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" - The perfectly classic extra layer!" Kn itted DRO PS jac ket with lac e patter n an d s h awl c o llar in L im a. Size: S - X X X L . DROPS 153-3 DROPS design: Pattern no li-048 Yarn group B ---------------------------------------------------------Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL Materials: DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio 550-600-650-700-800-850 g colour no 8465, medium grey DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 5 mm - or size needed to get 19 sts x 25 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm. DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 4 mm for edge in garter st. DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTON w/HOLES, NO 522: 2 pieces for all sizes
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Yarn type LIMA UNI COLOUR (50g) LIMA MIX (50g) DROPS Needles & Hooks U.K. 2.00 GBP 2.00 GBP from 1.00 GBP Ireland 2.25 EUR 2.25 EUR from 1.30 EUR

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DROPS 152-155 are now available in the stores for 1 per catalogue no yarn purchase required! The catalogues are printed in a limited edition, so visit your local DROPS store today! Fin d th e DRO PS Spr in g & Su m m er 2014 C o llec tio n h er e! The DROPS knitting and crochet experts are also working full time making new tutorial videos for this new collection! The videos show how to work the techniques used on the patterns. You will find the videos related to each pattern in the Videos tab, to the right of the picture. - DROPS xtra xtra low prices, and your quality guarantee

Do you need help? Take a look at our video tutorials at www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/video.php Bind/cast off from RS Bind/cast off from wrong side (WS) Buttonhole - smaller Cast on new sts at side of work Circular needle - back and forth in stockinette Decrease - sl1, K1, psso Decrease K2tog (knit 2 together) Garter on a few sts (back and forth)

Garter stitch Increase with yo (yarn over) Knit (K) - continental Knit (K) - US/UK method Marking thread (MT) Move stitches from a thread back onto needles Purl (P) - continental Purl (P) - Norwegian method Purl (P) - US/UK method Put stitches on a thread all at the same time Short rows in garter st - basic Short rows in garter st - with wrap Shoulder seam Stockinette/stocking stitch yo (yarn over) GARTER ST (back and forth on needle): K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K. MEASURING TIP: Measure when piece is held up on needle horizontally, it is important not to stretch the piece when measuring. PATTERN: Row 1 (= WS): K all sts. Row 2 (= RS): K all sts. Row 3 (from WS): * K 2 tog, 1 YO *, repeat from *-*. Row 4 (= RS): K all sts. Row 5 (= WS): K all sts. Work 7-7-7-8-8-8 cm in stocking st. Adjust so that next row is from WS. Repeat this pattern. DECREASE TIP: Dec 1 st before 1st and 3rd marker as follows: K 2 tog. Dec 1 st after 2nd and 4th marker as follows: Slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso. BUTTONHOLES: Dec for buttonholes on right band. 2 buttonholes = K tog third and fourth st from edge and make 1 YO, and K tog third and fourth last band st and make 1 YO. Dec for buttonholes when piece measures: SIZE S: 28 cm SIZE M: 29 cm SIZE L: 30 cm SIZE XL: 30 cm SIZE XXL: 31 cm SIZE XXXL: 32 cm ---------------------------------------------------------BODY: Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 204-220-240-256-284-308 sts (incl 18-18-20-20-22-22 band sts in each side) on circular needle size 4 mm with Lima. Work 7 ridges in GARTER ST - see explanation above. Switch to circular needle size 5 mm. Continue in stocking st but work 18-18-20-20-22-22 sts in each side in garter st (= bands). When piece measures 8 cm - read MEASURING TIP above, insert 4 markers in the piece from RS as follows: Work 18-18-20-20-22-22 sts in garter st (= band sts), 41-45-49-53-59-65 sts in stocking st, insert 1st marker, 2 sts in stocking st, insert 2nd marker, work 82-90-98-106-118-130 sts in stocking st, insert 3rd marker, 2 sts in stocking st, insert 4th marker, 41-45-49-53-59-65 sts in stocking st, finish with 18-18-20-20-2222 sts in garter st (= band sts). On next row from RS, dec 1 st at every marker Read DECREASE TIP (= 4 sts dec). Repeat dec every 5-5-6-6-4-4 cm 3-3-3-3-5-5 more times (4-4-4-4-6-6 times in total) = 188-204224-240-260-284 sts remain on needle. Work in stocking st until piece measures 28-29-30-30-31-32 cm - remember MEASURING TIP. Work PATTERN see explanation above but work 18-18-20-20-22-22 sts in each side in garter st on all rows (= bands) AT THE SAME TIME work BUTTONHOLES - see explanation above. When piece measures 31-32-33-33-34-35 cm, slip the first 56-60-66-70-76-82 sts and the last 56-6066-70-76-82 sts on stitch holders for front piece = 76-84-92-100-108-120 sts remain on needle for back

piece. BACK PIECE: = 76-84-92-100-108-120 sts. Continue with pattern, AT THE SAME TIME cast on 30 sts for sleeves at the end of the next two rows = 136-144-152-160-168-180 sts. Continue with pattern, but work the outermost 8 sts in each side in garter st AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm, cast off for diagonal shoulder from edge of sleeve at beg of every row as follows: Cast off 19-19-18-18-17-19 sts 1 time, then cast off 10-11-12-13-14-15 sts 4 times in total AT THE SAME TIME cast off for neck when piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm as follows: Cast off the middle 18-18-20-20-22-22 sts for neck. When all sts have been cast off, piece measures 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm. RIGHT FRONT PIECE: = 56-60-66-70-76-82 sts. Work band and pattern as before and at the end of next row from RS cast on 30 new sts for sleeve = 86-90-96-100-106-112 sts. Then work pattern but work 18-18-20-20-22-22 sts towards mid front and the 8 outermost sts on sleeve in garter st AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 33-34-35-36-37-38 cm, inc 1 st inside 1 edge st in band, repeat inc every 6th row 3 more times (= 4 times in total) = 90-94-100-104-110-116 sts (= 22-22-24-24-26-26 band sts in garter st on all rows). When piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm, cast off for diagonal shoulder on every row from edge of sleeve as follows (i.e. at beg of every row from WS): Cast off 19-19-18-18-17-19 sts 1 time, then cast off 10-1112-13-14-15 sts 4 times in total = 31-31-34-34-37-37 sts remain on needle for collar. Work in garter st over these sts with short rows, beg from RS: * 2 rows back and forth over the first 23-2326-26-29-29 sts, 2 rows over all sts *, repeat from *-* until piece measures 6-6-7-7-8-8 cm on the shortest. Cast off. LEFT FRONT PIECE: Work as right but reversed. ASSEMBLY: Sew shoulder/overarm seams and underarm seams. Sew the collar tog mid back and sew it to the neckline at the back. Sew on buttons.

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