Cable Waterfall

Knitted skirt in DROPS Cotton Light. The piece is worked top down with cables and lace pattern. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 199-46
DROPS Design: Pattern no cl-095
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S/M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

MATERIALS:
DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
400-450-500-550-600 g colour 21, light beige

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: length 60 cm and 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: length 60 cm and 80 cm for lining and edge.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE – for cables.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

ACCESSORIES: approx. 70 to 120 cm trouser-elastic

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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

PATTERN: 
See diagrams A.1 to A.5. Choose the right diagram for your size. A.5 applies only to Size XXXL.

KNITTING TIP:
All stitch-counts, when working cables and lace pattern on the skirt, are based on the small cables each having 3 stitches; be aware that the number of stitches in the small cables can vary between 3 and 2 and this will affect the number of stitches on the round.

INCREASE TIP-1 (evenly spaced):
To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 184 stitches) and divide by the number of increases to be made (e.g. 12) = 15.3. 
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after approx. each 15th stitch. On the next round knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

INCREASE TIP-2 (for increasing in purled sections):
Increase 1 stitch in a purled section by making 1 yarn over. On the next round purl the yarn over twisted to avoid a hole. Then purl the new stitches. NOTE: It is neatest if you increase alternately at the beginning and end of the purled section (not in middle).

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SKIRT - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round with circular needle, top down. First you work a lining in stocking stitch for the elastic. The rest of the skirt is then worked with cables and lace pattern.

LINING:
Cast on 160-184-206-232-256 stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and Cotton Light.
Work stocking stitch for 2 cm. Purl 1 round (= folding edge). Work stocking stitch for 2 cm. Then knit 1 round where you increase 8-12-0-2-0 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP-1 = 168-196-206-234-256 stitches. Then work the skirt as described below.

SKIRT:
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. The first row is worked as follows:
SIZES S/M, L, XL and XXL: * Purl 1-1-6-6 stitches, work A.1 (= 8 stitches), A.2 (= 15-19-19-23 stitches), A.1 (= 8 stitches), A.3 (= 21-27-27-33 stitches), A.4 (= 8 stitches), A.2 (= 15-19-19-23 stitches) and A.4 (= 8 stitches) *, work from *-* 1 more time.
SIZE XXXL: * Work A.5 (= 3 stitches), purl 7, work A.1 (= 8 stitches), A.2 (= 23 stitches), A.1 (= 8 stitches), A.3 (= 33 stitches), A.4 (= 8 stitches), A.2 (= 23 stitches), A.4 (= 8 stitches) and purl 7 *, work from *-* 1 more time.

ALL SIZES:
Continue the pattern described above and read KNITTING TIP! When the piece measures 8 cm from the folding edge, increase 1 stitch in every other purled section on the round – read INCREASE TIP-2 (= 15-15-15-15-16 stitches increased). Repeat this increase when the piece measures 12 cm from the folding edge, but now increase in the purled sections where you did not increase the last time = 198-226-236-264-288 stitches.
Continue the pattern as before with 1 more stitch in each purled section. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 16 cm from the folding edge, increase 1 stitch in every other purled section (= 15-15-15-15-16 stitches increased). When the piece measures 22-22-22-23-23 cm, increase 1 stitch in the remaining purled sections (= 15-15-15-15-16 stitches increased). Increase like this every other purled section every 6-6-6-7-7 cm until you have increased 2 more times in each purled section (a total of 4 times including the increases in the purled section described at the beginning of the skirt) = 288-316-326-354-384 stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 48-51-53-55-57 cm from the folding edge at top (or to desired length; there is 1 cm left to finished length).
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work 2 RIDGES in the round over all stitches – read description above. Change back to circular needle size 4 mm and cast off with knit (this is done to avoid the cast-off edge being tight). The skirt measures approx. 49-52-54-56-58 cm from the folding edge down.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the lining to the wrong side and sew down neatly; leave a small opening to thread the elastic through. 

Diagram explanations

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