stitch in each of the 8-8-8-10-10-10 new stitches cast on under sleeve = 72-80-88-96-100-106 stitches. Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 8-8-8-10-10-10 new stitches under sleeve. Begin round here and work in stocking stitch in the round. When sleeve measures 2 cm from division, switch to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Work 3 ridges. Cast off. To avoid at tight cast-off edge cast off with a larger sized needle. Work the other sleeve the same way.

Diagram explanations

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