DRESS:
Size: 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 years
Size in cm: 92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140
Materials:
DROPS COTTON MERINO from Garnstudio
250-300-350-400-450 g colour no 16, denim blue
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 cm) SIZE 3.5 mm - or size needed to get 22 sts x 30 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS BUTTON: ARCHED (white), NO 521: 2 pieces for all sizes for dress.
PATTERN: See diagrams A.1 to A.4.
DECREASE TIP:
Dec as follows before A.3: K 2 tog.
Dec as follows after A.3: Slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso
BUTTONHOLES:
Dec for buttonholes on left back piece. Dec by working second and third st tog from mid back, then make a YO.
Dec for buttonholes when band measures 2 and 4 cm
GARTER ST (back and forth):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.
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DRESS:
Worked in the round on circular needle from bottom up.
Cast on 192-192-224-224-256 sts on circular needle size 3.5 mm with Cotton Merino. Work A.1. Then work A.2 (= 6-6-7-7-8 repetitions in width). When A.2 has been worked 1 time vertically, work as follows - beg 1 st before first st on round: * A.3 (= 3 sts), 29 sts in stocking st *, repeat from *-* 6-6-7-7-8 times. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 15 cm, dec 1 st before every A.3 – READ DECREASE TIP (= 6-6-7-7-8 sts dec). Repeat dec alternately before and after A.3 every every 1-1?-1?-2-2 cm a total of 12-10-12-10-12 times = 120-132-140-154-160 sts. Continue in stocking st and A.3 until piece measures 27-29-32-35-37 cm. Now work A.1 over all sts, on first row in A.1 adjust no of sts to 124-132-140-148-160. Insert 2 markers in the piece; one at the beg of round and 1 after 62-66-70-74-80 sts = sides.
Continue in stocking st over all sts. When piece measures 34-37-41-45-49 cm, cast off 6 sts in each side for armholes (i.e. 3 sts on both sides of every marker) and finish each piece separately.
BACK PIECE:
= 56-60-64-68-74 sts. Continue cast off for armholes in each side at beg of every row as follows: 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 2-2-1-1-2 times = 48-52-58-62-66 sts. When piece measures 38-42-47-52-57 cm, slip the first 22-24-27-29-31 sts (from RS) on 1 stitch holder for right shoulder (work them first) and finish each shoulder separately.
LEFT SHOULDER:
= 26-28-31-33-35 sts. Continue in stocking st but work the first 4 sts on needle (towards middle) in garter st (= button band). Dec for BUTTONHOLES - see explanation above. When piece measures 44-48-53-58-63 cm, slip the first 4 sts on a stitch holder (work them first), then cast off the next 10-11-12-13-13 sts for neck. Then cast off 1 st on next row towards the neck = 11-12-14-15-17 sts remain on the shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 46-50-55-60-65 cm.
RIGHT SHOULDER:
Slip the 22-24-27-29-31 sts from stitch holder back on needle and cast on 4 new sts at the end of first row from RS (= button band) = 26-28-31-33-35 sts. Work as left shoulder but reversed, do not dec for buttonholes.
FRONT PIECE:
= 56-60-64-68-74 sts. Cast off for armhole in the sides as on back piece = 48-52-58-62-66 sts. When piece measures 41-45-50-55-60 cm, slip the middle 18-20-22-24-24 sts on a stitch holder for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Then cast off on every row towards neck: 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 2 times = 11-12-14-15-17 sts remain on shoulder. Cast off when piece measures 46-50-55-60-65 cm.
SLEEVE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 40-42-44-46-48 sts on double pointed needles size 3.5 mm with Cotton Merino. Work A.1 over all sts, then work in stocking st. Insert 1 marker at beg of round = mid under sleeve. When piece measures 6 cm, inc 1 st on each side of marker. Inc every 6-3?-3-3-3 cm 2-4-6-7-8 more times = 46-52-58-62-66 sts. When piece measures 20-23-26-29-32 cm, cast off 6 sts mid under sleeve for sleeve cap. Then work sleeve back and forth while AT THE SAME TIME dec for sleeve cap in each side as follows: Cast off 2 sts in each side until piece measures 24-27-30-33-36 cm. Cast off 3 sts in each side, then cast off the remaining sts. Piece measures approx. 25-28-31-34-37 cm.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew in sleeves. Sew the buttons on to right band. Then place the 4 sts from right back piece behind the 4 sts on the left back piece and fasten with small sts.
NECK EDGE: Pick up approx. 72 to 88 sts (incl sts on stitch holders) around the neck on circular needle size 3.5 mm. Work 2 ridges. Cast off.
