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How to work an elevation mid back

In this DROPS video we show how to work an elevation with short rows. This technique is frequently used in our patterns for pants or in back of neck on jumpers and jackets. In this video we work from beginning of round (= marker / mid back) as follows: K10 sts, turn piece (to avoid holes, we slip first st on return and tighten the thread). K20 st, turn piece, K30 st, turn piece and K40, turn piece. Finally we work one round in stocking st over all sts. We now have an elevation (= more rows) mid back of the piece. REMEMBER - you will need to read the specific pattern to be able to follow. To see a pattern using this technique, go to:

BabyDROPS 21-36 (pants)
or
DROPS 165-14 (jumper)

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 196-23

DROPS 196-23
DROPS 215-8

DROPS 215-8
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Video #894, listed in: Learn to knit, Knitting tips & tricks, Short Rows

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Country flag Sandhya wrote:

Bonjour, je suis en train de tricoter les legging 'So Cosy' de votre site. Je ne comprends pas très bien la réhausse demandée . Est- ce le schéma suivant : - 1 aller sur 11 mailles + 1 retour sur 11 mailles - puis 1 aller sur 22m + 1 retour sur 22 mailles etc , jusque 182 mailles. Ou bien : - 1 aller sur 11 mailles - puis un retour sur 22 mailles, - 1 aller sur 32 mailles - 1 retour sur 42 mailles etc. , jusque atteindre 182 mailles. Merci !

21.10.2023 - 12:36

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Sandhya, vous devez tricoter des rangs raccourcis en rajoutant toujours plus de mailles de chaque côté du milieu dos, en commençant au milieu dos, tricotez 11 mailles sur l'endroit, tournez et tricotez 22 m sur l'envers (11 m avant le milieu dos, 11 m après), tournez et tricotez 10 m en plus soit 32 mailles sur l'endroit, tournez et tricotez 10 m en plus soit 42 mailles, tournez et continuez ainsi en tricotant toujours 10 m en plus à la fin de chaque rang sur l'endroit et sur l'envers jusqu'à ce que vous ayez tricoté le nombre de mailles indiqué (sur l'envers), tournez et tricotez jusqu'au milieu dos de nouveau, puis continuez en rond. Bon tricot!

23.10.2023 - 10:35

Country flag Tricoteuse wrote:

Bonjour, Vous commencez par un petit nombre de mailles et vous en rajoutez à chaque fois. Ne faut-il pas commencer par des rangs longs et raccourcir à chaque rang quand on travaille en top down?

24.07.2023 - 20:19

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Tricoteuse, il y a plusieurs facons de faire des rangs raccourcis pour former l'encolure. Cela depend du projet, de l'effet qu'on vise a reussir, etc. Bon tricot!

26.07.2023 - 09:37

Country flag Aniek wrote:

Thank you for the pattern with raised back (sweather), are there any more and perhaps a cardigan? I love the patterns on drops and would like to make more, but get so disappointed by the fitting without the raise shoulders and dont feel like I am able enough yet to find out myself. So please maybe a suggestion for the future, only one basic pattern for a sweather and a cardigan, and maybe a way to look for it on the site?

15.04.2023 - 11:05

DROPS Design :

Dear Aniek, thank you for your suggestions! We will pass them on to the design department. In the same catalogue as the previous sweater, you can find this pattern: https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=8703&cid=19, which also has an elevation for the neck. Happy knitting!

16.04.2023 - 17:52

Country flag Aniek wrote:

It would be so nice if you made some basic patterns with this technique, maybe a sweather and a cardigan!

07.04.2023 - 11:24

DROPS Design :

Dear Aniek, we have several patterns, both sweaters and cardigans with an elevation mid-back, like the following one: https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=8690&cid=19. Since this technique is considered to be higher than a basic level we normally don't do many easy or basic sweaters with an elevation in the mid-back. Happy knitting!

08.04.2023 - 20:14

Country flag To Dierdorp wrote:

Hoi, Als ik een verhoogde hals van beneden naar boven brei, moet ik dan niet beginnen met de meeste steken (120) en dan bij het keren steeds 17 steken minder breien? Ik heb de verhoogde hals al eens gebruikt toen ik van boven naar beneden breide en dat bevalt me prima. De boord drukt dan niet zo tegen de keel.

29.12.2022 - 11:19

DROPS Design :

Dag To,

Dat klopt, van boven naar beneden brei je steeds meer steken in de verkorte toeren en van beneden naar boven doe je het andersom, dus steeds minder steken.

01.01.2023 - 11:59

Country flag Cristina Borghetti wrote:

Buonasera, quando lavoro il modello Urban forest immediatamente sotto il bordo del collo,il lavoro non appare piano ma leggermente ondulato, dietro invece è tutto a posto. Può essere opportuno lavorare la parte dietro del collo con qualche giro a ferri accorciati? Se si, quanti ferri e su quante maglie( tg s) Grazie

21.11.2022 - 17:24

DROPS Design :

Buonasera Cristina, per un'assistenza così personalizzata può rivolgersi al suo rivenditore DROPS di fiducia. Buon lavoro!

03.12.2022 - 16:32

Country flag Brigittte Diderich wrote:

Ik brei patroon 174-15 en begrijp de ophoging voor de hals achter niet. Ik moet elke rechte naald 8 steken minderen vanaf de markeerder tussen mouw en achterpand. Ik heb nu twee markeerders geplaatst tussen het achterpand en beide mouwen met daartussen 94 steken als ik het goed begrijp. Maar als ik voor en na deze markeerders moet minderen kom ik toch teveel op het voorpand uit? Of laat ik de markeerder niet meer zitten na de eerste minderingen?

15.11.2022 - 22:09

Country flag Malin Jensen wrote:

Hei! Jeg har før strikket 2 stk Reykjavik DROPS 208-3, Islender for herre. Før har jeg funnet forslag til forhøyning i oppskriften, men det kan jeg ikke finne lengre, har dere mulighet til å legge inn denne i oppskriften igjen? Mvh. Malin Jensen

21.09.2022 - 10:53

DROPS Design :

Hei Malin. Det har ikke vært forhøyning bak på herre modellen, mulig du har strikket etter dame genseren. Den har en forklaring på forhøyning, så ta en titt på DROPS 205-18 - Reykjavik. mvh DROPS Design

26.09.2022 - 08:34

Country flag Sofie wrote:

Bij de laatste keer keren, moet ik daarna terug recht tot aan het begin van de toer. Daarna gaan we terug gewoon rondbreien. Als ik bij de steek kom waar ik de laatste keer keerde, onstaat daar een gat. Hoe komt dit, wat doe ik verkeerd? PS, graag mijn familienaam niet vermelden op de site, danku!

13.09.2022 - 18:08

DROPS Design :

Dag Sofie,

Als je voor de laatste keer keert en terug recht breit, kun je de eerste steek afhalen, hierdoor ontstaat er minder een gat of hiaat.

14.09.2022 - 20:16

Country flag Carmen-Gabriela wrote:

Hallo + ja, bei flauschigen Garnen fällt es nicht auf, z.B. habe ich 197-16 mit Brushed Alpaca Silk gestrickt, wunderschön! (N.erhöhung jedoch wie bei197-6). Aber bei dickeren eher glatten Garnen wie Alaska, Snow, Paris für schöne Strukturen, finde ich es nicht so optimal und werde Proben stricken; ggf. die letzten Maschen der 1. Rückreihe in der Höhe etwas auseinanderziehen. Vielen Dank, Freude am Stricken habe ich weiterhin:)

08.02.2022 - 17:39

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