Loxley
#loxleyhood
Knitted hooded cowl in DROPS Nepal. Piece is knitted top down in garter stitch. Size: S - XXXL
DROPS 192-3
DROPS design: Pattern ne-296
Yarn group C or A + A
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Size: S/M – L/XL – XXL/XXXL
Materials:
DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-300-350 g colour 4434, medium blue/purple
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ACCESSORIES FOR THE PIECE:
KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm, length 60 and 80 cm for the garment.
Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.
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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge = 2 rounds. Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.
GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.
INCREASE TIP-1:
Make 1 yarn over on each side of the middle 30 stitches at the front of hood (= 28 stitches in garter stitch + 1 knit on each side of these stitches). On next round knit yarn overs twisted to avoid holes. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.
INCREASE TIP-2:
Increase 1 stitch on each side of every marker thread (= 16 stitches increased on round) as follows: Work until 1 stitch remains before first marker thread, 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is in the middle of these stitches), 1 yarn over. Repeat at each of the remaining marker threads. On next round knit yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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HOODED COWL - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Worked top down on circular needle. First work back and forth, then cast on stitches for neck warmer mid front and continue in the round.
HOODED COWL:
Cast on 92 stitches on circular needle size 5 mm with Nepal in all sizes Work 1 ridge in GARTER STITCH back and forth – read explanation above. Now work in stocking stitch with 6 stitches in garter stitch in each side until piece measures 28 cm, adjust so that next row is worked from right side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Cut the yarn. Insert a marker thread mid back. To avoid the start of round being in the middle of ridges at the front, begin round from here. Work as follows: Knit until 1 stitch remain before the first 6 stitches in garter stitch, make 1 yarn over, knit 1, work 6 stitches in garter stitch, cast on 16 new stitch on needle (= mid front), work the 6 stitches in garter stitch on the other side of piece, knit 1, make 1 yarn over, knit over the remaining stitches on round. 2 stitches have been increased on round - read INCREASE TIP-1. Continue like this in the round and work in garter stitch over the new stitches cast on mid front (= 28 stitches in garter stitch mid front), AT THE SAME TIME continue increase on each side of ridges every other round 5 more times (= 6 stitches increased in total on each side of stitches in garter stitch) = 120 stitches. When 6 ridges have been worked over stitches mid front and increases are done, continue in the round in stocking stitch. When piece measures 3-4-2 cm from last ridge worked mid front, insert 8 marker threads in piece as follows: Insert a marker thread at beginning of round (= mid back), then insert 7 marker threads 15 stitches apart. On first round begin increase - read INCREASE TIP-2. Increase like this approx. every 5-4-4 cm 4-5-6 times in total = 184-200-216 stitches. After last increase piece measures approx. 51-53-55 cm. Work in garter stitch for 5 cm. Cast off. If the cast-off edge is too tight make 1 yarn over after approx. every 5th stitch. Cast off yarn over as stitch. The work measures approx. 56-58-60 cm from top and down.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew together hood inside cast-on edge - make sure the seam is not tight.
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