Doves Bay Top
Knitted top in DROPS Cotton Light. Piece knitted with lace pattern and cables. Size: S
- XXXL
DROPS 221-10
DROPS design: Pattern cl-112
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL
Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 76-84-92-104-116-126 cm = 29½"-33"-36¼"-41"-45¾"-49½"
Full length: 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm = 14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼"-18"
All measurements in charts are in cm.
MATERIALS:
DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
250-300-300-350-350-400 g color 02, white
KNITTING GAUGE:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows vertically in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm = 4" x 4".
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM = US 6: Length 60 = 24" or 80 cm = 32" for stockinette
stitch and pattern.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM = US 2.5: Length 40 = 16" and 60 = 24" or 80 cm = 32"
for edges.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE: For cables.
Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm = 4" switch to a larger
needle size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm = 4" switch to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.
PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 to A.4. Choose diagram for your size (applies to A.2). Diagrams show all rows
in pattern seen from the right side.
INCREASE TIP:
Increase inside 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. All increases are done from the right side.
Increase 1 stitch by making 1 yarn over, on next row work yarn over twisted to avoid holes.
Work the new stitches in A.1, A.3, A.4 as far as you can out towards each side - work stitches
that do not fit the pattern in stockinette stitch.
DECREASE TIP (applies to armholes):
Decrease inside 3 edge stitches in garter stitch. All decreases are done from the right side!
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS AFTER 3 EDGE STITCHES IN GARTER STITCH:
Slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked.
DECREASE AS FOLLOWS BEFORE 3 EDGE STITCHES IN GARTER STITCH:
Work until 2 stitches remain before the 3 edge stitches, knit these 2 together.
BIND-OFF TIP:
To avoid a tight bind-off edge you may use a larger needle size. If this also is too tight, work a 1
yarn over after approx. every 6th stitch while binding off (bind off yarn overs as regular
stitches).
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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TOP - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work front and back piece back and forth on circular needle separately. Sew piece together on
the shoulders and in the sides. Work a neck edge in rib at the end.
FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 91-101-109-117-129-141 stitches (including 1 edge stitch in each side) on circular
needle size 3 MM = US 2.5 with Cotton Light. NOTE: More stitches are cast on on front piece
than on back piece because the front piece will contract due to cables.
Purl 1 row (= wrong side).
Work next row as follows from right side: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read explanation
above, * knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-* until 2 stitches remain, knit 1, and finish with 1 edge
stitch in garter stitch. Continue rib back and forth for 2 cm = ¾" – finish after a row from wrong
side.
Switch to circular needle size 4 MM = US 6. Work 2 rows in stockinette stitch with 1 edge stitch
in garter stitch in each side.
Then work as follows (1st row = right side): 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work 2-1-5-5-5-5
stitches in stockinette stitch, work A.1 over the next 18-24-24-24-30-36 stitches (= 3-4-4-4-5-6
repetitions of 6 stitches), work A.2 (= 49-49-49-57-57-57 stitches), work A.3 over the next 18-
24-24-24-30-36 stitches (= 3-4-4-4-5-6 repetitions of 6 stitches), work 2-1-5-5-5-5 stitches in
stockinette stitch, and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue pattern back and forth like this. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
When piece measures 4-4-4-5-5-5 cm = 1½"-1½"-1½"-2"-2"-2", increase 1 stitch in each side –
read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 3½-4-4-4½-4½-4½ cm =
3⅛"-1½"-1½"-4⅛"-4⅛"-4⅛" 4 times in total in each side = 99-109-117-125-137-149 stitches.
When piece measures 17-18-19-20-21-22 cm = 6¾"-7"-7½"-8"-8¼"-8¾", work 2 ridges over
the outermost 6-6-7-9-11-13 stitches in each side (work first row from right side and the other
stitches as before).
After the 2 ridges bind off 3-3-4-6-8-10 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows for armhole
= 93-103-109-113-121-129 stitches remain.
Continue pattern back and forth as before with 3 edge stitches in garter stitch in each side
towards armholes.
AT THE SAME TIME on next row from right side decrease 1 stitch in each side for armholes -
read DECREAE TIP. Decrease for armholes like this on every other row (i.e. every row from right
side) 3-7-9-10-12-14 times in total in each side = 87-89-91-93-97-101 stitches.
