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d-Silk. The piece is worked with lace pattern and ¾-length …

Spring Hive by DROPS Design

Knitted sweater in DROPS Baby Alpaca Silk and
DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked with lace
pattern and ¾-length sleeves in stockinette stitch
and with garter stitch edges. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS Design: Pattern no bs-163

Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL
DROPS 223-26
Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 92-100-108-116-128-140 cm = 36
1/4"-39 3/8"-42 1/2"-45 3/4"-50 3/8"-55"
Full length: 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm = 17 1/4"-18"-19"-19
3/4"-20 1/2"-21 1/4"
All measurements in charts are in cm.

MATERIALS:
DROPS BABY ALPACA SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to the
group A)
250-300-300-350-350-400 g color 2110, light yellow
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-125-125-150-150-175 g color 29, vanilla

KNITTING GAUGE:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stockinette
stitch and 1 strand of each quality = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM = US 8: Length 60 cm =
24” or 80 cm = 32” for stockinette stitch and lace pattern.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM = US 6: Length 60 cm =
24” or 80 cm = 32” for garter stitch.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm

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= 4”, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on
10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle size.

DROPS MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTONS, Loop (white) NO 524: 3

items in all sizes.

Knitting tension – See how to measure it and why here

Alternative Yarn – See how to change yarns here
Yarn Groups A to F – Use the same pattern and change the yarn
here
Yarn usage using an alternative yarn – Use our yarn converter
here
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Yarn prices (per 16.05.2021)

Yarn (weight) Content United States
DROPS BabyAlpaca Silk uni colour (50g) 70% Alpaca, 30% Silk 6.80 USD
DROPS Kid-Silk uni colour (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 5.80 USD
DROPS Kid-Silk long print (25g) 75% Mohair, 25% Silk 5.80 USD

You can get the yarn to make this pattern from 57.20$*.

(*) 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 223-26

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):

Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

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

INCREASE TIP-1 (for each side of the front and back pieces and for the sleeves):
All increases are worked from the right side!
Increase 1 stitch on the inside of the 1 edge stitch by making 1 yarn over. On the next row work the
yarn over twisted to avoid a hole. Then work the new stitch into A.1/A.2 on the front and back piece

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and in stockinette stitch on the sleeves.

DECREASE TIP (for each side of the front and back pieces):
All decreases are worked from the right side!
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS AFTER THE 1 EDGE STITCH:
Slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS BEFORE THE 1 EDGE STITCH:
Work until there are 2 stitches left before the edge stitch and knit these 2 stitches together.

MEASURING TIP:
It is important that the measurements are taken when the piece lays at. The structure may tighten
the piece in height - pull slightly when measuring, and make sure the front and the back piece are
the same size.

INCREASE TIP-2 (evenly spaced):

To work out how to increase evenly, count the total number of stitches on the needle (e.g. 42
stitches) minus the edge stitches (e.g. 2 stitches) and divide the remaining stitches by the number of
increases to be made (e.g. 8) = 5.
In this example, increase by making 1 yarn over after each 5th stitch. On the next row work the yarn
overs twisted to avoid holes.

BINDING-OFF TIP:
To avoid the bind-off edge being tight you can bind off with a larger size needle. If the edge is still
tight, make 1 yarn over after approx. each 4th stitch at the same time as binding off; the yarn overs
are bind off as normal stitches.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SWEATER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The piece is worked in sections, back and forth. The front and back pieces are worked diagonally,
from corner to corner. The sleeves are worked bottom up. The piece is sewn together, then edges
are worked in garter stitch on the one shoulder, around the neck and at the bottom of the body.

FRONT PIECE:
The front piece is worked from the bottom left corner to the top right corner, seen from the right
side.
Cast on 3 stitches with circular needle size 5 MM = US 8 and 1 strand of each quality (= 2 strands).
The rst row is worked as follows from the right side: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read
description above, increase 1 stitch – read INCREASE TIP-1, work A.1 (= 1 stitch), increase 1 stitch
and nish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue this pattern and increase on each side every 2nd row (every row from the right side).

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When A.1 has been completed in height (there are now 7 stitches on the row), work the next row as
follows from the right side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, increase 1 stitch as before, work A.2A (= 1
stitch), A.2B (= 2 stitches), A.2C (= 2 stitches), increase 1 stitch and nish with 1 edge stitch in garter
stitch. Continue this pattern and continue increasing on each side. A.2 is repeated in height; each
time A.2 has been completed, there is room for 9 more repeats of A.2B between A.2A and A.2C.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
Continue working until the piece measures 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm = 17 1/4"-18"-19"-19 3/4"-20
1/2"-21 1/4" along the edges (do not measure in the knitting direction) – read MEASURING TIP.
Insert 1 marker in each side.
Continue increasing as before at the beginning of each row from the right side, but now decrease at
the end of each row from the right side (number of stitches remains the same) - read DECREASE
TIP. Increase and decrease like this until the piece measures 2-4-6-8-12-16 cm = 3/4"-1 1/2"-2
3/8"-3 1/8"-4 3/4"-6 1/4" from the markers in the sides.
Then decrease 1 stitch on each side, inside both edge stitches. Decrease like this every 2nd row
(each row from the right side) until there are 3 stitches left. Knit these 3 stitches together. Cut the
strand and pull it through the last stitch. The front piece measures approx. 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm =
17 1/4"-18"-19"-19 3/4"-20 1/2"-21 1/4" along the shortest sides (= length of sweater) and 46-50-
54-58-64-70 cm = 18"-19 3/4"-21 1/4"-22 3/4"-25 1/4"-27 1/2" along the longest sides (= width of
sweater). An edge of 4 cm = 1 1/2" will be worked on the front and back pieces to nish and comes
in addition to the 44-46-48-50-52-54 cm = 17 1/4"-18"-19"-19 3/4"-20 1/2"-21 1/4" in length.

