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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge vertically = 2 rounds, i.e. knit 1 round and purl 1 round.
GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.3. Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.
DECREASE TIP-1 (evenly):
To calculate how to decrease evenly, use the total number of stitches on row (e.g. 119 stitches), minus edge stitches (e.g. 12 stitches) , and divide the remaining 107 stitches by number of increases/decreases to be done (e.g. 20) = 5.3.
If decreasing knit in this example approx. every 4th and 5th stitch and every 5th and 6th stitch together.
DECREASE TIP-2 (applies to sides of body):
Decrease 1 stitch on each side of stitches in garter stitch as follows: Work until 2 stitches remain before stitches in garter stitch, knit 2 together, work 12 stitches in garter stitch, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked.
DECREASE TIP-3:
All decreases are done from the right side!
Decrease at beginning of row as follows:
Decrease 1 stitch after 1 edge stitch in garter stitch and 3 knit stitches as follows: Slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked (= 1 stitch decreased).
Decrease at end of row as follows:
Decrease 1 stitch before 3 knit stitches and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch as follows: Work until 6 stitches remain on needle, knit 2 together, knit 3, work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch (= 1 stitch decreased).
CAST-OFF TIP:
To avoid a tight cast-off edge when casting off, you may use a larger needle. If this still is too tight make 1 yarn over after approx. every 4th stitch while casting off (cast off yarn overs as stitches).
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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VEST – SHORT SUMMARY OF PIECE:
Work back piece and front piece back and forth on circular needle upwards until vent is done, then slip the 2 part on to same circular needle and work in the round on circular needle up to armhole. Divide piece for front piece and back piece, and finish each part separately back and forth. Work sleeve edges and neck edge in the round on circular needle.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 119-129-139-151-165-179 stitches on circular needle size 3.5 mm with DROPS Karisma. Work rib as follows:
6 stitches in GARTER STITCH – read explanation above, A.1 until 7 stitches remain, work first stitch in A.1, 6 stitches in garter stitch. Continue back and forth like this until piece measures 9 cm.
Work next row as follows from right side:
Work garter stitch as before over the first 6 stitches, knit the next 107-117-127-139-153-167 stitches and decrease at the same time 20-22-24-26-28-30 stitches evenly – read DECREASE TIP-1, work in garter stitch as before over the last 6 stitches = 99-107-115-125-137-149 stitches.
Switch to circular needle size 4.5 mm.
Now work in stocking stitch with 6 stitches in garter stitch in each side.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When piece measures 18 cm – adjust so that next row is worked from right side, put piece aside. Work front piece.
FRONT PIECE:
Work as on back piece.
BODY:
Slip stitches on front piece and back front piece on to same circular needle size = 198-214-230-250-274-298 stitches. Begin round before 12 stitches in garter stitch in one side.
Continue in stocking stitch and 12 stitches in GARTER STITCH in each side - read explanation above. When piece measures 20 cm, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the 12 stitches in garter stitch - read DECREASE TIP-2. Repeat decrease when piece measures 28-29-30-31-32-33 cm = 190-206-222-242-266-290 stitches.
When piece measures 33-34-35-36-37-38 cm, cast off 12-12-14-16-18-20 stitches in each side for armholes (i.e. cast off the 12 stitches in garter stitch and 0-0-1-2-3-4 stitches on each side of garter stitches).
Then finish front and back piece separately.
BACK PIECE:
= 83-91-97-105-115-125 stitches.
Continue back and forth in stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. At the same time on next row from right side begin decrease for armhole - read DECREASE TIP-3.
Decrease like this every other row 1-1-3-7-12-18 times, then every 4th row 7-9-8-6-4-1 times (= 8-10-11-13-16-19 stitches decreased for armhole in each side) = 67-71-75-79-83-87 stitches. Continue to work until piece measures 61-63-65-67-69-71 cm. Now cast off the middle 33-33-35-35-37-37 stitches for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Then on next row from the neck, decrease 1 stitch = 16-18-19-21-22-24 stitches remain on shoulder. When piece measures 63-65-67-69-71-73 cm, cast off. Work the other shoulder the same way.
FRONT PIECE:
= 83-91-97-105-115-125 stitches.
