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Anton by DROPS Design

DROPS Sweater in with Raglan sleeves

Size: months: 6/9- 12/18-years: 2- 3/4 (5/6- 7/8- 9/10- 11/12)

Materials: DROPS Uld-Tweed from Garnstudio

250-250-300-300 (350-400-400-450) g color no 04, deep red

DROPS Circular needle and double pointed needles size 3 mm /

US 2.5 and 4 mm/ US 6.

DROPS Coconut button no 516: 2 pcs. (for the slit on the back of
DROPS Children 9-9
the 2 smallest sizes)

Knitting gauge: 20 sts x 26 rows on needle size 4 mm/US 6 in

stockinette st = 4'' x 4'' (10 x 10 cm). Remember the needle sizes
are guidelines only!

Pattern for DROPS Children 9-9

Rib edge: * K2, P2 *, repeat from *-*.

Garter st (on circular needle): 1st round: P. 2nd round: K.

Back and front pieces:

Cast on 112-124-136-144 (152-164-172-184) sts on circular needle size 3 mm / US 2.5 with deep
red and knit 8 rows garter st. Insert a marking thread each side. Change to circular needle size 4 mm
/ US 6 and continue in stockinette sts – REMEMBER THE GAUGE! At the same time inc each side as
follows:
Sizes 6/9 - 12/18 months: No inc for these two sizes.
Size 2 years: When piece measures 15 cm / 6'' inc1 st on each side of both marking threads (= 4 new

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sts).
Size 3/4 years: When piece measures 8 and 18 cm inc1 st on each side of both marking threads (= 8
new sts).
Sizes 5/6- 7/8- 9/10- 11/12 years: When the piece measures 4 cm / 1½'' inc1 st on each side of both
marking threads. Repeat the inc 5-5-6-6 times on every 5-6-5-5 cm (= 4 new sts per increase).
Now there are 112-124-140-152 (172-184-196-208) sts on needle. When piece measures
19-22-26-28 (30-34-35-35) cm slip 8 sts each side on a thread for armhole (= 4 sts on each side of
the marking thread) = 96-108-124-136 (156-168-180-192) sts on the needle. Put the piece aside
and knit the sleeves.

Sleeve:
Cast on 40-40-44-44 (48-48-52-52) sts on double pointed needles size 3 mm / US 2.5 in deep red.
Knit Rib - see explanation above - for 4-4-4-4 (5-5-5-5) cm. Change to double pointed needles size 4
mm / US 6 and continue in stockinette st. At the same time, inc 2 sts mid under arm: 4-6-4-8
(8-10-10-14) times on every 11-8-15-8 (9-8-9-6) rounds = 48-52-52-60 (64-68-72-80) sts. When
piece measures 21-23-27-30 (33-37-40-42) cm slip 8 sts mid under arm on a thread = 40-44-44-52
(56-60-64-72) sts on needle.

Yoke: Slip the sleeves onto the same circular needle as the jersey where 8 sts has been put on the
thread for armhole = 176-196-212-240 (268-288-308-336) sts on needle.
Insert a marking thread in all transitions between sleeves and jersey = 4 marking threads.

Read all of the next section before knitting !

Continue in stockinette sts, at the same time after 2-1-4-3 (3-3-3-3) rounds dec for raglan as
follows:

Dec for raglan on both sides of all 4 marking threads = 8 decreases of 2 sts per round (= 16 sts dec
per round).
There are 4 stockinette sts between each dec (i.e. 2 sts on each side of MT).
Dec 2 sts as follows from the RS:
start 5 sts before the marking threads: Slip 1 st as if to knit, K2 tog, psso, K2.
After the marking threads: K2, K3 tog.

Note! After dec for neck the piece is �nished back and forth on needle and dec are also made from
thw WS.
Dec 2 sts as follows from the WS:
start 5 sts before the marking threads: P3 tog into back of sts, P2.
After the marking threads: P2, P3 tog into back of st.

Dec as follows:

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