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

SLEEVES:
Cast on 42-44-46-48-50-52 stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular needle size
4 MM = US 6 and 1 strand of each quality (= 2 strands). Work garter stitch back and forth for 4 cm =
1 1/2". Change to circular needle size 5 MM = US 8. Work stockinette stitch with 1 edge stitch in
garter stitch on each side – AT THE SAME TIME, on the rst row from the right side, increase 10-
14-18-18-22-26 stitches evenly spaced – read INCREASE TIP-2 = 52-58-64-66-72-78 stitches.
When the piece measures 6 cm = 2 3/8" in all sizes, increase 1 stitch on each side – read INCREASE
TIP-1. Increase like this every 1½ cm = 1/2" a total of 23-22-21-21-20-19 times on each side = 98-
102-106-108-112-116 stitches.
Continue working until the sleeve measures 40-39-38-38-36-34 cm = 15 3/4"-15 1/4"-15"-15"-14
1/4"-13 3/8" (shorter measurements in larger sizes due to broader shoulders). Now bind off 16-16-
16-18-18-18 stitches at the beginning of each row a total of 2 times on each side = 34-38-42-36-
40-44 stitches left. Bind off – read BINDING-OFF TIP! The sleeve measures approx. 42-41-40-40-
38-36 cm = 16 1/2" -16 1/8"-15 3/4"-15 3/4"-15"-14 1/4" from the top down. Work the other sleeve
in the same way.

ASSEMBLY-1:
Lay the front and back pieces together. Mark a neck of approx. 24-26-26-28-28-30 cm = 9 1/2"-10
1/4"-10 1/4"-11"-11"-11 3/4". There will be 11-12-14-15-18-20 cm = 4 3/8"-4 3/4"-5 1/2"-6"-7"-8"
left on each side for the shoulders.
Sew one shoulder inside the 1 edge stitch – sew from the marker on the neck out to the side.

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BUTTON BAND ON SHOULDER:

Work a garter stitch edge along the other shoulder, both on the front and back pieces for the
button-bands as follows:
Start on the front piece and knit up from the right side, inside the 1 edge stitch, 20-22-26-26-32-36
stitches along the shoulder with circular needle size 4 MM = US 6 and 1 strand of each quality. Knit
1 row from the wrong side. Knit 1 row from the right side where you work 2 buttonholes evenly
spaced. 1 BUTTONHOLE = Bind off 2 stitches and cast on 2 stitches over these stitches on the next
row. Knit 1 row from the wrong side. Bind off with knit from the right side.
Work a similar edge on the back piece, but without buttonholes.

NECK:
Start from the right side on the shoulder and knit up inside the 1 edge stitch 90 to 112 stitches
around the neck and along the edge of the button bands, with circular needle size 4 MM = US 6 and
1 strand of each quality. Work garter stitch back and forth for 2 cm = 3/4", but after ½ cm = 1/8",
work 1 buttonhole when there are 4 stitches left on the row from the right side. When the neck is
nished bind off with knit from the right side – read BINDING-OFF TIP!
Sew on the buttons.

EDGE AT BOTTOM OF SWEATER:

Start on the front piece and knit up from the right side inside the 1 edge stitch 86-94-102-110-122-
132s stitches along the bottom edge with circular needle size 4 MM = US 6 and 1 strand of each
quality. Work garter stitch back and forth for 4 cm = 1 1/2". Bind off with knit from the right side –
remember BINDING-OFF TIP!
Work a similar edge along the back piece.

ASSEMBLY-2:
Insert 1 marker 29-30-31-32-33-34 cm = 11 3/8"-11 3/4"-12 1/4"-12 1/2"-13"-13 3/8" down from
the shoulder on each side of the front and back pieces; they mark the armholes. Sew the sleeves into
the marked armholes – sew inside the 1 edge stitch and make sure the seam is not tight.
Sew the sleeve and side seams in one go, inside the 1 edge stitch – start at the bottom of the sleeve,
work up the sleeve and then down the side, stopping at the garter stitch edge at the bottom of the
sweater, leaving a small split.
The sweater measures approx. 48-50-52-54-56-58 cm = 19"-19 3/4"-20 1/2"-21 1/4"-22"-22 3/4"
from the shoulder down.

Diagram explanations
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= purl from right side, knit from wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; on the next row purl the yarn over to leave a hole
= knit 2 stitches twisted together
= knitting direction

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Diagram for DROPS 223-26

Diagram for DROPS 223-26

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