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DROPS 150-50
DROPS 150-50

by DROPS Design

Kn itted DRO PS po n c h o with h o o d in A lpac a Bo u c l.

DROPS design: Pattern no ab-040 Yarn group C ---------------------------------------------------------Size: S/M - M/L - XL/XXL Finished measurements: Bust: 90-100-110 cm / 35"-39"-43" Full length: 59-62-65 cm / 23 1/4"-24"-25" Materials: DROPS ALPACA BOUCL from Garnstudio 250-250-300 g color no 5110, light gray And use: DROPS PUDDEL from Garnstudio 200-200-200 g color no 01, off white DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 and 80 cm / 16'' and 32'') SIZE 5 mm/US 8 or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stockinette st with 1 strand of Alpaca Boucl = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''. DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 cm / X'' / 24'') size 7 mm/US 10.75 - or size needed to get 10 sts x 14 rows in stockinette st with 1 strand Puddel = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''. DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 6 mm / J/10 - for crochet edge.
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Prices as of 24.06.2013:
Yarn type DROPS ALPACA BOUCL UNI COLOUR (50g) DROPS ALPACA BOUCL MIX (50g) DROPS PUDDEL UNI COLOUR (50g) DROPS Needles & Hooks Max price 4.95 USD 4.95 USD 7.65 USD from 1.90 USD

New DROPS collection online!

Now all patterns for the DROPS Fall & Winter 2013/14 collection have been selected and the DROPS team is working full time proofreading and translating, so the patterns will be published online as soon as they are ready! Thanks for all your comments, votes and name suggestions, they have weighed heavily in the selection of which designs will make it into the new catalogs. See if your favorites made it into the collection! Did you know that our skilled, international knitting and crochet experts follow up on all patterns with useful instructional videos and are constantly developing new ones specially tailored for each pattern? You will find a tab with the Videos in the menu under the title of each pattern. Do you need help? Take a look at our video tutorials at www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/video.php
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Bind/cast off from RS Cast on - continental method Chain stitch (ch) Crochet border Decrease - sl1, K1, psso Decrease K2tog (knit 2 together) Edge stitches in garter Garter on a few sts (back and forth) Garter stitch Knit (K) - continental Knit (K) - US/UK method Marking thread (MT) Purl (P) - continental Purl (P) - Norwegian method Purl (P) - US/UK method Shoulder seam Single crochet, sc (US) / Double crochet , dc (UK) Slip stitch (sl st) GARTER ST (in the round on circular needle): * K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*. 1 ridge = 2 rounds. GARTER ST (back and forth on needle): K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K. DECREASE TIP: Dec 1 st as follows: 2 sts before marker: Slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso. After marker: K 2 tog. MEASURING TIP: Place piece flat when measuring. ---------------------------------------------------------PONCHO: Work front and back piece separately back and forth on circular needle until after vent in the sides. FRONT PIECE: Cast on 136-144-153 sts on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 with 2 strands Alpaca Boucl. Switch to 1 strand and work 1 RIDGE in garter st - see explanation above - back and forth on circular needle. Continue in stockinette st back and forth but work 1 st in each side in garter st. REMEMBER THE GAUGE! When piece measures 15 cm / 6'', put piece aside. BACK PIECE: Cast on and work as front piece. BODY: Slip front and back piece on to same circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 = 272-288-306 sts. Insert 1 marker in each side in the transitions between back piece and front piece and in the middle on back piece and front piece (= approx. 68-72-76 sts between each marker). Continue in stockinette st over all sts while AT THE SAME TIME dec on each side of markers in each side and mid front and mid back (i.e. 8 sts dec per dec) - see DECREASE TIP: Dec every 2 cm / 3/4'' 14-15-16 times, then dec every cm / " 6-7-8 times = 112-112-114 sts. Switch to a shorter circular needle when no of sts are too few to go around the long circular needle. When piece measures 49-52-55 cm / 19 1/4"-20"-21", dec 14 sts evenly (= 98-98-100 sts), repeat dec when piece measures 54-57-60 cm / 21 1/4"-22"-23" = 84-84-86 sts remain. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 59-62-65 cm / 23 1/4"-24"-25" - see MEASURING TIP above. HOOD: Switch to 1 strand Puddel and circular needle size 7 mm / US 10.75. K1 round and AT THE SAME TIME dec 11-4-0 sts evenly = 73-80-86 sts. P1 round. Then divide the piece as follows: bind off the middle 3 sts mid front = 70-77-83 sts. Now work piece back and forth. Work in stockinette st with 6 sts in garter st in each side until hood measures 35-36-37 cm / 13 3/4"-14 1/4"-14". K2 rows on all sts. Bind off.
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ASSEMBLY: Place the hood double and sew it tog at the top. CROCHET EDGE: Work an edge with hook size 6 mm / J/10 with Puddel at the bottom of poncho and up in the vent in both sides. Work, * 1 sc, ch 1, skip approx. 1 cm / '' *, repeat from *-*, finish with 1 sl st in 1st sc. DRO PS Max Pr ic es - Y o u r g u ar an tee o f a g r eat pu r c h as e! We know that you invest a lot of time and effort in your knitting projects. When you choose to use our patterns, it is therefore a pleasure for us to provide you with affordable quality yarn that ensures a great result. As Northern Europe's largest brand of hand knitting yarns and designs, we have unique opportunities to work with the very best raw materials and make savings that benefit you. That's why you can buy DROPS yarn 20-30% cheaper than similar products! DRO PS SU PERSTO RE Nordic Mart

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