Spring Novel - Knitted top/T-shirt in DROPS Muskat or DROPS Merin…nd split in sides. Sizes XS - XXL.

- Free pattern by DROPS Design 05/03/2024 19:15

Spring Novel

Knitted top/T-shirt in DROPS Muskat or DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is
worked top down with stockinette stitch, raglan, V-neck, short sleeves and split
in sides. Sizes XS - XXL.

DROPS 249-33
DROPS Design: Pattern r-824

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Yarn group B
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL - XXL

Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 80-88-96-106-120-130 cm = 31 1/2"-34 5/8"-37 3/4"-41 3/4"-47
1/4"-51 1/4"
Full length: 46-48-50-52-54-56 cm = 18"-19"-19 3/4"-20 1/2"-21 1/4"-22"
All measurements in charts are in cm.

YARN:
DROPS MUSKAT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
350-400-450-500-550-600 g color 89, light sea green

Or use:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
350-400-450-500-550-600 g color 15, light sea green

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM = US 6: Length 40 cm = 16” and 80 cm = 32”.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM = US 2.5: Length 60 cm = 24” and 80 cm = 32”.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM = US 6.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM = US 2.5.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need 80 cm = 32” circular needle
in each size.

KNITTING GAUGE:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to
a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle
size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):

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Knit all rows.

1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

RAGLAN:
All increases are worked from the right side!
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over before/after all 4 raglan-stitches.
The raglan-stitches are worked in stockinette stitch. On the next row/round work the yarn
overs as follows (then work the new stitches in stockinette stitch).

From wrong side:

BEFORE raglan-stitches:
Purl the back loop. No hole.
AFTER raglan-stitches:
Slip yarn-over onto right needle, then replace it onto the left needle the other way round
(insert left needle through back when replacing it). Purl the front loop. No hole.

From right side:

BEFORE raglan-stitches:
Slip yarn over onto right needle, then replace it onto the left needle the other way round
(insert left needle through back when replacing it). Knit the front loop. No hole.
AFTER raglan-stitches:
Knit the back loop. No hole.

DECREASE TIP (for sleeves):

Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread as follows: Work until there are 3
stitches left before the marker-thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker-thread sits between
these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted
stitch (2 stitches decreased).

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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TOP - 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.
Stitches are cast on for the neckline and worked back and forth, increasing for the V-neck

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and raglan.
When the increases for the V-neck are finished, the piece is joined and the yoke worked in
the round with circular needle, top down. When finished, the yoke is divided for body and
sleeves and the body continued in the round, while the sleeves wait. The body is divided
for the split in each side and front and back pieces finished separately, back and forth. The
sleeves are worked in the round top down.
Stitches are knitted up around the neckline and the neck worked in the round.

YOKE:
Cast on 94-96-98-98-100-102 stitches with circular needle size 4 MM = US 6.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side, then work as follows from the right side:

Knit 2, make 1 yarn over (an increase for V-neck), knit 2, make 1 yarn over (left front
piece), knit 1 (raglan-stitch), 1 yarn over, knit 26 (sleeve), 1 yarn over, knit 1 (raglan-
stitch), 1 yarn over, knit 30-32-34-34-36-38, 1 yarn over (back piece), knit 1 (raglan-
stitch), 1 yarn over, knit 26 (sleeve), 1 yarn over, knit 1 (raglan-stitch), 1 yarn over, knit
2, 1 yarn over (an increase for V-neck), knit 2 (right front piece) = 104-106-108-108-110-
112 stitches.
Continue with stockinette stitch, increasing for raglan and V-neck – read both the next 2
sections before continuing. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!

RAGLAN:
Increase every 2nd row (= each row from the right side) a total of 13-14-19-20-18-18
times. Continue increasing for raglan but every 2nd increase is only on the front and back
pieces, i.e., increase on the front and back pieces every 2nd round and on the sleeves
every 4th round (alternately 4 and 8 increased stitches). Increase like this 10-12-10-14-
22-26 times on the body (5-6-5-7-11-13 times on the sleeves). A total of 23-26-29-34-
40-44 times on the front and back pieces and 18-20-24-27-29-31 times on the sleeves.

V-NECK:
Increase for the V-neck inside 2 stitches on each side, every 4th row (every 2nd row from
the right side) 11-12-13-13-14-15 times (including the increases above). After the last
increase for V-neck, join the neckline and continue the yoke in the round (the increases for
raglan continue as described above).

