Dress with Lace Edging

Sizes: M/L

Materials: 

Yarn: 400 g (50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic, yardage = 350 m/100 g); 1 pair quick knit needles size 2.5 mm (US 1.5), crochet hook size 2.5 (US C).

Gauge: 24 sts and 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Front: 

Cast on 123 sts and work edging as foll: 30 rows in patt acc to chart 1 (11 patt reps + 11 sts for symmetry + 2 selv sts), 6 rows in St st, 20 rows in patt acc to chart 2 (19 patt reps + 7 sts for symmetry + 2 selv sts), 6 rows in St st. 

Cont as foll: selv st, 14 sts in St st, * 24 sts in in patt acc to chart 3, 11 sts in St st, rep from * twice, 24 sts in patt acc to chart 3, 13 sts in St st, selv st. 

Work 10 row reps in patt acc to chart 3, then 6 rows in St st and 4 first rows in patt acc to chart 2. Then work in St st. 

Waist Shaping: When piece meas 22 cm from beg, dec 1 stitch each side every 10th row 9 times = 105 sts.

After 4 cm inc 1 stitch each side every 8th row twice = 109 sts. 

Armhole Shaping: After 70 cm from beg, bind off at each end 5 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 3 times on every 2nd row = 89 sts.

Neckline Shaping: After 75 cm from beg, bind off center 25 sts and complete both sides separately. 

For rounding at inside edge bind off 1 st 5 times on every 2nd row. 

When piece measures 90 cm from beg, bind off rem 27 sts each side for shoulders.

Back: 

Work like back, but after edging cont in St st. 

When work measures 85 cm from beg, work neckline. 

When piece measures 90 cm from beg, bind off rem 27 sts each side for shoulders.

Finishing: 

Sew shoulder and side seams. 

With crochet hook, work around neckline and armhole as foll: 1st rnd - sc, 2nd rnd - 5 sc + ch 3.