Dress in Lace Leaves Pattern
Dress in Lace Leaves Pattern
Size: 12/14 (US 8/10).
Materials:
Yarn: 230 g (100% mercerized cotton, yardage = 200 m/50 g); one circular knitting needle size 1,5mm (US00).
Rib Pattern: * K1 tbl, P1, repeat from * throughout.
Eyelet Stripes:
Work according to chart. Only RS rows are shown.
On Wrong Side rows, work all sts as they appear, work yo's P.
On even-numbered rnds, work all sts as they appear, work yo's K.
Repeat Rows 1-4 throughout.
Lace Leaves Pattern:
Work according to chart. Only RS rows are shown.
On Wrong Side rows, work all sts as they appear, work yo's P.
On even-numbered rnds, work all sts as they appear, work yo's K.
Repeat Rows 1-12 throughout.
Gauges:
in Lace Leaves Patt: 26 sts and 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Back and Front are worked in the round from the bottom up.
Cast on 230 sts and join to work in the rnd, then work 4 rnd in Rib Patt.
Next, work 23-st rep 10 times in Lace Leaves Patt and Eyelet Stripes.
On Rnd 145 from beg, for waist shaping, decrease sts in every eyelet stripe as follows: purl 2 sts together, P1, yarn over, skpo (= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch), P1, purl 2 sts together = 210 sts (a total of 20 stitches decreased).
Continue 55 rnds even.
On Rnd 201 from beg, increase sts in every eyelet stripe as follows: purl in front and back in same stitch, P1, yarn over, skpo, P1, purl in front and back in same stitch = 230 sts (a total of 20 stitches increased).
Continue 13 rnds even.
For Armhole Shaping, on Rnd 215 from beg, bind off sts at as follows:
Left Armhole: bind off 19 sts (= P2, 15 sts Lace Leaves Patt, P2);
Front: work 96 sts according to chart (Lace Leaves Patt and Eyelet Stripes);
Right Armhole: bind off 19 sts (= P2, 15 sts Lace Leaves Patt, P2);
Back: 96 sts according to chart (Lace Leaves Patt and Eyelet Stripes).
Place Front sts on stitch holder.
Back (over 96 sts):
For the Armhole Shaping, bind off 2 sts each side every 2nd row 2 times = 56 sts.
Continue even.
For the Neckline Shaping, on row 271 from beg, bind off center 42 sts and bind off 2 sts twice at both neck edges every other row.
On Row 298 from beg, bind off remaining 19 shoulder sts.
Left Shoulder: Work in same way.
Front: Work as for back.
Finishing:
Sew Shoulder seams.
For the Neck Band, pick up sts evenly around neck edge and work 4 rnds in Rib Pat. Bind off all sts in rib.
