DROPS 118-20 by DROPS Design "The summer's most versatile piece - for the party dress, jeans and

a skirt!" DROPS bolero in moss st in Cotton Viscose and Kid-Silk with short sleeves and crochet borders. Size: S to XXXL This pattern still doesn't have a name. Suggest one!

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DROPS 118-20 DROPS design: Pattern no N-109 Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL XXXL

Materials: DROPS COTTON VISCOSE from Garnstudio 200-250-250-300-300-350 g colour no 02, off-white. And use: DROPS KID SILK from Garnstudio 50-75-75-75-100-100 g colour no 12, beige. DROPS POINTED NEEDLES size 4.5 mm - or size needed to get 18 sts x 28 rows in moss st with 1 thread of each quality = 10 x 10 cm. DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 3 mm. DROPS COTTON VISCOSE UNI COLOUR (50g) 2.30 GBP Order now!

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NOTE: This pattern is written in British English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from cm to inch - click here. There are different terms for crocheting in British and American English. If this pattern includes crochet, click for "crochet terms" here. For this pattern in American English, please click here. MOSS ST: Row 1:* K1, P1 *, repeat from *-*, finish with K1. Row 2: P over K and K over P. Repeat row 2. INCREASING TIP: Inc 1 st by making 1 YO inside edge st. On return row P or K YO (to fit into moss

st) into back of loop to avoid a hole. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BACK PIECE: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 63-71-79-87-95-105 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4.5 mm with 1 thread of each quality. Work MOSS ST see above! REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When piece measures 5-5-6-6-7-7 cm inc 1 st each side SEE INCREASING TIP! Repeat the inc on every 2 cm a total of 6 times = 75-83-91-99-107-117 sts. When piece measures 18-19-20-21-22-23 cm cast off for armhole each side: 4 sts 1-1-12-2-3 times, 2 sts 0-1-2-2-3-3 times and 1 st 2-3-4-3-4-4 times = 63-65-67-69-7173 sts. When piece measures 34-36-38-40-42-44 cm cast off the middle 13-13-1315-15-15 sts for neck and complete each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 st on neckline on next row = 24-25-26-26-27-28 sts left on shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm. RIGHT FRONT PIECE: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 13-15-17-19-21-25 sts (includes 1 edge st at the side) on needle size 4.5 mm with 1 thread of each quality. READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING! Work Moss st, AT THE SAME TIME on row 2 inc 1 st towards mid front SEE INCREASING TIP and repeat the inc on every other row a total of 7-9-11-1315-16 times and then on every 4th row a total of 4-4-4-3-3-3 times. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 5-5-6-6-7-7 cm inc 1 st 6 times at the side as described for back piece. When all inc are complete there are 30-34-38-41-45-50 sts on needle. When piece measures 18-19-20-21-22-23 cm cast off for armhole at the side as described for back piece = 24-25-26-26-27-28 sts. Continue until piece measures 36-38-40-42-44-46 cm, cast off. LEFT FRONT PIECE: Like right front piece, but mirrored. SLEEVE: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 59-63-67-71-75-79 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4.5

mm with 1 thread of each quality. Work moss st. When piece measures 2 cm cast off for sleeve cap at the beg of every row each side: 4 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 5-7-8-9-11-12 times, then cast off 2 sts each side until piece measures 9-10-1112-13-14 cm, now cast off 3 sts 1 time each side, and cast off remaining sts. Sleeve measures approx 10-11-12-13-14-15 cm. ASSEMBLY: Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves, sew sleeve and side seam inside 1 edge st. CROCHET BORDER: Crochet a border round the opening of bolero and round sleeve edges with 1 thread Cotton Viscose and crochet hook size 3 mm as follows: ROUND 1: 1 dc in first st, * 5 ch, skip approx 1-1.5 cm, 1 dc in next st *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 5 ch and 1 sl st in first dc from beg of round. NOTE: Adjust to have an even number of ch-loops. ROUND 2: Crochet sl sts to the middle of first ch-loop, 1 dc in ch-loop * 7 ch, 1 dc in next ch-loop, 1 ch, 1 dc in next ch-loop *, repeat from *-*, but replace the last dc with 1 sl st in first dc on round. ROUND 3: Crochet as follows in each of the large ch-loops: 1 dc, 7 tr, 1 dc, and crochet 1 dc in each of the small ch-loops (= 1 ch), finish with 1 sl st in first dc from beg of round. ROUND 4: Change to 1 thread Kid-Silk. Crochet 1 dc in first dc and 1 dc in first tr, * [3 ch, 1 dc in first ch (= 1 picot), 1 dc in next tr], repeat from [-] a total of 6 times, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts *, repeat from *-*, i.e. 6 picots in each of the large ch-loops, and finish with 1 sl st in first dc.

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