Fresh Wave
#freshwavewashcloth
Knitted cloths with wave pattern and stripes. The piece is worked in DROPS Paris.
DROPS 189-13
DROPS Design: Pattern no w-705
Yarn group C
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Measurements: approx. 22 x 22 cm
Materials:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100 g colour 100, light wash
50 g colour 101, light blue
50 g colour 16, white
One cloth weighs approx. 59 g.
The piece can also be knitted with yarn from:
"Alternative yarn (Yarn group C)" – see link below.
DROPS NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM – or the size needed to get 19 stitches and 25 rows stocking stitch on 10 cm in width and 10 cm in height. Or approx. 23 stitches of wave pattern on 10 cm in width.
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INFORMATION FOR THE PATTERN:
PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. The diagram shows all the rows in the pattern seen from the right side.
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CLOTHS:
The cloths are worked back and forth on the needle. They are worked in 3 different colour combinations.
CLOTH 1:
Cast on 51 stitches with needle size 4 mm and light wash. Knit 3 rows, work diagram A.1 over all stitches until the piece measures approx. 21 cm; measure along the side and adjust to after 1 complete repeat in height. Knit 2 rows and cast off with knit on the next row. Cut and fasten the strand.
CLOTH 2:
The cloth is worked as for cloth 1, but work white stripes on every other repeat in height. Work as follows:
Cast on 51 stitches with needle size 4 mm and light wash. Knit 3 rows, work diagram A.1 over all stitches, but the rows marked with an arrow are worked with white on every other repeat (the white strand must be cut after these rows, while the light wash strand is carried onwards up the side). Work until the piece measures approx. 21 cm along the side and adjust to after 1 complete repeat in height. Knit 2 rows with light wash and cast off with knit on the next row. Cut and fasten the strands.
CLOTH 3:
The cloth is worked as for cloth 1, but work white stripes on every repeat in height. Work as follows:
Cast on 51 stitches with needle size 4 mm and light blue. Knit 3 rows, work diagram A.1 over all stitches, but the rows marked with an arrow are worked with white (do not cut the strands; allow them to be carried onwards up the side). Work until the piece measures approx. 21 cm, measure along the side and adjust to after 1 complete repeat in height. Change to light blue and knit 2 rows. Cast off with knit on the next row. Cut and fasten the strands.
Diagram explanations
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= | knit from right side, purl from wrong side |
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= | knit from wrong side |
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= | between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next row work the yarn over twisted to avoid a hole |
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= | knit 2 together |
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