Rose Blush
#roseblushvest
Knitted vest / slipover in DROPS Sky or DROPS Soft Tweed. The piece is worked with ribbed edging and a split in the sides. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 212-44
DROPS Design: Pattern no sk-093
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
MATERIALS:
DROPS SKY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
150-150-150-200-200-200 g colour 18, dusty pink
or use:
DROPS SOFT TWEED from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
250-250-250-300-300-300 g colour 03 sand
KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 26 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4.5 MM: Length 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm for rib.
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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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.
DECREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 88 stitches) minus the edge stitches (e.g. 10 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by number of decreases to be made (e.g. 8) = 9.8.
In this example decrease by knitting approx. each 9th and 10th stitch together (do not decrease over the edge stitches).
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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VEST – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth in sections and sewn together to finish. Stitches are knitted up for the ribbed edges around the armholes and neck.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 88-96-104-116-128-144 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and Sky. Purl 1 row (= wrong side). The next row is worked as follows from the right side: 5 edge stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, * 2 stitches in stocking stitch , 2 stitches in garter stitch *, work from *-* until there are 7 stitches left, 2 stitches in stocking stitch and finish with 5 edge stitches in garter stitch. Continue like this for 3 cm. Now knit 1 row from the right side, where you decrease 8-8-8-10-10-14 stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE TIP = 80-88-96-106-118-130 stitches. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm.
Work stocking stitch back and forth with 5 edge stitches in garter stitch on each side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When the piece measures 34-35-36-37-38-39 cm, cast off for the armholes at the beginning of each row on each side as follows: Cast off 4-5-6-7-8-9 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 0-1-2-3-4-6 times and 1 stitch 2-2-2-3-5-5 times = 68-70-72-74-76-78 stitches. Continue back and forth with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side.
When the piece measures 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm, cast off the middle 30-30-32-32-34-34 stitches for the neck and each shoulder is finished separately. Continue by casting off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 18-19-19-20-20-21 stitches left on the shoulder. Continue with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 20-21-22-23-24-25 cm from where stitches were first cast off for the armhole. Cast off with knit (make sure the cast-off edge is not tight).
The piece measures a total of 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from the shoulder down. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 88-96-104-116-128-144 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and Sky. Purl 1 row (= wrong side). The next row is worked as follows from the right side: 5 edge stitches in garter stitch – read description above, * 2 stitches in stocking stitch, 2 stitches in garter stitch *, work from *-* until there are 7 stitches left, 2 stitches in stocking stitch and finish with 5 edge stitches in garter stitch. Continue like this for 3 cm. Now knit 1 row from the right side, where you decrease 8-8-8-10-10-14 stitches evenly spaced = 80-88-96-106-118-130 stitches. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Change to circular needle size 4.5 mm.
Work stocking stitch back and forth with 5 edge stitches in garter stitch on each side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION
When the piece measures 34-35-36-37-38-39 cm, cast off for the armholes at the beginning of each row on each side as follows: Cast off 4-5-6-7-8-9 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 0-1-2-3-4-6 times and 1 stitch 2-2-2-3-5-5 times = 68-70-72-74-76-78 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 44-46-47-49-50-52 cm, then place the middle 16-16-18-18-18-18 stitches on 1 thread for the neck and each shoulder is finished separately. Continue by casting off on each row from the neck as follows: Cast off 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 2 times and 1 stitch 1-1-1-1-2-2 times = 18-19-19-20-20-21 stitches left on the shoulder. Continue with stocking stitch and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 20-21-22-23-24-25 cm from where stitches were first cast off for the armhole. Cast off with knit (make sure the cast-off edge is not tight).
The piece measures a total of 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from the shoulder down. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams with grafting stitches inside the cast-off edge. Start under the sleeve and sew the side seam in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so the seam is flat – leave approx. 18 cm for the split. Repeat on the other side.
NECK:
Start from the right side at the one shoulder seam and knit up with short circular needle size 3.5 mm approx. 100 to 120 stitches (including the 16-16-18-18-18-18 stitches on the thread) inside the 1 stitch around the whole neck (number of stitches must be divisible by 4). Work rib (= knit 2/ purl 2) in the round for 2½-3 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
EDGE AROUND ARMHOLES:
Start from the right side at the side seam under the sleeve and knit up with short circular needle size 3.5 mm approx. 96 to 120 stitches around the armhole (number of stitches must be divisible by 4). Work rib (= knit 2/ purl 2) in the round for 2 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Work the other edge around armhole in the same way.
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