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Why is the knitting/crochet tension so important?
Knitting tension is what determines the final measurements of your work, and is usually measured per 10 x 10 cm. It is provided like so: number of stitches in width x number of rows in height - eg: 19 stitches x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
The knitting tension is very individual; some people knit/crochet loosely while others work tightly. You adjust the knitting tension with the needle size, which is why the suggested needle size is only meant as a guide! You need to adjust this (up or down) to ensure that YOUR knitting tension matches the knitting tension provided in the pattern. If you work with a different knitting tension than provided you will have a different yarn consumption, and your work will have different measurements than what the pattern suggests.
The knitting tension also determines which yarns can replace each other. As long as you achieve the same knitting tension you can replace one yarn with another.
See DROPS lesson: How to measure your tension/gauge
See DROPS video: How to make a gauge tension swatch
How do I know how many balls of yarn I need?
The required amount of yarn is provided in grams, eg: 450 g. To calculate how many balls you’ll need you first need to know how many grams are in 1 ball (25g, 50g or 100g). This information is available if you click on the individual yarn quality on our pages. Divide the amount required with the amount of each ball. For example, if each ball is 50g (the most common amount), the calculation will be as follows: 450 / 50 = 9 balls.
Can I use a different yarn than what the pattern suggests?
The important thing when changing from one yarn to another is that the knitting/crochet tension remains the same. This is so that the measurements of the finished piece will be the same as on the sketch provided. It is easier to achieve the same knitting tension using yarns from the same yarn group. It is also possible to work with multiple strands of a thinner yarn to achieve the knitting tension of a thicker one. Please try our yarn converter. We recommend you to always work a test swatch.
Please NOTE: when changing yarn the garment might have a different look and feel to the garment in the photo, due to individual properties and qualities of each yarn.
See DROPS lesson: Can I use a different yarn than the one mentioned in the pattern?
What are the yarn groups?
All our yarns are categorised into yarn groups (from A to F) according to thickness and knitting tension – group A contains the thinnest yarns and group F the thickest. This makes it easier for you to find alternative yarns to our patterns, should you wish to switch yarn. All yarns within the same group have a similar knitting tension and can easily replace each other. However, different yarn qualities have different structures and properties which will give the finished work a unique look and feel.
How do I use the yarn calculator?
At the top of all our patterns you’ll find a link to our yarn calculator, which is a helpful tool should you wish to use a different yarn than suggested. By filling in the yarn quality you wish to replace, the amount (in your size) and number of strands, the calculator will present good alternative yarns with the same knitting tension. Additionally it will tell you how much you’ll require in the new qualities and whether you’ll need to work with multiple strands. Most skeins are 50g (some are 25g or 100g).
If the pattern is worked with multiple colours, every colour will have to be calculated separately. Similarly, if the pattern is worked with several strands of different yarns (for example 1 strand Alpaca and 1 strand Kid-Silk) you will have to find alternatives for each, individually.
Why do you show discontinued yarns in the patterns?
Since different yarns have different qualities and textures we have chosen to keep the original yarn in our patterns. However, you can easily find options among our available qualities by using our yarn calculator, or simply pick a yarn from the same yarn group.
It is possible that some retailers still have discontinued yarns in stock, or that someone has a few skeins at home that they would like to find patterns for.
The yarn calculator will provide both alternative yarn as well as required amount in the new quality.
What size should I knit?
If you think it's hard to decide what size to make, it can be a good idea to measure a garment you own already and like the size of. Then you can pick the size by comparing those measures with the ones available in the pattern's size chart.
You'll find the size chart at the bottom of the pattern.
See DROPS lesson: How to read size chart
Why do I get the wrong knitting tension with the suggested needle size?
The needle size provided in the pattern serves only as a guide, the important thing is to follow the knitting tension. And since knitting tension is very individual, you will have to adjust the needle size to ensure that YOUR tension is the same as in the pattern – maybe you’ll have to adjust 1, or even 2 needle sizes, up or down to achieve the correct tension. For this, we recommend that you work test swatches.
