​Knit Brown Mini-Dress

You’ll need:

650 (700) 750g of brown Corsofino yarn (35% cotton, 35% polyacryl, 30% viscose; 114m/50g);

Knitting needles 4,5;

Crochet hook 4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts;

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Cable (27 sts wide): due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the pattern. Repeat 1^st-36^th rows.

Stitches control: wrong-side pattern and stockinette stitch: 17 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Cable: 27 sts x 25 rows = 8 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 158 (166) 174 sts and divide them in the following way: 1 selvagest, 6 (7) 8 sts of wrong-side pattern, * 27 sts of cable, 12 (14) 16 sts of wrong-side pattern*; repeat from * to * x twice, 27 sts of cable, 6 (7) 9 sts of wrong-side pattern, 1 selvage st. In 12 cm = 30 rows from the set-up row, decrease 2 sts before and after cables as purl2tog in the central 3 areas of wrong-side pattern = 6 decreases. Repeat these decreases x 4 times in every 24^th row = 128 (136) 144 sts. In 62,5 cm = 156 rows (61 cm = 152 rows) 58,5 cm = 148 rows from the set-up row, bind off 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 116 (124) 132 sts. In 79,5 cm = 198 rows form the set-up row, bind off 9 (11) 11 sts from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 2 x 10 (10) 11 sts in every 2^nd row. At the same time, bind off the central 58 (62) 66 sts for the neck-hole, make 13 x purl2tog in once cable and bind them off, finish both sides separately. In 81 cm = 202 rows from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 58 (62) 66 sts in the 180^th row in the same way, as for back.

Sleeves

Cast on 45 (50) 55 sts with knitting needles and make 1,5 cm = 4 rows of wrong-side pattern for placket with wrong-side pattern, increase 3 sts in the last row = 48 (53) 58 sts. Then, work with stockinette stitch. In 9,5 cm = 24 rows from the placket, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 2 x 1 st in every 8^th row = 54 (59) 64 sts. In 21 cm = 52 rows from placket, bind off 2 sts from both sides for sleeve caps and *1 x 1 and 1 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row*; repeat from * to * x twice, 7 x 1 st. In 32 cm = 80 rows from placket, bind off the rest 18 (23) 28 sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the neck-hole and bottom with 1 row of “shrimp stitch”.