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Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL
Materials: DROPS ALPACA
650-700-800-850-950-1050 g colour no 0618m, eco light beige mix
or use: DROPS NEPAL
750-800-850-1000-1100-1200 g colour no 0618m, camel mix
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) size 5 mm - or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) size 4.5 mm - for rib.
DROPS BUFFALO HORN BUTTON NO 537: 6 pcs for all sizes.
GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows.
INCREASING TIP:
Inc 1 st by making 1 YO. On next row work YO into back of loop to avoid a hole.
BUTTONHOLES:
Make buttonholes on right front band. 1 buttonhole = cast off 1 st and cast on 1 new st on next row.
Make buttonholes when piece measures 18 cm, 27 cm and 36 cm, measured from bottom edge of jacket.
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JACKET:
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 164-184-196-220-244-268 sts on circular needle size 4.5 mm with 2 strands Alpaca or 1 strand Nepal (includes 1 edge st towards front edge each side). Work 1 edge st, rib K2 / P2 until 3 sts remain, finish with K2 and 1 edge st. Continue in rib like this until piece measures 7 cm. Now K 1 row from RS AT THE SAME TIME dec 32-36-38-42-48-52 sts evenly = 132-148-158-178-196-216 sts. Change to circular needle size 5 mm. Continue in stocking st. Insert 2 markers in piece, 29-33-35-40-44-49 sts in from each side (back piece = 74-82-88-98-108-118 sts). When piece measures 10 cm dec 1 st each side of both markers and repeat the dec on every 4.5-4.5-4.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 cm a total of 5-5-5-6-6-6 times = 112-128-138-154-172-192 sts. When piece measures 34 cm inc 1 st each side of both markers. Repeat the inc when piece measures 39-40-41-42-43-44 cm = 120-136-146-162-180-200 sts. When piece measures 48-49-50-51-52-53 cm cast off 6 sts for armhole each side (= 3 sts each side of marker) and complete each piece separately.
BACK PIECE:
= 62-70-76-84-94-104 sts. Cast off for armhole at beg of row each side as follows: 2 sts 0-1-2-3-5-7 times and 1 st 1-2-3-4-4-4 times = 60-62-62-64-66-68 sts. When piece measures 64-66-68-70-72-74 cm cast off the middle 16-16-18-18-20-20 sts for neck and complete each shoulder separately. Cast off 1 st on neckline on next row = 21-22-21-22-22-23 sts left on shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm.
LEFT FRONT PIECE:
= 23-27-29-33-37-42 sts. Cast off for armhole at the side as described for back piece = 22-23-22-23-23-24 sts left on shoulder (includes 1 edge st towards front edge). Cast off when piece measures 66-68-70-72-74-76 cm.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Like left front piece, but mirrored.
SLEEVE:
Worked in the round. Cast on 52-52-56-60-60-60 sts on double pointed needles size 4.5 mm with 2 strands Alpaca or 1 strand Nepal. Work rib K2 / P2 until piece measures 5 cm. K 1 round AT THE SAME TIME dec 12-10-12-14-12-10 sts evenly = 40-42-44-46-48-50 sts. Change to double pointed needles size 5 mm. Insert a marker at beg of round. Continue in stocking st. When piece measures 8 cm inc 1 st each side of marker and repeat the inc on every 7.5-6.5-5-4-3.5-3 cm a total of 6-7-8-10-11-12 times = 52-56-60-66-70-74 sts. When piece measures 50-50-49-49-47-46 cm (less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder) cast off 6 sts mid under sleeve (= 3 sts each side of marker). Cast off for sleeve cap at beg of row each side as follows: 2 sts 2 times, 1 st 3-4-5-6-8-10 times, then 2 sts each side until piece measures 57-58-58-59-59-60 cm. Cast off 3 sts 1 time each side and cast off remaining sts.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves.
LEFT FRONT BAND/NECKLINE:
Pick up 164-168-172-180-184-188 sts (approx 22 sts/10 cm) with start mid back on circular needle size 4.5 mm with 2 strands Alpaca or 1 strand Nepal (pick up inside cast off row on back piece and inside 1 edge st along the side of jacket). K 1 row from WS and continue in rib as follows from RS: 1 edge st, K1, * P2, K2 *, repeat from *-* and finish with 2 garter sts – see above. Continue like this until rib measures 5-5-6-6-7-7 cm. Now inc 1 st in each of the top 10-10-11-11-12-12 K-sections (not in K1 at beg of row) – See INCREASING TIP! = 174-178-183-191-196-200 sts. Continue until rib measures 9-9-10-10-11-11 cm. Now inc 1 st in each of the top 8-8-9-9-10-10 K-sections (not in K1 at beg of row) = 182-186-192-200-206-210 sts. Continue until rib measures 13-13-14-14-15-15 cm. Cast off with K over K and P over P.
RIGHT FRONT BAND/NECKLINE:
Like left side, but beg from bottom edge. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 3 cm make BUTTONHOLES – see above – and repeat when piece measures 11-11-12-12-13-13 cm. Cast off with K over K and P over P when rib measures 13-13-14-14-15-15 cm.
FURTHER ASSEMBLY:
Sew front bands tog mid back inside 1 edge st. Sew buttons on left front band.
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