Autumn Hues

DROPS Cardigan in Cotton Frisé

DROPS 56-1
Sizes: Small (Medium, Large)
Finished measurements: 106 (114-120) cm

Materials: DROPS COTTON FRISÉ

(85% cotton, 15% nylon) 50 g./158 yards
250 (250, 300) g. Col. 06, orange
150 (150, 150) g. Col. 05, red
100 (150, 150) g. Col. 04, brown
100 (100, 100) g. Col. 07, mustard
50 (50, 50) g. Col. 08, olive
50 (50, 50) g. Col. 09, pistachio

DROPS 4 mm and 5 mm circular and double pointed needles, or sizes needed to obtain correct
gauge

DROPS Black Zipper: 50 cm

Gauge: 14 sts and 16 rows on larger needles in stockinette st = 10 x 10 cm

Pattern: Knit in stockinette st with double strands (one strand of each color) as follows:
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 04
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 07
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 05
6 cm color no. 05/color no. 04
6 cm color no. 05/color no. 07
6 cm color no. 05/color no. 06
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 09
6 cm color no. 04/color no. 06
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 08
6 cm color no. 06/color no. 07

Garter Stitch, when knitting flat: Knit all sts, all rows.
Garter Stitch, when knitting in the round: *Rnd 1, knit. Rnd 2, purl *. Repeat from * - *.

NOTE: If you wish buttons instead of a zipper, follow the instructions below:
Body: Cast on 2 sts more at each side (center front) - which are knit in garter st. When binding
off for armholes there are then 2 more sts on each front piece. When binding off for the neck add
2 more sts to the first bind-off.
When the work measures 1 cm, 11 cm, 21 cm, 31 cm, 41 cm and 51 cm bind off for buttonholes
on the right front as follows: Bind off the 3rd and 4th sts and cast on 2 new sts over the bound-
off sts on the next row.
Pick up the collar from the center of the buttonband.

Body: Cast on 154 (166-174) sts on smaller circular needles with 1 strand brown and 1 strand
orange and knit 2 rows garter st. Change to larger circular needles and knit Pattern, keeping the
3 sts at each center front edge in garter st. When the work measures 36 (36-35) cm, knit the
next row as follows: 39 (42-44) sts for the front, bind off 2 sts for armhole, 72 (78-82) sts for the
back, bind off 2 sts for armhole, 39 (42-44) sts for the front. Knit the rest of each part separately.

Right Front: = 39 (42-44) sts. Bind off 2 sts at side for armhole every other row 1 (1-2) times,
then dec 1 st 1 (3-2) times = 36 (37-38) sts. When the work measures 52 cm bind off at neck
edge every other row: 7 (8-8) sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times, 1 st 2 times. Bind off all sts when the
work measures 61 cm.

Left Front: As right but bind off's and dec opposite sides.

Back: = 72 (78-82) sts. Bind off for armholes as on the fronts = 66 (68-70) sts. When work
measures 59 cm, bind off the center 16 (18-18) sts for the neck. Then bind off 2 sts at each neck
edge on the next row. Bind off all sts when the work measures 61 cm.

Sleeves: Cast on 34 (36-36) sts on smaller double pointed needles with 1 strand brown and 1
strand orange; join and place a marker at the join. Knit 2 rows garter st. Change to larger double
pointed needles and knit Pattern to finished dimensions. When the work measures 5 cm, inc 1 st
each side of marker every 3rd row 18 (17-18) times = 70 (70-72) sts. When the work measures
45 (44-44) cm, bind off 1 st each side of marker and knit the rest back and forth on the needles.
Shape sleeve caps: bind off at each side every other row: 6 (5-4) sts 4 (5-6) times, bind off all
sts. The work measures approx. 51 (51-52) cm.

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams. Pick up approx. 55-60 sts around the neck and over the button
bands from the wrong side on smaller double pointed needles with 1 strand orange and 1 strand
olive and knit garter st for 11 cm , increasing 1 st every 6th row (work the inc 1 st in from the
edge at each side). Sew on the sleeves and zipper.

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