Key West Sweater by DROPS Design

Jumper with lace pattern and A-shape, knitted top

down. Size: S - XXXL Piece is knitted in DROPS Belle.

DROPS design: Pattern vs-041

Yarn group B
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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials:
DROPS BELLE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
400-400-450-500-550-600 g colour no 15, denim blue

Piece can also be knitted with yarn from: DROPS 186-14

“Alternative yarn (yarn group B)” - see link below.

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 4.5 mm – or size

needed to get 20 stitches and 26 rows in stocking stitch =
width 10 cm and 10 cm vertically.
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Yarn prices (per 05.07.2020)

Yarn (weight) Content UK
1.80 GBP
DROPS Belle uni colour (50g) 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
1.10 GBP

You can get the yarn to make this pattern from 8.80£*.

(*) Pattern prices are calculated from the smallest size / cheapest colour. You will nd a prices table in this print
to help you calculate the price for other sizes.

All yarns are DROPS yarns. Color charts and updated retailer lists at www.garnstudio.com

Pattern for DROPS 186-14

INFORMATION FOR PATTERN:

GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):

1 ridge = 2 rounds. Knit 1 round and purl 1 round.

GARTER STITCH (back and forth):

1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.

INCREASE TIP-1:
All increases are done from right side.
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over. On next row purl yarn over twisted to avoid hole.
Work the new stitches in stocking stitch.

INCREASE TIP-2:
Work until 1 stitch remains before marker in the side, make 1 yarn over, knit 2, make 1 yarn
over. Repeat in the other side. On next round knit yarns over twisted to avoid holes. Work
the new stitches in stocking stitch.
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JUMPER:
Worked top down. Work rst front and back piece separately, back and forth down to
armholes, then work body in the round. Work sleeves back and forth on circular needle.

BACK PIECE:
Work right shoulder as follows: 
Cast on 16-17-17-18-19-20 stitches on circular needle size 4.5 mm with Belle.
ROW 1 (= right side): 3 stitches in GARTER STITCH - see explanation above (= towards the
neck), knit 10-11-11-12-13-14, 3 stitches in garter stitch (= towards armhole).
ROW 2: 3 edge stitches in garter stitch, purl until 3 stitches remain, 3 edge stitches in garter
stitch.
Repeat 1st and 2nd row 3 more times (= 4 times in total) = 8 rows.
On next row increase 1 stitch inside the 3 stitches in garter stitch towards the neck - read
INCREASE TIP-1 = 17-18-18-19-20-21 stitches. Work 1 row from wrong side and put piece
aside. Piece measures approx. 4 cm from cast-on edge and down.
Work left shoulder as follows: 
Cast on and work as right shoulder but reversed. I.e. when increasing 1 stitch towards the
neck increase 1 stitch before the 3 stitches in garter stitch towards the neck on 9th row.
Work 1 row from wrong side.
Now work left and right shoulder together as follows:
Turn piece (= left shoulder) and work as before over all stitches and cast on 35-35-37-37-39-
39 new stitches for neck at the end of row, then work the 17-18-18-19-20-21 stitches from
right shoulder on to needle = 69-71-73-75-79-81 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING
TENSION! Work the new stitches cast on for neck mid front in garter stitch, work the other
stitches on back piece in stocking stitch and garter stitch as before.
When 2 ridges have been worked over the new stitches for neck, work pattern while at the
same time increasing for armhole as follows: READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION
BEFORE CONTINUING!

Begin from right side and work pattern as follows:

3 stitches in garter stitch, 13-14-15-16-18-19 stitches in stocking stitch, A.1 (= 7 stitches), work
from row with star in A.2 (= 23 stitches), A.1, 13-14-15-16-18-19 stitches in stocking stitch, 3
stitches in garter stitch. Continue pattern back and forth like this (when diagrams have been
worked vertically, repeat them vertically until nished measurements).
AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 16-14-14-12-11-9 cm from cast-on edge on
shoulder, increase 1 stitch inside the 3 stitches in garter stitch in each side for armhole.
Increase like this on every row from right side 3-5-7-10-12-16 times in total = 75-81-87-95-
103-113 stitches. Work 1 row from wrong side after last increase and put piece aside. Piece
measures 18-18-19-20-20-21 cm from shoulder and down. Put piece aside and work the
front piece.