Should you work with a different knitting tension than the one provided, the measurements of the finished garment might deviate from the measurement sketch.
See DROPS lesson: How to measure your tension/gauge
See DROPS video: How to make a tension/gauge swatch
Why is the pattern worked top-down?
Working a garment top-down provides more flexibility and room for personal adjustment. For example it is easier to try the garment on while working, as well as making adjustments to length of yoke and shoulder caps.
The instructions are carefully explaining every step, in the correct order. Diagrams are adjusted to the knitting direction and are worked as usual.
How do I work according to a knitting diagram?
The diagram depicts all rows/rounds, and every stitch seen from the right side. It is read from bottom to top, from right to left. 1 square = 1 stitch.
When working back and forth, every other row is worked from the right side and every other row is worked from the wrong side. When working from the wrong side, the diagram will have to be worked reversed: from left to right, knit stitches are purled, purl stitches are knit etc.
When working in the round every round is worked from the right side and the diagram are worked from right to left on all rounds.
See DROPS lesson: How to read knitting diagrams
How do I work according to a crochet diagram?
The diagram depicts all rows/rounds, and every stitch seen from the right side. It is worked from bottom to top, from right to left.
When working back and forth every other row is worked from the right side: from right to left and every other row is worked from the wrong side: from left to right.
When working in the round, every row in the diagram are worked from the right side, from right to left.
When working a circular diagram you start in the middle and work your way outwards, counter clockwise, row by row.
The rows usually start with a given number of chain stitches (equivalent to the height of the following stitch), this will either be depicted in the diagram or explained in the pattern.
See DROPS lesson: How to read crochet diagrams
How do I work several diagrams simultaneously on the same row/round?
Instructions for working several diagrams after each other on the same row/round, will often be written like so: “work A.1, A.2, A.3 a total of 0-0-2-3-4 times". This means you work A.1 once, then A.2 is worked once, and A.3 is repeated (in width) the number of times provided for your size – in this case like so: S = 0 times, M = 0 times, L=2 times, XL= 3 times and XXL = 4 times.
The diagrams are worked as usual: begin with the first row in A.1, then work the first row in A.2 etc.
See DROPS lesson: How to read knitting diagrams
See DROPS lesson: How to read crochet diagrams
Why are the sleeves shorter in larger sizes?
The total width of the garment (from wrist-to-wrist) will be larger in the larger sizes, despite the actual sleeves being shorter. The larger sizes have longer sleeve caps and wider shoulders, so there will be a good fit in all sizes.
Where on the garment is the length measured?
The measurement sketch/schematic drawing provides information regarding the full length of the garment. If it’s a jumper or a jacket the length is measured from the highest point on the shoulder closest to the neckline, and straight down to the bottom of the garment. It is NOT measured from the tip of shoulder. Similarly, the length of yoke is measured from the highest point on the shoulder and down to where yoke is split into body and sleeves.
On a jacket measures are never taken along bands, unless specifically stated. Always measure inside band stitches when measuring the length.
See DROPS lesson: How to read a schematic drawing
What is a repeat?
Diagrams are often repeated on the round or in height. 1 repeat is the diagram the way it appears in the pattern. If it says to work 5 repeats of A.1 in the round, then you work A.1 a total of 5 times after/next to each other in the round. If it says to work 2 repeats of A.1 vertically/in height you work the entire diagram once, then begin again at the start and work the entire diagram one more time.
Why does the piece start with more chain stitches than it’s worked with?
Chain stitches are slightly narrower than other stitches and to avoid working the cast-on edge too tight, we simply chain more stitches to begin with. The stitch count will be adjusted on the following row to fit the pattern and measurement sketch.
Why increase before the rib edge when the piece is worked top-down?
The rib edge is more elastic and will contract slightly compared to, for example, stocking stitch. By increasing before the rib edge, you avoid a visible difference in width between the rib edge and the rest of the body.
Why increase in the cast-off edge?
It’s very easy to cast off too tightly, and by making yarn overs while casting off (and simultaneously casting these off) you avoid a too tight cast off edge.
