This gansey-style sweater showcases a range of different textured stitch patterns
DROPS DESIGN
PATTERN NOTES
The upper part of back piece is worked back and forth using circular needles, top down until the armholes are finished. Stitches are then picked up along each shoulder for the front piece, where you increase for the neck. The two sides of the front are then joined and continued back and forth using circular needles to the bottom of the armholes. Front and back pieces are joined into the round and the body is continued in the round. Stitches are picked up around the armholes and the sleeve caps are worked back and forth, then the sleeves are joined and completed in the round.
STITCH PATTERNS
CHART A
Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): Purl. Row 3: K4, K2tog, yo, *K6, K2tog, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts, K5. Row 4: P5, *P1tbl, P7; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1tbl, P5. Row 5: K3, K2tog, yo, K1, *yo, skpo, K3, K2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last 5 sts, yo, skpo, K3.
Row 6: P4, TwyoR, *P1, P1tbl, P5, TwyoR; rep from * to last 6 sts, P1, P1tbl, P4. Row 7: K2, K2tog, yo, K2, *K1, yo, skpo, K1, K2tog, yo, K2; rep from * to last 5 sts, K1, yo, skpo, K2. Row 8: P3, TwyoR, P1, *P2, P1tbl, P3, TwyoR, P1; rep from * to last 6 sts, P2, P1tbl, P3. Row 9: K1, K2tog, yo, K1, K2tog, yo, *K2, yo, sk2po, yo, K1, K2tog, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts, K2, yo, skpo, K1.
Row 10: P2, TwyoR, P2, *P1tbl, P2, P1tbl, P1, TwyoR, P2; rep from * to last 6 sts, (P1tbl, P2) twice.
Row 11: Repeat row 5.
Row 12: Repeat row 6.
Row 13: Repeat row 7.
Row 14: Repeat row 8.
Row 15: K1, K2tog, yo, K3, *K2, yo, sk2po, yo, K3; rep from * to last 5 sts, K2, yo, skpo, K1. Row 16: P2, TwyoR, P2, *P3, P1tbl, P1, TwyoR, P2; rep from * to last 6 sts, P3, P1tbl, P2.
BACK
Using 4mm circular needles, cast on 39 (39:43:43:47:47) sts.
Purl 1 row.
Cont in patt as folls, slipping markers on Row 1 repeats after first repeat: Row 1 (RS inc): K3, pm, M1, K to last 3 sts, M1, pm, K3. 2 sts inc’d. Row 2 (WS inc): P3, slm, M1PL, P to mrk, M1PL, slm, P to end. 2 sts inc’d. Row 3: K3, slm, M1, K1, (P1, K3) to 1 st before mrk, P1, K1, M1, slm, K to end. 2 sts inc’d.
Row 4: P3, slm, M1PL, P to mrk, M1PL, slm, P to end. 2 sts inc’d. Row 5: As row 1. Row 6: As row 4. Row 7: K3, slm, M1, (K3, P1) to 3 sts before mrk, K3, M1, slm, K to end. 2 sts inc’d. Row 8: As row 4.
Rows 1-8 set pattern and increases.
Work rows 1-8 another 2 (3:3:4:4:4) times, bringing new sts into pattern. 8
