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Knitted over-sized vest with opening in DROPS Soft Tweed and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked bottom up with cables, diagonal shoulders, round neck, rolled edges and I-cord. Sizes S - XXXL.
DROPS 254-25 |
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------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN: ------------------------------------------------------- GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth): Knit all rows, from both the right and wrong side. 1 ridge in height = knit 2 rows. PATTERN: See diagrams A.1 to A.7. Choose diagram for your size. The diagrams show the pattern from the right side. BANDS WITH I-CORD: START OF ROW: Work the band as follows: Slip 1 stitch purl-wise, with yarn in front, knit 1, work diagram A.1 (6 stitches). END OF ROW: Work the band as follows: Work until there are 8 stitches left on the row, work diagram A.1 (6 stitches), slip 1 stitch purl-wise with yarn in front, knit 1. Work like this from both the right and wrong side. BUTTONHOLES: Work the buttonholes on the right band from the right side (band = 8 stitches). ROW 1 (right side): Knit together the 4th and 5th stitch from the edge, make 1 yarn over, then work the row as before. ROW 2 (wrong side): Work the band as before, knit the yarn over to leave a hole. The first buttonhole is worked when the piece measures 6-6-6-7-7-7 cm, then the other buttonholes when the piece measures: S: 14, 22, 30, 38 and 46 cm M: 14, 23, 31, 40 and 48 cm L: 15, 24, 33, 42 and 51 cm XL: 16, 24, 33, 41 and 50 cm XXL: 16, 25, 34, 43 and 52 cm XXXL: 16, 25, 34, 43 and 52 cm NOTE: The last buttonhole is worked on the neck. DECREASE TIP: To work out how to decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches to be decreased over (e.g., 22 stitches) and divide by number of decreases to be made (e.g., 5) = 4.4. In this example decrease by knitting each 3rd and 4th stitch together. ------------------------------------------------------- START THE PIECE HERE: ------------------------------------------------------- VEST - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE: The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary. The piece is worked back and forth from mid-front, bottom up as far as the armholes, then divided and the front and back pieces finished separately back and forth. The shoulder seams are sewn and stitches knitted up around each armhole for the sleeve-edges. Finally stitches are knitted up around the neckline and the neck is worked. If there is a «0» in your chosen size, skip the information and go straight to the next instruction. BODY: Cast on 260-260-284-300-340-348 stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Soft Tweed and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (2 strands). Work rib and PATTERN - read description above, as follows from the right side: 8 stitches according to BANDS WITH I-CORD – read description above, A.2, work A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 16-16-20-20-20-20 stitches, knit 2, A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 8-8-12-20-20-24 stitches, knit 2, A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 16-16-20-20-20-20 stitches, knit 2, A.3, A.4, A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 16-16-20-20-20-20 stitches, knit 2, A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 8-8-12-20-20-24 stitches, knit 2, A.3, work rib (knit 2, purl 2) across the next 16-16-20-20-20-20 stitches, knit 2, A.3, A.2, 8 band-stitches according to I-cord. Work this rib for 6-6-6-7-7-7 cm, with the next row from the right side. Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Work the 8 band-stitches as before – remember the BUTTONHOLES – read description above, A.5 across the next 18-18-18-18-24-24 stitches (across A.2), work A.6 across A.3, work 18-18-22-22-22-22 stocking stitches and decrease 3-1-3-2-5-2 stitches evenly over these stitches – read DECREASE TIP (= 15-17-19-20-17-20 stocking stitches left), work A.6 across A.3, work 10-10-14-22-22-26 stocking stitches and decrease 2-0-2-2-0-0 stitches evenly over these stitches (= 8-10-12-20-22-26 stocking stitches left), work A.7 across A.3, work 18-18-22-22-22-22 stocking stitches and decrease 3-1-3-2-5-2 stitches evenly over these stitches (= 15-17-19-20-17-20 stocking stitches left), work A.7 across A.3, A.5 across the next 36-36-36-36-48-48 stitches (across A.4), work A.6 across A.3, 18-18-22-22-22-22 stocking stitches and decrease 3-1-3-2-5-2 stitches evenly over these stitches (= 15-17-19-20-17-20 stocking stitches left), work A.6 across A.3, 10-10-14-22-22-26 stocking stitches and decrease 2-0-2-2-0-0 stitches evenly over these stitches (= 8-10-12-20-22-26 stocking stitches left), work A.7 across A.3, 18-18-22-22-22-22 stocking stitches and decrease 3-1-3-2-5-2 stitches evenly over these stitches (= 15-17-19-20-17-20 stocking stitches left), work A.7 across A.3, A.5 across the next 18-18-18-18-24-24 stitches (across A.2) and 8 band-stitches as before = 244-256-268-288-320-340 stitches. Continue this pattern back and forth until the piece measures 27-28-29-30-31-32 cm. Remember to maintain the knitting tension. DIVIDE FOR ARMHOLES: On the next row, divide for the armholes as follows: Work 62-65-68-72-80-84 stitches as before (= front piece and band), cast off the next 6-6-6-8-8-10 stitches, work 108-114-120-128-144-152 stitches (= back piece), cast off 6-6-6-8-8-10 stitches and work the last 62-65-68-72-80-84 stitches as before (= front piece and band). The front and back pieces are finished separately. BACK PIECE: = 108-114-120-128-144-152 stitches. Continue the pattern back and forth, casting off for the armholes every 2nd row as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 0-0-0-1-2-2 times on each side, then 1 