FRONT PIECE:
Work left shoulder as follows: 
Cast on 16-17-17-18-19-20 stitches on circular needle size 4.5 mm with Belle.
ROW 1 (= right side): 3 stitches in GARTER STITCH - see explanation above (= towards the
neck), knit 10-11-11-12-13-14, 3 stitches in garter stitch (= towards armhole).
ROW 2: 3 edge stitches in garter stitch, purl until 3 stitches remain, 3 edge stitches in garter
stitch.
Repeat 1st and 2nd row 8 more times (= 9 times in total) = 18 rows.
On next row increase 1 stitch inside the 3 stitches in garter stitch towards the neck as on
back piece = 17-18-18-19-20-21 stitches. Work 1 row from wrong side and put piece aside.
Piece measures approx. 8 cm from cast-on edge and down.
Work right shoulder as follows: 
Cast on and work as left shoulder but reversed. I.e. when increasing 1 stitch towards the
neck increase 1 stitch before the 3 stitches in garter stitch towards the neck on 19th row.
Work 1 row from wrong side.
Now work right and left shoulder together as follows:
Turn piece (= right shoulder) and work as before over all stitches and cast on 35-35-37-37-39-
39 new stitches for neck at the end of row, then work the 17-18-18-19-20-21 stitches from
left shoulder on to needle = 69-71-73-75-79-81 stitches. Work the new stitches cast on for
neck mid front in garter stitch, work the other stitches on front piece in stocking stitch and
garter stitch as before.
When 2 ridges have been worked over the new stitches for neck, work pattern while at the
same time increasing for armhole as follows: READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION
BEFORE CONTINUING!

Begin from right side and work pattern as follows:

3 stitches in garter stitch, 13-14-15-16-18-19 stitches in stocking stitch, A.1 (= 7 stitches), work
from 1st row in A.2 (= 23 stitches), A.1, 13-14-15-16-18-19 stitches in stocking stitch, 3
stitches in garter stitch. Continue pattern back and forth like this (when diagrams have been
worked vertically, repeat them vertically until nished measurements).
AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 16-14-14-12-11-9 cm from cast-on edge on
shoulder, increase 1 stitch inside the 3 stitches in garter stitch in each side for armhole.
Increase like this on every row from right side 3-5-7-10-12-16 times in total = 75-81-87-95-
103-113 stitches. Work 1 row from wrong side after last increase and put piece aside. Piece
measures 18-18-19-20-20-21 cm from shoulder and down.

Now work as follows from right side: Turn and work over all stitches on front piece, cast on
4-6-8-10-12-14 new stitches for armhole, insert a marker thread in the middle of these new
stitches (= 2-3-4-5-6-7 stitches on each side of marker thread), work the 75-81-87-95-103-113
stitches from back piece on to same circular needle, and cast on 4-6-8-10-12-14 new stitches
for armhole, insert a marker thread in the middle of these new stitches (= 2-3-4-5-6-7
stitches on each side of marker thread).

BODY:
= 158-174-190-210-230-254 stitches. NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE! Then work in the
round on circular needle. Work pattern and stocking stitch as before, but over the middle
10-12-14-16-18-20 stitches in each side (i.e. 5-6-7-8-9-10 stitches on each side of marker
thread in each side) work in garter stitch. When 2 ridges have been worked over stitches in
each side, continue in stocking stitch, A.1 and A.2 as before. When piece measures 4 cm,
increase 2 stitches in each side of piece - read INCREASE TIP-2! Increase like this every 7th-
7th-7th-7th-8th-8th round 13 times in total = 210-226-242-262-282-306 stitches. Continue
until piece measures 37-39-40-41-43-44 cm (56-58-60-62-64-66 cm in total from shoulder).
Work 2 ridges. Cast o by knitting. To avoid a tight cast-o edge make 1 yarn over after
approx. every 6th stitch. Cast o yarn overs as stitches.

SLEEVES:
Cast on 48-50-52-54-56-60 stitches on circular needle size 4.5 mm. Work 2 ridges back and
forth. Then work in stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. When piece
measures 6-9-9-7-11-9 cm, increase 1 stitch inside 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side -
remember INCREASE TIP-1. Increase like this every 20th-14th-10th-8th-6th-6th row 5-6-8-10-
11-12 times, then when piece measures 37-36-36-35-34-34 cm (= after last increase) increase
every other row 6 times = 70-74-80-86-90-96 stitches. Sleeve measures approx. 42-41-41-40-
39-39 cm. Now cast o for sleeve cap at beginning of every row in each side as follows: Cast
o 4-4-4-5-5-6 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 5 times, 1 stitch 0-1-2-3-5-6 times, 2 stitches 4-5-5-5-
5-5 times and 4 stitches 1 time = 18-16-20-22-22-24 stitches. Cast o the remaining stitches.
Sleeve measures approx. 50-51-52-52-52-53 cm. Work another sleeve the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams with grafting stitches. Sew sleeve to body under edge in garter
stitch. Sew the seam under the sleeves. Make sure to avoid a tight seam.

Diagram explanations
= knit from the right side, purl from the wrong side
= purl from the right side, knit from the wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
= knit a knot as follows: Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 in same stitch, pass the 2nd
worked stitch over the outermost stitch on right needle, pass next stitch over the
outermost stitch on needle, and continue like this until 4 stitches in total have been
passed over the outermost stitch.
= when working pattern on back piece begin on this row. When the entire diagram has
been worked vertically, repeat diagram from 1st row/round.

Diagram for DROPS 186-14

Diagram for DROPS 186-14
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