24-02-2025, 21:34 Tam's Beauty - DROPS Top in Safran and Glitter - Free pattern by DROPS Design
Tam's Beauty
DROPS Top in Safran and Glitter
DROPS 89-21
Finished measurements:
Bust: 78-88-96-106-114-122 cm
Hem: 72-82-90-100-108-118 cm
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Materials:
DROPS SAFRAN from Garnstudio
300-300-350-400-400-450 gr no 01, light pink
and use:
DROPS GLITTER from Garnstudio
2 spools (for all sizes) no 04, light pink
DROPS 3.5 mm needles, or size needed to obtain correct gauge.
DROPS 3 mm short circular needles or double-pointed needles (for the neck edge), or size
needed to obtain correct tension.
Tension: 2 repeats wide (24 sts) and 30 rows in Pattern = approx. 9 x 10 cm.
Pattern: The pattern is showing all rows seen from the right side.
Front: Cast on 98-110-122-134-146-158 sts around 2 needles with 1 strand Safran + 1
strand Glitter (2 strands), pull out one needle and knit 2 rows garter st (1st row = right side).
Then knit Pattern 1, keeping 1 edge st at each side in garter st.
When the piece measures 10 cm inc 1 st at each side every 5 cm a total of 5 times = 108-
120-132-144-156-168 sts – knit the increased sts in stockinette st. When the piece measures
36-37-38-39-40-41 cm cast off for armhole at each side every other row: 3 sts 1-1-2-2-3-3
times, 2 sts 0-2-3-3-4-6 times and 1 st 2-4-5-5-6-8 times = 98-98-98-110-110-110 sts – be
sure the number of sts is correct for Pattern.
Continue in Pattern, keeping 1 edge st at each side in garter st. When the piece measures 45-
47-48-50-52-53 cm to dec 6-6-6-8-8-8 sts evenly distributed over the center 24-24-24-34-
34-34 sts (knit the remaining sts as before). On the next row cast off the center 24-24-24-
34-34-34 sts for the neck. Then cast off at each neck edge every other row: 2 sts 2 times
and 1 st 4 times = 26 sts remain on each shoulder. Continue in Pattern, keeping 1 edge st at
each side in garter st. When the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm dec 4 sts evenly
distributed on each shoulder, and on the next row cast off all sts.
Back: Cast on and knit the same as the front.
Cast off for armhole as on front. When the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62 cm dec 6-6-6-8-
8-8 sts evenly distributed over the center 36-36-36-46-46-46 sts. On the next row cast off
the center 36-36-36-46-46-46 sts for the neck. Dec 1 st at each neck edge every other row 2
times = 26 sts remain on each shoulder. When the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm
dec 4 sts evenly distributed on each shoulder, and on the next row cast off all sts.
Sleeve: Cast on 74-74-86-86-98-98 sts around 2 needles with 1 strand Safran + 1 strand
Glitter (2 strands). Pull out one needle and knit 2 rows garter st (1st row = right side). Knit
Pattern, keeping 1 edge st at each side in garter st.
When the piece measures 2 cm inc 1 st at each side every 2.5-1.5-2-1.5-2-1 cm a total of 6-
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10-8-10-7-11 times = 86-94-102-106-112-120 sts.
When the piece measures 19-19-19-18-17-17 cm cast off for sleeve cap at each side every
other row: 4 sts 1 time, 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 3-3-3-4-4-5 times and 1 st 1-2-3-4-5-6 times.
Then cast off 2 sts at each side until the piece measures 25-26-27-27-27-28 cm, then cast off
3 sts 1 time at each side. Then dec 7-7-9-9-12-12 sts evenly distributed over the remaining
sts, and on the next row cast off all sts. The piece measures approx. 26-27-28-28-28-29 cm.
Assembly: Sew shoulder seams.
Neckband: Pick up approx. 100-126 sts around the neck on short circular needles with 1
strand Safran + 1 strand Glitter (2 strands). Join and P 1 row, K 1 row, and P 1 row, then K
and cast off all sts on the next row. Sew in sleeves using edge sts as seam allowance. Sew
sleeve and side seams using edge sts as a seam allowance.
Diagram explanations
= K from RS, P from WS
= Work 2 sts in this st as follows: K1 but leave st on left needle, K1 in back of loop and
slip st off left needle
= K2 tog
= slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso
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