DROPS 29-15

DROPS jacket with garter st pattern in “Vienna”.

DROPS 29-15
Size: S/M – M/L.

Materials: DROPS Vienna
450-500 g colour no 36, light pink

DROPS circular and double pointed needles size 3.5 and 6 mm - or size needed to obtain 14 sts x 16 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS buttons, 4 pcs.

Edge: 3 cm stocking st on needle size 3.5 mm, P 5 rounds on needle size 6 mm (= folding edge, measure piece from here), 3 cm stocking st on needle size 3.5 mm.
Garter st pattern: *3 rows stocking st, 2 rows reverse stocking st*, repeat from *-*.

Front and back piece: Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 148-154 sts on needle size 3.5 and work Edge. Change to needle size 6 mm, at the same time dec 16-14 sts evenly on row = 132-140 sts. Work 1 row stocking st, at the same time insert 2 marking threads (MT) in piece to mark the sides = 35-35 sts on each front piece and 66-70 sts on back piece. Now work 10 vertical repeats of the garter st pattern, at the same time inc 1 st on each side of both MT (= 4 inc sts per row) on every 3rd row a total of 10-11 times = 172-184 sts. Remember the knitting tension! After the pattern, complete piece in stocking st. When piece measures 26-27 cm work next row as follows from RS: 39-42 sts = front piece, cast off 8 sts for armhole, 78-84 sts = back piece, cast off 8 sts for armhole, 39-42 sts = front piece. Now complete each piece separately.

Front piece: = 39-42 sts. When piece measures 33-34 cm dec to shape the neckline on every other row: 5 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times, 1 st 2 times, and then on every 3rd row: 1 st 4 times. Cast off when piece measures 56-57 cm.

Back piece: = 78-84 sts. When piece measures 54-55 cm cast off the middle 26-26 sts for neck and dec 2 sts on neckline on next row. Cast off as described for front piece.

Sleeve: Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 36-36 sts on double pointed needle size 3.5 mm and work Edge. Change to needle size 6 mm and continue in stocking st, at the same time inc 4-4 sts evenly on first round = 40-40 sts. At the same inc 2 sts mid under arm a total of 23-23 times on every *other and 3rd * round alternately = 86-86 sts. When piece measures 40-40 cm complete piece in garter st pattern. Cast off when piece measures 48-48 cm.

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams. Fold bottom and sleeve edges double towards WS and fasten. Pick up approx 115 sts along left front piece, from bottom edge to mid back on needle size 3.5 mm and work Edge. Repeat along right front piece, but after 1 cm, make 4 buttonholes evenly distributed. 1 buttonhole = cast off 2 sts and cast on 2 new sts on return row. Fold edges double towards WS and fasten. Set in sleeves, sew in outer loops of sts to avoid a chunky seam. Sew on buttons.

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