DROPS top with lace pattern in “Muskat”. ~ DROPS Design

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Knitting tension: 21 sts x 28 rows on needles size 4 mm in stocking sts = 10 x 10 cm.

Garter sts, on circular needle: K 1 round, P 1 round

Pattern: See diagrams M.1 and M.2. The diagram is seen from the RS.

Wavy border:
1st round: * K2, slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, psso, K2, P3*, repeat from *-*
2nd round: K over K and P over P
3rd round: *K1, slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, psso, K1, P3*, repeat from *-*
4th row: K over K and P over P (= K3/P3)

Back and front piece:
Knitted round on circular needle. Cast on 280-310-350-390-430 sts on circular needle size 4 mm and knit 2 rows Rib, K7/P3. Continue with wavy border – see explanation above. After the border there are 168-186-210-234-258 sts on needle. Knit 1 round with K3/P3 and continue with 1 vertical repeat of M.2. Knit 1 round and then continue in reverse stocking st (purl all sts) until piece measures 9 cm. Now knit 4 rounds in garter st, at the same time adjusting no of sts to 168-184-208-232-256 on the first round. Continue with M.1. When piece measures 25-26-27-28-29 cm knit 1 repeat of M.2- at the same time adjusting no of sts back to 168-186-210-234-258 on the first round. After M.2 finish the piece in reverse stocking st (P all sts). When piece measures 32-33-34-35-36 cm knit next round as follows: 82-90-101-112-123 sts (= front piece), cast off 2-3-4-5-6 sts for armhole, 82-90-101-112-123 sts (= back piece), cast off 2-3-4-5-6 sts for armhole. Now complete each piece separately.

Back piece:
= 82-90-101-112-123 sts. Continue in reverse stocking st, at the same time dec to shape the armhole on every other row: 1 st 1-2-4-6-8 times = 80-86-93-100-107 sts. When piece measures 37-40-42-45-48 cm inc for wide shoulder each side as follows: 1 st on every 4th row a total of 8-7-5-4-2 times = 96-100-103-108-111 sts. When piece measures 48-50-52-54-56 cm cast off the middle 38-40-41-42-43 sts for neck and dec to shape the neckline on every other row: 1 st 2 times = 27-28-29-31-32 sts left on each shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 50-52-54-56-58 cm.

Front piece:
= 82-90-101-112-123 sts. Continue in reverse stocking st and dec for armhole and inc for wide shoulder as described for back piece. At the same time when piece measures 37-38-39-40-41 cm put the middle 18-20-21-22-23 sts on a thread or a stitch holder for neck and dec to shape the neckline on every other row: 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 8 times = 27-28-29-31-32 sts left on each shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 50-52-54-56-58 cm.

Assembly:
Sew shoulder seams.

Neck border:
Beg mid back and pick up approx 114 to 132 sts (divisible by 6) on double pointed needles size 4 mm round the neck (incl sts on thread or stitch holder). Knit 1 vertical repeat of M.2 and cast off.

Armhole border:
Pick up approx 78 to 96 sts (divisible by 6) on double pointed needles size 4 mm round the armhole. Knit 1 vertical repeat of M.2 and cast off. Repeat round the other armhole.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K
	=	P
	=	K3, lift the first of the 3 sts over the other 2
	=	2 yo, on the next round P 1 yo and drop the other

Diagram

DROPS number 101-23

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