After all the increases there are 280-304-336-368-404-432 stitches. Continue working in
the round until the piece measures 18-19-21-25-29-32 cm = 7"-7 1/2"-8 1/4"-9 3/4"-11
3/8"-12 1/2" mid-back.

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DIVIDE FOR BODY AND SLEEVES:

Knit the first 39-43-47-52-59-64 stitches (half front piece), place the next 62-66-74-80-
84-88 stitches on 1 thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve,
knit 78-86-94-104-118-128 (back piece), place the next 62-66-74-80-84-88 stitches on 1
thread for the sleeve, cast on 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches under the sleeve, knit the last 39-43-
47-52-59-64 stitches (half front piece) = 168-184-200-224-252-272 stitches on the body.
The body and sleeves are finished separately. The piece is now measured from here!

BODY:
= 168-184-200-224-252-272 stitches. Insert 1 marker-thread in the middle of the 6-6-6-
8-8-8 stitches under each sleeve and allow the threads to follow your work onwards; they
are used when dividing for the split in each side. Work stockinette stitch in the round until
the body measures 18-19-19-17-15-14 cm = 7"-7 1/2"-7 1/2"-6 3/4"-6"-5 1/2" from the
division. Now divide at both marker-threads and finish each piece separately.

FRONT PIECE:
= 84-92-100-112-126-136 stitches. Change to circular needle size 3 MM = US 2.5. Knit 1
row from the right side and increase 14-14-14-18-20-22 stitches evenly spaced = 98-106-
114-130-146-158 stitches. Work rib from the wrong side as follows: 2 GARTER STITCHES
– read description above, * purl 2, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 4 stitches left,
purl 2 and 2 garter stitches. Continue this rib back and forth for 4 cm = 1 1/2", bind off.
The piece measures approx. 46-48-50-52-54-56 cm = 18"-19"-19 3/4"-20 1/2"-21
1/4"-22" from the shoulder down.

BACK PIECE:
Work in the same way as the front piece.

SLEEVES:
Place the 62-66-74-80-84-88 stitches from the thread on the one side of the piece on
short circular needle/double pointed needles size 4 MM = US 6 and knit up 1 stitch in each
of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 stitches cast on under the sleeve = 68-72-80-88-92-96 stitches. Insert
a marker-thread in the middle of the 6-6-6-8-8-8 new stitches under the sleeve.
Start at the marker-thread and work stockinette stitch in the round.
When the sleeve measures 3 cm = 1 1/8" from the division, decrease 2 stitches under the
sleeve – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 3-2-3-1½-0-0 cm = 1 1/8"-3/4"-1
1/8"-1/2"-0”-0” a total of 2-2-2-2-1-0 times (no decreases in size XXL) = 64-68-76-84-
90-96 stitches. Continue working until the sleeve measures 13-12-11-8-8-6 cm = 5 1/8"-4
3/4"-4 3/8"-3 1/8"-3 1/8"-2 3/8" from the division. Knit 1 round and increase 4-4-4-0-2-0
stitches evenly spaced = 68-72-80-84-92-96 stitches. Change to double pointed needles

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size 3 MM = US 2.5. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 3 cm = 1 1/8". Bind off. The sleeve
measures approx. 16-15-14-11-9-9 cm = 6 1/4"-6"-5 1/2"-4 3/8"-3 1/2"-3 1/2" from the
division.

NECK:
Start from the right side, mid-front. Use short circular needle size 3 MM = US 2.5 and knit
up 176 to 200 stitches around the neckline. The stitch count must be divisible by 4. Start
mid-front, at the bottom of the V-neck, knit 1, purl 2, continuing with rib (knit 2, purl 2)
and finishing the round with knit 1. Insert 1 marker-thread between the 2 knitted stitches
mid-front. Continue the rib (knit 2, purl 2) until there are 2 stitches left before the marker-
thread, knit 2 together, marker-thread here. Slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the
slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. There are still 2 knitted stitches mid-front (1 on each
side of the marker-thread). Continue the rib to the end of the round (the rib should be
symmetrical on each side of the marker-thread). Continue like this and decrease every
round until the neck measures 4 cm = 1 1/2". Bind off.

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