When piece measures 30-32-33-35-36-38 cm = 11¾"-12½"-13"-13¾"-14¼"-15", decrease 4
stitches mid front by knitting the 2 cables mid front together 2 by 2 = 83-85-87-89-93-97
stitches.
Then slip the middle 15-15-15-17-19-21 stitches on a stitch holder for neck and finish each
shoulder separately.
Continue as before and bind off for neck at the beginning of every row from neck as follows:
Bind off 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 2 times, and 1 stitch 3 times = 24-25-26-26-27-28 stitches
remain on shoulder. Work until 2 rows remain before piece measures 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm =
14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼"-18". Knit 1 row from right side while decreasing 3-3-3-1-1-1
stitches evenly over cable towards the neck = 21-22-23-25-26-27 stitches remain on needle.
Knit 1 row from wrong side. Bind off knitting from right side.
Work the other shoulder the same way. Front piece measures approx. 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm =
14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼"-18" from shoulder and down.
BACK PIECE:
Cast on 81-91-99-111-123-135 stitches (including 1 edge stitch in each side) on circular needle
size 3 MM = US 2.5 with Cotton Light. Purl 1 row (= wrong side).
Work next row as follows from right side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * knit 1, purl 1 *, repeat
from *-* until 2 stitches remain on needle, knit 1, and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue rib back and forth for 2 cm = ¾" – finish after a row from wrong side.
Switch to circular needle size 4 MM = US 6. Work 2 rows in stockinette stitch with 1 edge stitch
in garter stitch in each side.
Then work as follows (1st row = right side): 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work 2-1-5-5-5-5
stitches in stockinette stitch, work A.1 until 6-5-9-9-9-9 stitches remain on row (= 12-14-14-16-
18-20 repetitions of 6 stitches), work A.4 (= 3 stitches) and finish with 2-1-5-5-5-5 stitches in
stockinette stitch, and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
Continue pattern back and forth like this.
When piece measures 4-4-4-5-5-5 cm = 1½"-1½"-1½"-2"-2"-2", increase 1 stitch in each side –
read INCREASE TIP. Increase like this every 3½-4-4-4½-4½-4½ cm =
3⅛"-1½"-1½"-4⅛"-4⅛"-4⅛" 4 times in total in each side = 89-99-107-119-131-143 stitches.
When piece measures 17-18-19-20-21-22 cm = 6¾"-7"-7½"-8"-8¼"-8¾", work 2 ridges over
the outermost 6-6-7-9-11-13 stitches in each side (work first row from right side and the other
stitches as before).
After the 2 ridges bind off 3-3-4-6-8-10 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows for armhole
= 83-93-99-107-115-123 stitches remain.
Continue pattern back and forth as before with 3 edge stitches in garter stitch in each side
towards armholes.
AT THE SAME TIME on next row from right side decrease 1 stitch in each side for armholes -
read DECREASE TIP. Decrease for armholes like this on every other row 3-7-9-10-12-14 times in
total in each side = 77-79-81-87-91-95 stitches.
When piece measures 34-36-38-40-42-44 cm = 13⅜"-14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼", bind off the
middle 31-31-31-33-35-37 stitches for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Then work as
before and bind off 2 stitches on next row from the neck = 21-22-23-25-26-27 stitches remain
on shoulder. Work until 2 rows remain before piece measures 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm =
14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼"-18". Knit 1 row from right side and knit 1 row from wrong side.
Bind off knitting from right side. Work the other shoulder the same way. Back piece measures
approx. 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm = 14¼"-15"-15¾"-16½"-17¼"-18" from shoulder and down.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams inside bind-off edge. Sew side seams inside 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
NECK EDGE:
Begin by one shoulder and pick up from right side approx. 84 to 100 stitches around the neck
(including stitches on stitch holders at the front) on circular needle size 3 MM = US 2.5 with
Cotton Light.
Work rib in the round = knit 1/purl 1 for 2 cm = ¾". Bind off with knit over knit and purl over
purl - read BIND-OFF TIP.
Diagram explanations
= knit from the right side, purl from the wrong side
= purl from the right side, knit from the wrong side
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over
= knit 2 together
= slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked
= slip 2 stitches on cable needle behind piece, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle
= slip 2 stitches on cable needle in front of piece, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle
= Bobble: Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 in same stitch (= 3 stitches in bobble, i.e. 2 stitches
increased). Work 3 rows in stockinette stitch back and forth over these 3 stitches. On
next row (right side) knit 3 stitches together (= 2 stitches decreased)
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