Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Dress with Bergere de France Yarn

You’ll Need:

350g of black Bergere de France Cotton Fifty yarn (50% cotton, 50% acrylic; 140m/50g);

250g of black Bergere de France Sirene yarn (100% polyamide; 190m/50g);

Knitting needles 4.5;

Crochet hook 3;

Marking rings.

Size:

M.

Note:

Work in 1 thread of Cotton Fifty yarn + 1 thread of Sirene yarn.

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple of 6 + 1.

Relief Pattern Instructions:

1st row (RS): 1 knit st, *1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 knit st, knit2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

2nd and all even rows: purl;

3rd row: 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit3tog to the left, 1 yarn over, *3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit3tog to the left, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, 2 knit sts.

Repeat 1st-4th rows.

Stitches Control:

19 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Make 121 chain sts in 2 threads of yarn. Work with relief pattern. In 25 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, insert marking ring in the 1st st and continue work with relief pattern. In 55 cm = 110 rows from the set-up row, insert marking ring in the 1st st, mark the end of neck-hole. In 80 cm = 160 rows from the set-up row, bind off all sts.

Front:

Make in the same way as back.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Fasten the edge of neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets. Make side seams of dress, leaving cuts 24 cm long for arm-holes.