DROPS sleeve less cardigan crochet in Alpaca.

" - Chrocheted vest with a hood in a delicate light purple tone"

Size (years):
5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14
Size in cm:
110/116 122/128 134/140 146/152 - 158/164
Materials: Drops Alpaca
250-300-300-350-400 g colour no. 8105, light lilac.
100 g for all sizes colour no. 0100, off white
DROPS crochet hook size 5 mm or the size needed to obtain the correct crochet tension.
DROPS crochet hook size 2 mm for the buttons
DROPS light wooden button, no. 503: 4-4-4-5-5 pcs.
Max prices as of 26.11.2008:
DROPS ALPACA - 3.00 GBP per 50 gr skein
Remember - the DROPS collection is always Best in Price, up to 25-35%
lower than other similar yarn brands.
...AND remember that every time you buy a skein of the original DROPS /
GARNSTUDIO yarn, not only you will be guaranteed the best result, but you
have also made an important contribution to our designers and our
development to make www.garnstudio.com to an even better net place.
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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.
Crochet tension: 6 tr groups in the width and 10 rows in the height using hook size 5 mm with 2 threads of Alpaca =
10 x 10 cm
Crochet info: Substitute 1 tr at beg. of row with 3 ch. Finish each row with a tr in the 3rd ch from previous row.
Casting off tips (apply for the armholes and the neck line):

Cast off as follows at the beg. of row: Substitute 1 tr group with 1 sl st in each tr group.
Cast off as follows at the end of row: Turn the piece when the number of tr-groups to be cast off equals the number of
remaining tr-groups on row.
Diagram: See M.1 and M.2 (drawing is for better understanding of pattern). The diagrams are shown from the RS.
English Translations for the wording in the diagrams are given at the bottom of this pattern, and they are given in the
vertical order in which they appear in the diagrams.
Back piece: Crochet 72-74-49-86-88 ch (incl of 1 ch to turn with) on hook size 5 mm with 2 threads of light lilac.
Read crochet info and see M.1 and M.2.
Crochet 1st row as follows: Crochet 1 dc in the 2nd ch, then 1 dc in each of the next 2 ch, *skip 3 ch and crochet 1 dc
in the next 4 ch* repeat from *-* a total of 9-10-10-11-12 times. For size 5/6, 9/10 and 11/12 years finish the row as
follows: skip 3 ch, crochet 1 dc in each of the last 2 ch = 41-43-45-49-51 dc on row.
Crochet 2nd row as follows: 3 ch, 1 tr in the first dc *skip over 1 dc, 2 tr in the next dc*, repeat from *-* = 21-22-2325-26 tr groups, turn.
Crochet the 3rd row as follows: 3 ch, 1 tr in the first tr, *skip over 1 tr, 2 tr between the 2 tr from previous row*
(crochet around all of the st)Repeat from *-*. Continue M.1 until the work measures 10-10-11-12-13 cm. Then
crochet according to M.2 (1 tr in each tr) until the piece measures 17-17-19-20-22 cm. Continue according to M.1
until finish at the same time when the piece measures 24-26-28-30-32 cm cast off for the arm holes each side on
every row as follows- read casting off tips 1 tr group a total of 2-2-2-3-3 times = 17-18-19-19-20 tr groups on row.
Continue until the piece measures approx. 38-41-44-47-50 cm (now there are only 2 rows left until finish). Crochet 1
row with only 7 tr groups each side, on the next row crochet only over the 6 outer most tr groups (i.e do not crochet
over the mid 3-4-5-5-6 tr groups = neckline). Cut the thread, the piece measures approx. 40-43-46-49-52 cm.
Left front: Crochet 37-37-39-44-44 ch (incl. of 1 ch to turn with) using hook size 5 mm with 2 threads of light lilac.
Read crochet info and see M.1 and M.2
Crochet the first row as follows: Crochet 1 dc in the 2nd ch and then 1 dc in each of the next 2 ch, *skip 3 ch and
crochet 1 dc in they next 4 ch*. Repeat from *-* a total of 4-4-5-5-5 times. For size 5/6, 7/8, 11/12 and 13/14 years
finish the row as follows: Skip 3 ch, crochet 1 dc in each of the last 2 ch = 21-21-23-25-25 dc. Continue to crochet as
for the back piece = 11-11-12-13-13 tr groups. Remember to crochet M.2 when the work measures 10-10-11-12-12
cm and M.1 again when piece measures 17-17-19-20-22 cm. Cast off for armholes as done for the back piece = 9-910-10-10 tr groups. When the piece measures approx. 36-39-42-45-48 cm cast off for the neck as follows: crochet
only on the 7 tr groups at the side and on the next row cast off 1 tr group towards the neck read casting off tips
above until 6 tr groups left for each shoulder. Cut the thread when the piece measures approx. 40-43-46-49-52 cm.
Right front: Crochet as left front but reverse.
Assembly: Sew the shoulder seams and the side seams in the outer most edge with small neat stitches.
Crochet border: Crochet around the edges with hook size 5mm and 2 threads of light lilac Alpaca
Front edge: Beg. at the bottom of the right front corner and crochet approx 44-52 tr up along the front edge, cut the
thread. Crochet tr down along the left front piece.
Hood: Beg. at the mid front and crochet approx 32-36 tr groups around the neckline- also over the front edges. Now
crochet tr groups as done for the sleeveless cardigan until the piece measures approx. 28-28-28-30-32 cm and cut the
thread. Double the hood and sew it tog. at the top with small neat stitches.
Crochet edge: Crochet an edge around the cardigan with 2 threads of off white (this means up along one front piece,

around the hood and down along the other front piece and around both arm holes, do not crochet at the bottom edge)
as follows: 1 dc in the first st, *3 ch, 1 tr in the first of the 3 ch just crochet, skip approx 1 cm, 1 dc in the next st*,
and finish with a sl st in the first ch on beg. of round.
Buttons: Crochet covers for 4-4-4-5-5 buttons using hook size 2 mm with 1 thread of off white Alpaca as follows:
Crochet 2 ch, then crochet 16 tr in the first of the 2 ch and finish with a sl st at the top of the first tr (= 1 round).
2nd round: Crochet 1 dc in each tr and finish with 1 sl st in the first dc on round.
3rd round: Crochet 3 ch and then 1 tr in every other dc and finish with 1 sl st in the 3rd ch at the beg. of round = 8 tr.
Put button inside the cover and sew around the edge and pull tight .
Sew the buttons on the left front piece. The top button should be approx 1 cm from the neckline and then 8 cm in
between, use the holes in the crochet edge as button holes.
English translations for the diagrams:
= 1 ch
= 1 dc
= 1 tr
Diagram

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