See DROPS video: How to bind off with yarn overs (yo)
How do I increase/decrease on every 3rd and 4th row/round alternately?
To achieve an even increase (or decrease) you can increase on, for example: every 3rd and 4th row alternately, like so: work 2 rows and increase on the 3rd row, work 3 rows and increase on the 4th. Repeat this until the increase is complete.
See DROPS lesson: Increase or decrease 1 st on every 3rd and 4th row alternately
How can I work a jacket in the round instead of back and forth?
Should you prefer to work in the round instead of back and forth, you may of course adjust the pattern. You’ll need to add steeks mid-front (usually 5 stitches), and follow the instructions. When you would normally turn and work from the wrong side, simply work across the steek and continue in the round. At the end you’ll cut the piece open, pick up stitches to work bands, and cover the cut edges.
See DROPS video: How to knit steeks and cut open
Can I work a jumper back and forth instead of in the round?
Should you prefer to work back and forth instead of in the round, you may of course adjust the pattern so you work the pieces separately and then assemble them at the end. Divide the stitches for the body in 2, add 1 edge stitch in each side (for sewing) and work the front and back pieces separately.
See DROPS lesson: Can I adapt a pattern for circular needles into straight needles?
Why is the pattern slightly different than what I see in the photo?
Pattern repeats can vary slightly in the different sizes, in order to get the correct proportions. If you’re not working the exact same size as the garment in the photo, yours might deviate slightly. This has been carefully developed and adjusted so that the complete impression of the garment is the same in all sizes.
Make sure to follow instructions and diagrams for your size!
How do I make a women’s size garment into a men’s size one?
If you have found a pattern you like which is available in women’s size it’s not very difficult to convert it to men’s size. The biggest difference will be the length of sleeves and body. Start working on the women size that you think would fit across the chest. The additional length will be worked right before you cast off for the armhole/sleeve cap. If the pattern is worked top-down you can add the length right after the armhole or before the first decrease on sleeve.
Regarding additional yarn amount, this will depend on how much length you add, but it is better with a skein too many than too few.
How do I prevent a hairy garment from shedding?
All yarns will have excess fibres (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding. Brushed yarns (ie hairier yarns) have more of these loose, excess fibres, causing more shedding.
Shedding also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibres. It’s therefore not possible to guarantee that there will be no shedding
Below are some tips on how to get the best result when working with hairier yarns:
1. When the garment is finished (before you wash it) shake it vigorously so the looser hairs come off. NOTE: do NOT use a lint roller, brush or any method that pulls at the yarn.
2. Place the garment in a plastic bag and put it in your freezer - the temperature will cause the fibres to become less attached to each other, and excess fibres will come off easier.
3. Leave in the freezer for a few hours before taking it out and shaking it again.
4. Wash the garment according to the instructions on the yarn label.
Why does my garment pill?
Pilling is a natural process that happens to even the most exclusive of fibers. It's a natural sign of wear and tear that is hard to avoid, and that is most visible in high friction areas of your garment like a sweater's arms and cuffs.
You can make your garment look as new by removing the pilling, using a fabric comb or a pill/lint remover.
