Clean & Colourful
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Knitted cloths in DROPS Cotton Light. The piece is worked with waffle pattern.
DROPS 198-36
DROPS Design: Pattern no cl-101
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
The piece measures approx. 23 x 23 cm.
MATERIALS:
DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 28, yellow
50 g colour 25, light lilac
50 g colour 23, light purple
50 g colour 24, grape
50 g colour 21, light beige
50 g colour 27, mint
KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
19 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with waffle pattern = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
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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DECREASE/INCREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease/increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 53 stitches) and divide these stitches by number of decreases/increases to be made (e.g. 9) = 5.9. In this example, decrease by working each 5th and 6th stitch together. When increasing, make 1 yarn over after each 6th stitch. On the next row work the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes
RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.
PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. First row = right side.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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CLOTHS – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth. You work a total of 6 cloths; 1 cloth in each colour.
CLOTH:
Cast on 53 stitches with needle size 3 mm and Cotton Light. Work 1 RIDGE – read description above, then knit 1 row where you decrease 9 stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE/INCREASE TIP = 44 stitches. Knit 1 row from the wrong side.
Then work waffle pattern as follows – from the right side: Work 2 stitches in garter stitch, repeat A.1 until there are 2 stitches left on row (= 20 repeats of 2 stitches) and finish with 2 stitches in garter stitch. Repeat A.1 upwards – REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When the piece measures approx. 22 cm – adjust to after a row 2 in A.1, work the next row as follows (= wrong side): 2 stitches in garter stitch, * purl 1, lift the loop which lies around the stitch and purl it together with the stitch on the needle *, work from *-* until there are 2 stitches left on row and finish with 2 stitches in garter stitch. Then knit 1 row where you increase 9 stitches evenly spaced = 53 stitches. Knit 3 rows and loosely cast off.
Diagram explanations
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= | knit from right side |
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= | knit from wrong side |
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= | knit 1 in stitch from previous row then drop the stitch from the left needle |
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= | lift the loop which lies around the stitch and knit it together with the stitch on the needle |
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