Candy Stripes Sweater
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DROPS Design: Pattern as-171
Yarn group C + C or E
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SIZES:
XS - S - M - L - XL – XXL
Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 94-102-110-120-128-142 cm = 37"-40"-43⅜"-47¼"-50⅜"-55¾"
Full length: 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm = 19¾"-20½"-21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝"
All measurements in charts are in cm.
MATERIALS:
DROPS BRUSHED ALPACA SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
75-75-75-100-100-100 g color 01, off white
25-25-25-25-25-25 g color 20, pink sand
25-25-25-50-50-50 g color 13, denim blue
25-25-25-25-25-50 g color 15, light sea green
25-25-25-25-25-25 g color 19, curry
25-25-25-25-25-25 g color 18, cerise
25-25-25-25-25-25 g color 07, red
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM = US 11: Length 80 cm = 32".
KNITTING GAUGE:
11 stitches in width and 15 rows in height with stockinette stitch and 2 strands = 10 x 10 cm = 4" x 4".
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm = 4", change to a larger needle
size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm = 4", change to a smaller needle size.
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STRAND TIP:
When working with 2 strands, use the strand from both the inside and outside of the ball.
STOCKINETTE STITCH:
Knit 1 row from the right side. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Repeat these 2 rows.
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. The diagrams show the colors you will use.
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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 and bottom up, then sewn together. The whole sweater
is worked with 2 strands.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 52-56-60-66-70-78 stitches with circular needle size 8 MM = US 11 and 2 strands of color off
white DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk – read STRAND TIP.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Change to 2 strands of color denim blue and work stripes according to
A.1 in STOCKINETTE STITCH – read description above.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
When A.1 has been completed in height, work stripes in stockinette stitch according to A.2. Repeat A.2
in height. When the piece measures approx. 47-49-51-52-54-56 cm = 18½"-19¼"-20"-20½"-21¼"-22"
(finish after a complete stripe in color off white) work 2 rows of stockinette stitch with 2 strands of
color red.
Work the next row as follows: Knit 15-17-18-21-22-26, bind off the next 22-22-24-24-26-26 stitches
and knit 15-17-18-21-22-26. Finish each shoulder separately.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
Change to 2 strands of color off white. Work 2-2-2-4-4-4 rows of stockinette stitch. Bind off with knit
from the right side. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
The piece measures approx. 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm = 19¾"-20½"-21¼"-22"-22¾"-23⅝".
FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work in the same way as the back piece.
SLEEVES:
Cast on 46-48-50-54-56-58 stitches with circular needle size 8 MM = US 11 and 2 strands of color off
white.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Change to 2 strands of color denim blue. Work 2 rows of stockinette
stitch.
Now work stripes in stockinette stitch according to A.2. Repeat A.2 in height.
When the piece measures 45-44-43-41-40-38 cm = 17¾"-17¼"-17"-16⅛"-15¾"-15" (finish after a
complete stripe in color off white) work 2 rows of stockinette stitch with 2 strands of color red.
Bind off with knit from the right side.
Work 1 more sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams using 1 strand of color off white.
Insert 1 marker on each of the front and back pieces 19-20-21-22-23-24 cm = 7½"-8"-8¼"-8¾"-9"-9½"
down from the shoulder seam. Using 1 strand of color red, sew the sleeves into the body, between the 2
markers and the middle of the sleeve matching the shoulder seam.
Sew the sleeve and side seams in one go, using 1 strand of color off white and sewing in the outermost
loop of the outermost stitch.
Diagram
All measurements in charts are in cm.
= 2 strands off white
= 2 strands denim blue
= 2 strands pink sand
= 2 strands light sea green
= 2 strands curry
= 2 strands cerise
= 2 strands red