Colour Wheel Carpet
#colourwheelcarpet
Knitted carpet in 3 strands DROPS Paris. Piece is knitted with stripes, garter stitch and short rows.
DROPS Children 35-5
DROPS design: Pattern w-058-bn
Yarn group C+C+C
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SIZE:
Approx. 100 or 125 cm in diameter
MATERIALS:
DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
150-200 g colour 09, royal blue
150-200 g colour 10, turquoise
150-200 g colour 21, mint green
150-200 g colour 11, opal green
150-200 g colour 39, wasabi
150-200 g colour 19, light yellow
150-200 g colour 14, dandelion
150-200 g colour 13, orange
150-200 g colour 12, red
150-200 g colour 58, powder pink
150-200 g colour 05, lilac
For a uni-coloured piece use:
1450-1800 g Paris.
KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 22 rows vertically in garter stitch and 3 strands Paris = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 7 mm, length 60 or 80 cm.
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 (back and forth):
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.
KNITTING TIP:
When knitting 2 stitches together in short rows, make sure not to work stitches too loose.
STRIPES:
Work every repetition with short rows using three strands of the same colour with the following stripes:
1st repetition: with 3 strands royal blue
2nd repetition: with 3 strands turquoise
3rd repetition: with 3 strands mint green
4th repetition: with 3 strands opal green
5th repetition: with 3 strands wasabi
6th repetition: with 3 strands light yellow
7th repetition: with 3 strands dandelion
8th repetition: with 3 strands orange
9th repetition: with 3 strands red
10th repetition: with 3 strands powder pink
11th repetition: with 3 strands lilac
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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CARPET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work piece back and forth on circular needle. Work garter stitch and short rows in stripes and work lace pattern between every repetition.
CARPET APPROX. 100 CM:
Cast on 55 stitches on circular needle size 7 mm with 3 strands royal blue. Work GARTER STITCH and STRIPES - read explanation above, AT THE SAME TIME work short rows (1st row = right side). Work until 3 stitches remain, knit 2 together - read KNITTING TIP, turn and work back. Work until 4 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back, work until 5 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back, work until 6 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Continue like this until 26 ridges have been worked, and 1 stitch less has been worked for every short row. There are now 2 stitches on needle. Work next row over all stitches as follows: 2 stitches in garter stitch, * 1 stitch in garter stitch (the one previously worked knit 2 together), 1 yarn over *, repeat from *-* until 1 stitch remains, finish with 1 stitch in garter stitch. Turn and work back, NOTE: Do not work yarn overs twisted on this row, they should make holes. 1st repetition on carpet has been worked.
Continue with short rows and next stripes for every repetition until 11 repetitions of short rows have been worked in total. NOTE: If the carpet does not lay flat work one more repetition (choose the colour you want). Cast off.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew a yarn through all edge stitches in the middle and tighten tog. Fasten the yarn tightly. Sew tog the cast-on and cast-off edge.
CARPET APPROX. 125 CM:
Cast on 69 stitches on circular needle size 7 mm with 3 strands royal blue. Work GARTER STITCH and STRIPES - read explanation above, AT THE SAME TIME work short rows (1st row = right side). Work until 3 stitches remain, knit 2 together - read KNITTING TIP, turn and work back. Work until 4 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back, work until 5 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back, work until 6 stitches remain, knit 2 together, turn and work back. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Continue like this until 33 ridges have been worked, and 1 stitch less has been worked for every short row. There are now 2 stitches on needle. Work next row over all stitches as follows: 2 stitches in garter stitch, * 1 stitch in garter stitch (the one previously worked knit 2 together), 1 yarn over *, repeat from *-* until 1 stitch remains, finish with 1 stitch in garter stitch. Turn and work back, NOTE: Do not work yarn overs twisted on this row, they should make holes. 1st repetition on carpet has been worked.
Continue with short rows and next stripes for every repetition until 11 repetitions of short rows have been worked in total. NOTE: If the carpet does not lay flat work one more repetition (choose the colour you want). Cast off.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew a yarn through all edge stitches in the middle and tighten tog. Fasten the yarn tightly. Sew tog the cast-on and cast-off edge.
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