Abstract Rainbow

Knitted blanket in DROPS Snow. The piece is worked with garter stitch and stripes.

DROPS 203-2
DROPS Design: Pattern no ee-667
Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZE:
The piece measures approx.: Width = 80 cm. Length = 128 cm.

MATERIALS:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
200 g colour 86, copper
200 g colour 05, petrol
200 g colour 85, curry
150 g colour 20, plum
150 g colour 66, sea green
100 g colour 65, heather
100 g colour 50, dark rose
100 g colour 29, green yellow
100 g colour 84, peacock blue

If you would like the blanket in one colour only, you will need:
950 g DROPS Snow

KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM: Length 80 cm for garter stitch.
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.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN: 
See diagram A.1. The diagram shows the stripes in the blanket and the knitting direction.

STRIPES:
STRIPE 1: heather
STRIPE 2: plum
STRIPE 3: petrol
STRIPE 4: green yellow
STRIPE 5: dark pink
STRIPE 6: curry
STRIPE 7: copper
STRIPE 8: green yellow
STRIPE 9: dark rose
STRIPE 10: heather
STRIPE 11: curry
STRIPE 12: plum
STRIPE 13: copper
STRIPE 14: copper
STRIPE 15: curry
STRIPE 16: peacock blue
STRIPE 17: petrol
STRIPE 18: petrol
STRIPE 19: plum
STRIPE 20: sea green

RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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BLANKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle. A.1 shows the stripes in the blanket and the knitting direction. Change colour for each stripe – read STRIPES.

BLANKET:
STRIPE 1: Cast on 11 stitches with circular needle size 8 mm and heather and work 20 RIDGES – read description above and the last row is from the wrong side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Place stitches on a thread.
STRIPE 2 (change colour): Knit up 1 stitch in each ridge from the long side of stripe 1 = 20 stitches. Work 11 ridges; the last row is from the wrong side. Place the stitches on a thread.
STRIPE 3: (change colour): Knit the stitches from the thread on stripe 1 back onto the needle and knit up 1 stitch in each ridges from the short side of stripe 2 = 22 stitches. Work 10 ridges; the last row is from the wrong side.
STRIPE 4: (change colour): Work 10 ridges; the last row is from the wrong side. Place the stitches on a thread.
STRIPE 5 (change colour): Knit up 1 stitch in each ridge from the short side of stripe 4 and knit up 1 stitch in each ridge from the short side of stripe 3, knit the stitches from the thread on stripe 2 back on the needle = 40 stitches. Work 11 ridges; the last row is from the wrong side. Place the stitches on a thread.
Repeat stripes 3 to 5 upwards (change colour on each stripe) until you have worked 20 stripes; i.e. on stripe 6 you work the stitches from the thread on stripe 4 and knit up stitches from the ridges on the side of stripe 5; on stripe 8 you work the stitches from the thread on stripe 5 and knit up stitches from the ridges on the side of stripe 6 and 7 and so-on upwards.


Cast off after the last stripe; cut and fasten all strands.

Diagram explanations

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