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Materials:
Worsted weight cotton yarn,
circular or dp needles size US 4 & 5 and US 8 straight needles or size
needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge:
5 sts/6 rows to 1 inch in st st
using US size 5 needles.
Suggested gauge is 3 stitches to the inch and about 3 rows to the
inch for the drop stitch pattern.
I recommend that you do a swatch to adjust the gauge to your yarn as this is
a generic pattern that you can size to suit your yarn and the
wearer. This is especially important with the drop stitch, as it
reacts differently with different yarns.
Cuff/Sleeve
Using size 4 circular or dp
needles, cast on 40sts (8ins), 43sts (8.6ins).
Work in K1P1 ribbing for 1 inch.
Change to size 5 needles and St St.
Inc 1 st at each end of every 2nd row to 66sts (13.2ins), 73sts
(14.6ins).
Ending with a wrong side (or Purl) row.
Shrug/Body
Change to size US 8 needles and Drop Stitch Pattern
Row 1:
*yo k1* around.
Row 2: *drop yo, k1* around.
Repeat these two rows until patterned piece measures 16, 17 inches
Ending with row 2.
Cuff/Sleeve
Change to size 5 circular or dp needles and Stocking Stitch.
Dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row to
40sts (8ins), 43sts (8.6ins).
Change to size 4 circular or dp needles and work in K1P1 ribbing for
1 inch.
Bind off. |
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