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DROPS crochet dress in “Ice” or in “Paris”. Size XS - XL
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Crochet tension: Ice: 8.5 dc in the width and 10 rows in the height using hook size 8 mm = 10 x 10 cm. Paris: 14 dc in the width x 18 rows in the height using hook size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm. Measurement tips: Because of the weight of the yarn, all measurements should be made whilst the garment is hanging, otherwise it will be to long when it is worn. Crochet info: Turn each row with a ch Increasing tips: For increases crochet 2 tr in the last but 1 tr. Decreasing tips ( for the slope of the side): Dec 1 st each side as follows: Crochet the 2 outer most dc tog. Push hook through the first st and pick up the thread, then push hook through the second st and pick up the thread, make a yo and pull the thread through all 3 sts on hook. Casting off tips ( apply for the armholes and the neck shaping): Cast off as follows at beg. of round: Crochet sl sts over the number of sts to be cast off. Cast off as follows at the end of round: Turn when the number of sts equal the number of sts to be cast off. The dress can either be crochet in Drops Ice using hook size 8 mm or in Paris using hook size 5 mm. The number in the () applies to Paris. Front piece: Read measurement tips! Crochet 46-51-56-61 (77-85-91-99) ch – incl 1 ch to turn with on hook size 8 (5) with white. Crochet 1 row as follows: 1 dc in the second ch, 1 dc in each of the following 4-3-2-1 (2-3-2-3) sts, *skip 1 ch, 1 dc in each of the next 6 sts*, repeat from *-* a total of 5-6-7-8 (10-11-12-13) times, crochet 1 dc in each of the next 5-4-3-2 (3-3-3-3) ch = 40-44-48-52 (66-73-78-85) ch. Now crochet 1 dc in each dc – read crochet info. When the piece measures 10 cm crochet the next row as follows: 1 dc in the first dc, *1 ch, skip 1 st, 1 dc in the next st*, repeat from *-* and finish with a dc in the last st. On next row work 1 dc in each dc and in each ch. Then continue working with a dc in each dc. When piece measures 20 cm dec. 1 dc – see decreasing tips each side on every 5th row a total of 5 (8) times = 30-34-38-42 (50-57-62-69) dc. When the piece measures 50 cm inc. 1 dc each side – see increasing tips on every 10-10-10-6 (9-9-9-7) rows in total 2-2-2-3 (3-3-3-4) times = 34-38-42-48 (56-63-68-77) dc. Please read all of the following section before continue to crochet! Armhole: When the piece measures 65-67-69-71 cm cast off 3 (4) dc each side for the armholes – see decreasing tips. Now cast off 1 dc each side on every row a total of 1-2-3-5 (2-4-5-8) times. Neck shaping: At the same time when the piece measures 67-69-71-73 cm do not crochet over the mid 8-8-8-10 (12-13-14-15) dc, and finish each side separately. Continue the to cast off for the armholes at the same time cast off towards the neck on every row 2 dc 1 times, 1 dc 2 times (2 dc 2 times, 1 dc 3 times). After all decreases are completed = 5-6-7-7 (9-10-11-12) dc left for each shoulder. Crochet until the piece measures 85-88-91-94 cm – remember the measurement tips, insert a marking thread (MT) in the piece = mid top shoulder. Continue to crochet – the strap will be sewn to the back piece. When the strap measures 5 cm from the shoulder inc. 1 dc – see increasing tips towards the neck side on the next 2 (3) rows = 7-8-9-9 (12-13-14-15) dc. Cut the thread when the strap measures 8 cm from the shoulder. Back piece: Crochet as front piece. Cast off for armholes as done for front piece = 26-28-30-32 (44-47-50-53) dc. Crochet until the piece measures 77-80-83-86 cm, cut the thread. Assembly: Sew the side seams in the outer most part of the edge to avoid a chunky seam. Sew the straps from the front piece to the back piece. Crochet 1 row of dc around the armholes and the neck line. Sew sloping stitches around the armholes and the neckline with navy blue – the stitches should cross a square of approx 2 x 2 cm. Sew the same type of stitches below the bust, i.e. approx 32-34-36-38 cm down from the shoulder. Crochet decorations: Crochet a ch-row with navy blue approx. 40 cm long. Make a bow and sew it to the mid front piece approx. 2 rows below the sloping stitches. Do also crochet a buckle to sew onto the back piece in navy blue as follows: crochet 16 (24) ch – incl. a ch to turn with. Crochet 1 dc in each ch, turn with 2 ch, crochet 3 dc in the first dc, 1 dc in each of the next dc until 1 dc left, 3 dc in the last dc. (for Paris now crochet 2 rows with 1 dc in each dc). Turn with 2 dc, crochet the first 3 dc tog. as follows: Push hook through the first dc and pick up the thread, then push hook through the second dc and pick up the thread and then through the third dc and pick up the thread, make a yo and pull the thread thought all 4 loops on hook. Continue to crochet 1 dc in each dc until 3 dc left, crochet these 3 dc tog. as explained earlier for the beginning of row, turn with 1 ch and crochet 1 dc in each dc left, cut the thread. Sew the buckle tight at the middle of the back approx. 2 rows below the sloping stitches. Sew a button each side of the buckle. |
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Comments / Questions (27)
Julie Brown wrote:
When it says to decrease every 5 rows at 20cm for the front (and also start increasing every so many rows at 50cm), do I start my first inc/dec at the designated cm example: start my first decrease at 20cm and then dec (4)7 more times every 5 rows? Or start to decrease 5 rows after 20cm?