Continue back and forth in stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. At the same time decrease for armholes the same way as on back piece. When piece measures 41-42-43-44-45-46 cm, slip the middle stitch on front piece on a stitch holder (= middle stitch), and slip all stitches after this middle stitch on a stitch holder (= right front piece). Stitches before middle stitch are still on the needle (= left front piece).
Left front piece:
Continue back and forth with stocking stitch, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side and decrease for armholes as before, at the same time on next row from right side begin decrease for V-neck:
Work until 6 stitches remain towards the neck, knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased), knit 3, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Decrease like this every other row 11-11-11-11-11-11 times, then every 4th row 6-6-7-7-8-8 times (= 17-17-18-18-19-19 stitches decreased for V-neck) = 16-18-19-21-22-24 stitches remain for shoulder. Continue to work until piece measures approx. 63-65-67-69-71-73 cm. Cast off.
Right front piece:
Continue back and forth with stocking stitch, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side and decrease for armholes as before, at the same time on next row from right side begin decrease for V-neck:
Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, knit 3, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (= 1 stitch decreased), work the rest of row. Decrease like this every other row 11-11-11-11-11-11 times, then every 4th row 6-6-7-7-8-8 times (= 17-17-18-18-19-19 stitches decreased for neck) = 16-18-19-21-22-24 stitches remain for shoulder. Continue to work until piece measures approx. 63-65-67-69-71-73 cm. Cast off.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams with grafting/kitchener stitches inside cast-off edges.
SLEEVE EDGES:
Begin from right side where piece was divided for armhole. Use circular needle size 3.5 mm and pick up approx. 132 to 154 stitches around the entire armhole (number of stitches must be divisible by 2). Work rib according to diagram A.1 in the round for 4½-5 cm. Cast off stitches with knit over knit and purl over purl. Repeat around the other armhole.
NECK EDGE:
Begin mid on top of one shoulder with circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Karisma and pick up 158 to 188 stitches inside 1 edge stitch in garter stitch around the entire neck edge including middle stitch on stitch holder mid front (number of stitches must be divisible by 2).
Work rib according to pattern A.2 in the round - adjust so that pattern is worked according to A.3 over the 14 stitches mid front (stitch with star in A.3 should be middle stitch mid front), and so that pattern fits knit 1 twisted / purl 1 in the round on first round worked.
Continue in the round and decrease as shown in A.3 until rib measures 4 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl, at the same time decrease as before over the middle 3 stitches mid front.
Diagram
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= knit twisted from right side, purl twisted from wrong side |
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= purl from the right side, knit from the wrong side |
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= knit |
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= slip the 2 next stitches as knitting them together, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over knitted stitch (= 2 stitches decreased) |
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= this stitch = middle stitch mid front |

Hej Jag vill sticka denna men med vit som grundfärg och svarta 5cm rutor. Jag undrar hur mycket garn jag behöver? Hela stycket var 450g garn (9x50g ), tror ni att det kommer att räcka med med 6 vita och 3 svarta?
15.04.2023 - 17:37DROPS Design answered:
Hej Therese.... det er svært at regne ud selv... tag hellere et nøgle for meget end et for lidt :)
18.04.2023 kl. 10:30Ich bin am Rückenteil. Bedeutet Abnahme in jeder 2 ten Reihe -- jede Hinreihe rechts oder zählen die Rückreihen nicht dazu?
01.04.2023 - 13:00DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Andrea, wenn Sie in jeder 2. Reihe abnehmen sollen, nehmen Sie in jeder Hin-Reihe ab, d.h. die Rück-Reihen werden mitgezählt. Gutes Gelingen!
06.04.2023 kl. 08:52Hoe verdeel ik 188 steken over hals en V-hals in de halsrand ? Wat wordt er bedoeld met steken opnemen aan de binnenkant van 1 kantsteek. Is hier een video van?
11.02.2023 - 17:23DROPS Design answered:
Dag Hansi,
Bij het opnemen van steken zorg je dat je de naald steeds tussen de kantsteek en de steek ernaast steekt. Dit is wat er wordt bedoeld met 'aan de binnenkant van 1 kantsteek'. Probeer de 188 steken zo gelijkmatig mogelijk te verdelen. Je zou de hals daarvoor in 4 delen (markeerders ertussen zetten) op kunnen delen en 47 per deel opnemen bijvoorbeeld.