stitch 1-2-3-4-3-4 times on each side = 106-110-114-116-130-136 stitches. Continue the pattern but with the outermost stitch on each side worked in GARTER STITCH – read description above. When the piece measures 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm, place stitches on threads for the diagonal shoulders and work the neckline as follows – read both sections before continuing. DIAGONAL SHOULDERS: Place the outermost 3-3-3-4-4-4 stitches by the armhole on a thread (work these stitches first to avoid cutting the strand). Place 3-3-3-4-4-4 stitches on the threads 4 times on each side (= 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches on each thread). NECKLINE: AT THE SAME TIME, when there is 1 row left before the piece measures 57-59-61-63-65-67 cm, decrease 6-6-6-6-8-8 stitches evenly across A.5. On the next row cast off the middle 26-26-26-26-30-30 stitches for the neckline and finish each shoulder separately. Continue placing stitches on the thread for the shoulder and cast off 2 stitches on the next row from the neck. When all stitches are either on a thread or cast off, there are 23-25-27-24-28-31 shoulder-stitches left on the needle and the piece measures approx. 59-61-63-65-67-69 cm from the top of the shoulder. Place the 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches from the thread back on the needle together with the other 23-25-27-24-28-31 stitches = 35-37-39-40-44-47 stitches. Knit 1 row from the right side and decrease 3-3-3-3-4-4 stitches evenly across each cable (= 6-6-6-6-8-8 decreased stitches) = 29-31-33-34-36-39 stitches – NOTE: To avoid holes in the transitions between stitches placed on the thread, pick up the strand between 2 stitches and knit it twisted together with the next stitch on the left needle. Knit 1 row from the wrong side then cast off with knit from the right side. The piece measures approx. 60-62-64-66-68-70 cm from the top of the shoulder. Work the other shoulder in the same way (cut the strand and begin from the right side, when all stitches are back on the needle). LEFT FRONT PIECE: = 62-65-68-72-80-84 stitches. Continue back and forth with pattern and band as before. In addition, cast off for the armhole every 2nd row: 2 stitches 0-0-0-1-2-2 times, then 1 stitch 1-2-3-4-3-4 times = 61-63-65-66-73-76 stitches. Continue the pattern but with the outermost stitch by the armhole now worked in garter stitch. When there is 1 row left before the piece measures 54-56-57-58-59-60 cm, decrease 3-3-3-3-4-4 stitches evenly across A.5 = 58-60-62-63-69-72 stitches. You now place stitches on a thread for the neckline, cast off for the neckline and place stitches on a thread for the shoulder. Read both sections before continuing. NECKLINE: Place the outermost 17-17-17-16-16-16 stitches on a thread for the neckline. Work the stitches first to avoid having to cut the strand. Then cast off every 2nd row 2 stitches 2-2-2-2-3-3 times and 1 stitch 2-2-2-3-3-3 times. DIAGONAL SHOULDER: AT THE SAME TIME, when the piece measures 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm, place the outermost 3-3-3-4-4-4 stitches by the armhole on a thread (work these stitches first to avoid having to cut the strand). Place 3-3-3-4-4-4 stitches on the thread a total of 4 times (= 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches on the thread). When all stitches are either on a thread or cast off, there are 23-25-27-24-28-31 shoulder-stitches left on the needle and the piece measures approx. 59-61-63-65-67-69 cm from the top of the shoulder. Place the 12-12-12-16-16-16 stitches from the thread back on the needle together with the other 23-25-27-24-28-31 stitches = 35-37-39-40-44-47 stitches. Knit 1 row from the right side and decrease 3-3-3-3-4-4 stitches evenly across each cable (= 6-6-6-6-8-8 decreased stitches) = 29-31-33-34-36-39 stitches – NOTE: To avoid holes in the transitions between stitches placed on the thread, pick up the strand between 2 stitches and knit it twisted together with the next stitch on the left needle. Knit 1 row from the wrong side, then cast off with knit from the right side. RIGHT FRONT PIECE: Worked in the same way as the left front piece but work the neckline and the diagonal shoulder on the opposite sides. ASSEMBLY: Sew the shoulder seams, inside the cast-off edge. SLEEVE-EDGES: Use circular needle size 3.5 mm and 1 strand of each quality (2 strands). Start from the right side, mid-under the sleeve and knit up 112-116-120-124-128-132 stitches around the armhole, inside the 1 edge stitch; stitch count must be divisible by 4. Work rib in the round (knit 2, purl 2) for 4-4-4-5-5-5 cm – AT THE SAME TIME on the last round decrease 12-12-14-14-16-16 stitches evenly by purling 2 together in each of the middle 12-12-14-14-16-16 purled sections at the top of the sleeve-edge (this avoids the sleeve-edge flipping up). Work 3 rounds of stocking stitch (= rolled edge). Change to circular needle size 5 mm and cast off a little loosely with knit. NECK: Use circular needle size 3.5 mm and 1 strand of each quality (2 strands).: Start from the right side, mid-front and knit up 102-102-106-106-114-118 stitches around the neckline (including the stitches on the threads mid-front); the stitch count must be divisible by 4 + 2. Work the first row as follows from the wrong side: 8 band-stitches as before, work rib (purl 2, knit 2) until there are 10 stitches left, purl 2 and 8 band-stitches as before. Continue this rib back and forth – NOTE: Work the last buttonhole when the neck measures 1 cm. When the neck measures 6-6-7-7-8-8 cm and with the next row from the right side, work 3 rows of stocking stitch (= rolled edge). Change to circular needle size 5 mm and cast off a little loosely with purl from the wrong side. Sew the buttons onto the left band. |
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