02.02.2022 - 04:06DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Brown, when piece measures 20 cm, work the next round with increases, work then 4 rounds without increasing and work these 5 rounds (4)7 more times. Happy crocheting!
02.02.2022 - 08:10Veronica wrote:
Ik ben al een tijdje rond aan het kijken voor wat leuke patronen voor de zomer en was deze toevallig tegen gekomen. Ik heb niet zo'n goede ervaring met Drops Paris, misschien heb ik ook wel te strak gehaakt. Ik wilde graag weten of het jurkje niet zwaar wordt als het van Paris gehaakt wordt.
01.04.2016 - 20:26DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Veronica. Wij hebben niet eerder problemen gehad met dit patroon en het garen, maar vind je zelf 700 tot 950 gr te zwaar voor een jurk, dan moet je het niet doen. En houd de stekenverhouding aan voor het patroon (haak een proeflapje om te checken dat het klopt), dan kan je ook kijken of je het te strak vindt.
05.04.2016 - 17:02Meikku wrote:
Kuinka olkanauhat kiinnitetään takakappaleeseen? Ohjeessa ei ole kuvaa 😕
20.05.2015 - 13:51DROPS Design answered:
Olkanauhat ommellaan kiinni takakappaleen kummallekin puolelle siten, että ne kulkevat suoraan.
22.05.2015 - 15:45Meikku wrote:
Kuinka olkanauhat kiinnitetään takakappaleeseen? Ohjeessa ei ole kuvaa 😕
19.05.2015 - 20:26Irene wrote:
Zijn er nog meer die te weinig katoen hebben? Ik heb met maat m aan 750 gram paris niet genoeg , helaas
03.05.2015 - 15:57Irene wrote:
Probleem is al opgelost!
18.04.2015 - 17:45DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Irene. Mooi om te horen!
20.04.2015 - 11:33Irene wrote:
Ik heb een proeflapje gehaakt, en dat komt overheen met de steekverhouding. Nu ben ik begonnen met maat s/m, die moet onder circa 52 cm zijn, maar ik heb 32cm, klopt 51 losse opzetten wel?
17.04.2015 - 15:33Tempericia wrote:
I have read the pattern a few times now and I don't understand how to finish both of the straps at the same time without crocheting in the middle and I don't understand where I am Continueing to bind off for the armholes at the same time bind off towards the neck on every row 2 sc 2 times, 1 sc 3 times. Where am I binding off the 2 sc and where the 1 sc.
27.04.2013 - 04:39DROPS Design answered:
Dear Tempericia, you work on the sts each side of front piece, and leave unworked the middle sts. you will then separately each side continue shaping armhole on the same side you already started binding off 3(4) sts when piece measures 73 cm (larger size), and on the other end of row, you will shape neckline (towards the other side). For any individual help for this pattern, please ask the shop where you bought your yarn or any crochet forum. Happy crocheting!
27.04.2013 - 09:01Tempericia wrote:
Thank-you for all your help. Ummm.....my laptop glitched and posted my question more then once and I can't delete it if you can awesome if not o well I blame my laptop. I love this dress almost done with front half in three days (Yay).
26.04.2013 - 14:25Tempericia wrote:
How do I finish both sides seperately at the same time? Thank-you for your help.
26.04.2013 - 14:14DROPS Design answered:
Dear Tempericia, you will finish each side separately, and at the same time shape neck side and armhole. Happy crocheting!
26.04.2013 - 16:33