12.02.2023 kl. 17:45Vad menas med en minskning på vartannat varv? När jag stickat klart vänster framstycke är det betydligt längre än vänster bakstycke. Jag trodde vartannat varv innebar att man stickade ett helt varv (dvs både R + A) mellan varje minskning? Är det istället varje varv räta när man stickar fram och tillbaks?
22.01.2023 - 18:24DROPS Design answered:
Hei Mikaela. Et helt varv er ikke R + A, det er 2 varv. Vartannat varv betyr da at du skal minske på f.eks hver pinne fra retten. mvh DROPS Design
23.01.2023 kl. 14:26Mange tak for svar. Jeg forsøgte forskellige kombinationer under ventetiden, og kom frem til at strikke ribben (på rundpind) dr - dv - dr osv. Og den lignede ribben forneden ganske godt.
05.01.2023 - 20:30Ribben på hals og ærmegab som strikkes på rundpind, bliver ikke som ribben forneden Hvordan strikkes A1 på rundpind?
30.12.2022 - 06:45DROPS Design answered:
Hei Birgitte. Vrangborden nederst strikkes frem og tilbake på rundpinne (den kan også strikkes på parpinner, men for å slippe å kjøpe enda flere pinner, strikkes den også på rundpinne). For å få den nederste vrangborden likt som hals og ermkanten er det viktig å følge forklaringen til diagram A.1. Altså, på den nederste vrangborden der det strikkes frem og tilbake strikkes rett maskene vridd rett og fra vrangen strikkes de vridd vrang. Mens på hals og ermkant strikkes rettmaskene kun vridd rett. mvh DROPS Design
05.01.2023 kl. 12:20For back piece decreases for armhole say dec before 6sts .the dec is too inside in piece .is that right.?because at the beginning of round is at 2and 3 st.thank you.merry Christmas to all your team
21.12.2022 - 09:13DROPS Design answered:
Dear Sophia, you will decrease from right side inside 4 stitches on each side, ie after the first 4 sts and before the last 4 sts as explained under DECREASE TIP-3 - you decrease first on every row from RS = on every other row (see size: 1 to 18 times) then on every other row from RS (on every 4th row, 7 to 1 time). Happy knitting!
21.12.2022 kl. 10:09I am am working on the v neck ribbing vest. Do I start to decrease every other row? Or continue in k1, p1 and then adjust the k, p for the 14 middle stitches (A3 section).
20.12.2022 - 22:35DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Waddel, when working the V-neck following diagram A.3, you decrease on every other round (see 4th symbol), and the middle 3 sts will be knitted (except on row 1) on every other remaining round - remaining stitches will be worked in rib K1, P1 as before, ie K over K and P over P. Happy knitting!
21.12.2022 kl. 08:08Voor het Skyscraper Vest heb ik de aanbevolen wol besteld: DROPS Karisma. Omdat ik altijd strak brei neem ik een 1/2 maat grotere breinaald voor het proeflapje van 10 x 10 cm. Op DROPS Karisma staat 'needle 4 mm'. Het 10 x 10 cm lapje is voor mij op needle 4,5 mm ook 10 x 10. Nu raak bij ik de start van het patroon in de war: met welke naald adviseer je mij om te starten?
04.11.2022 - 16:20DROPS Design answered:
Dag Annette,
Als je proeflapje 20 x 26 steken = 10 x 10 cm is op naald 4,5, dan kun je die naald voor tricotsteek gebruiken. De boorden worden met een dunnere naald gebreid, namelijk naald 3.5
05.11.2022 kl. 14:09”Börja varvet före 12 maskor rätstickning i den ena sidan”? Ser att frågan ställts på eng men förstår verkligen inte. Snälla, förklara hur man gör! Tack på förhand!
13.10.2022 - 21:35DROPS Design answered:
Hei Elisabeth. Når du setter sammen for - og bakstykket og det skal strikkes rundt, skal starten på omgangen være før de 12 maskene som strikkes i riller. Du kan enten klippe tråden, sette 6 masker i rille over på venstre pinne slik at det blir 12 masker i rille etter hverandre og da blir starten før disse 12 maskene. Eller så kan du (uten å klippe tråden) strikke 6 masker i riller, strikk glattstrikk til du kommer til de 6 neste maskene i riller, og start omgangen her (du starter da med 12 masker i riller). mvh DROPS Design
24.10.2022 kl. 08:59