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How to split the front piece in half to form a V-neck

In this DROPS video we show how we split a front piece in 2 to form a V-neck, as is done in the «Highland Homecoming» sweater with structural pattern in DROPS 216-5. We knit a mini-sweater and start the video where we put the middle stitch on a marker, this stitch will later be picked up when the neck is knitted. Then we show a couple of rows where we decrease for the neck (from RS) before we show how to bind off for armhole (from WS). This Highland Homecoming sweater is knitted in DROPS Air, but in the video we use a thicker yarn; DROPS Snow. You must also read a pattern with this explanation to be able to follow this video properly. You can find the pattern for the Highland Homecoming sweater by clicking on the picture below.

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DROPS 216-5

DROPS 216-5
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Video #1558, listed in: Learn to knit, Pattern tutorials, Knitting tips & tricks, Neck, Knitting patterns

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Country flag Josette Lambrechts wrote:

Ik kan de video bekijken maar heb geen klank. En ken de betekenis niet van het patroontje ernaast

21.01.2023 - 17:46

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Dag Josette,

Al onze instructievideo's zijn inderdaad zonder geluid, zodat ze in alle talen te volgen zijn. Bij iedere video op onze site staat een instructie of korte uitleg.

31.01.2023 - 21:40

Country flag Paula wrote:

Hoe brei ik een geaccentueerde V hals aan de linkerkant trui

24.08.2022 - 17:16

Country flag Charlotte wrote:

Hallo, ik heb de ene kant de v hals kunnen breien en heb afgekant. Hoe begin ik aan het andere stuk, moet ik met een nieuwe draad werken of hoe gebeurt dit? Groetjes

27.02.2022 - 12:15

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Dag Charlotte,

Je kan inderdaad gewoon een nieuwe draad pakken en de andere kant van de v-hals in spiegelbeeld breien.

10.03.2022 - 12:25

Country flag Will wrote:

Hoe kan ik een V hals breien voor een vest over 59 steken? Alvast vriendelijk bedankt

02.06.2021 - 12:51

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Dag Will,

Als het goed is staat in het patroon beschreven hoeveel steken je steeds moet afkanten/minderen om de v-hals te maken. Wanneer en hoeveel je moet minderen hangt ook af van je maat, hoe diep je de v-hals wilt maken, of er nog een boord op komt etc. (Als je een oneven aantal steken hebt over het pand, dan zou je in het midden 1 steek moeten hebben.)

13.06.2021 - 18:41

Country flag Nic Bona wrote:

Liebes Drops Team, ich bin noch ziemliche Anfängerin, wie mache ich den V-Ausschnitt auf der anderen Seite? Abnehmen auf der Hin-oder Rückreihe? Viele Grüße Nic

30.04.2021 - 10:44

DROPS Design :

Liebe Nic, die Abnahmen bei der rechten Schuldter werden am ende von einer Hinreihen gestrickt - siehe Anleitung - mit 2 Maschen rechts zusammen innerhalb die Randmasche gegen Halsausschnitt. Viel Spaß beim stricken!

03.05.2021 - 10:13

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