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Best Sunday Baby Knitted Dress
Materials:
Knit Picks Simply Cotton Organic Sport weight yarn (164 yards (150 meters) / 50 grams, 100% cotton), color white 2 balls and blue 1.25 balls
small buttons
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) circular needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Gauge: 22 sts x 32 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm)
Pattern Notes:
Garter stitch: all rows knit
Stockinette stitch:
odd rows (RS) knit, even rows (WS) purl.
Lace Pattern
The lace pattern is worked as a 6-round repeat, the first round has 7 sts, which increases to 17 sts in the last round.
Five rounds of lace are worked in the same way: rounds 1,3,4 and 6 knit, round 2 purl. All changes are worked in the 5th round of the 6-round repeat.
Every fifth round of the repeat will be described below.
Abbreviations
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
k - knit
p - purl
yo - yarn over
bb - button band
pu&k - pick up and knit
psso - (slip one, knit the next 2 together, pass the slipped over the k2tog) = 1 st instead of 3
Dress
The dress is worked top-down, the yoke is worked back and forth with a button band on the front. It is worked in stockinette st with raglan sleeves, the skirt is worked in a wave-like lace pattern.
Raglan increases are worked with yarn over before and after the marked raglan stitches in each right side (RS) row, thus the number of stitches in each RS row is increased by 8.
Selvedge/edge stitches are worked in the following way: knit the first stitch in a row, purl the last one.
The button band is worked in garter stitch - all rows knit. The button holes are made by k2tog, yo in the following rows: 3, 11, 19, 27.
Yoke
With white yarn and circular needles cast on 60 stitches (52 + 6 button band + 2 selvedge). Work 2 rows in garter stitch.
Distribute the stitches in the following way:
1 selvedge - 3 button band (bb) - 9 left front - 1 raglan (place a marker) - 6 left sleeve - 1 raglan (place a marker) - 18 front - 1 raglan (place a marker) - 6 right sleeve - 1 raglan (place a marker) - 9 right front - 3 bb - 1 selvedge
Row 3 (RS) and all odd rows: knit, yo before and after each raglan marker, purl the last stitch.
Row 4 (WS) and all even rows: k selvedge st, k 3 (bb), purl to last 4 sts, k 3 (bb), p 1 (selvedge).
Work 32 (34, 36) rows. In each odd row increase the number of stitches by 8.
Divide for bodice and sleeves:
Row 33 (35, 37) (RS): knit left front sts, transfer the left sleeve sts to a piece of waste yarn, cast on 4 sts for the underarm, knit back sts, transfer the right sleeve sts to a piece of waste yarn, cast on 4 sts, knit right front sts, p 1. Add raglan sts to back or fronts
Row 34 (36, 38) (WS) k 4, purl all sts including the 8 cast on sts, to last 4, k3, purl last st.
Row 35 (37, 39): knit to the last 4 sts, transfer the last 4 to a spare needle, overlap them with the beginning 4 sts, knit the first sts from both needles together, then the second sts together, third and fourth. Knit to the underarm, knit the first 2 sts of the underarm. Place the marker, this will the beginning of the round.
The eyelet round (technically it's the first round, but for convenience, we call it the eyelet round): *k2 tog, yo -repeat across the round.
Round 1 (with blue yarn): this is the first round of the lace pattern repeat. Knit.
Round 2: purl
Round 3: knit this round and carefully check the number of stitches, it should be divided by 7! If you lack 1-6 sts, add the needed number of them in this round distributing them evenly.
For size 12 you have 112 sts or 16 repeats.
For size 18 you need 119 sts or 17 repeats. Increase by 3 sts evenly (1 near each underarm and 1 at the button band)
For size 24 you need 126 sts or 18 repeats. Increase by 6 sts evenly (1 near each underarm, 2 at the back and 1 at each front)
Rounds 4 and 6: knit
Round 5: *k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times, yo, k2tog - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times
Work next 6 rounds (7-12) with white yarn:
Rounds 7/1, 9/3, 10/4, 12/6: knit
Round 8/2: purl
Round 11/5: * k2tog, (k 1, yo) 4 times, k1, k2tog - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times
Work next 6 rounds (13-18) with blue yarn:
Rounds 13/1, 15/3, 16/4, 18/6: knit
Round 14/2: purl
Round 17/5: *k2tog, k2, (yo, k 1) 4 times, k1, k2tog - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times,
Work next 6 rounds (19-24) with white yarn:
Rounds 19/1, 21/3, 22/4, 23/6: knit
Round 20/2: purl
Round 23/5: *k2tog 2 times, (yo, k 1) 5 times, yo, k2tog 2 times - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times
Work next 6 rounds (25-30) with blue yarn:
Rounds 25/1,27/3,28/4,30/6: knit
Round 26/2: purl
Round 29/5: *k2tog 2 times, (k1, yo) 6 times, k1, k2tog 2 times - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times
Work next 6 rounds (31-36) with white yarn:
Rounds 31/1, 33/3, 34/4, 36/6: knit
Round 32/2: purl
Round 35/5: * k2tog 3 times, (yo, k1) 5 times, yo, k2tog 3 times - repeat from * 16 (17, 18) times
Repeat rounds 31-36 for sizes 18 and 24 to desired length. Change colors every 6 rows.
To finish the hem, work 4 rows in garter stitch and bind off.
Sleeve
Sleeves are worked in the round.
Transfer 38 sts from waste yarn to needles. With blue yarn:
Round 1: pu&k 4 sts underarm, knit 38. Place a marker, this is the beginning of the round.
Rounds 2 and 4: purl
Rounds 3 and 5: knit. Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in the yarn ends. Sew buttons to the button band. Crochet chain using 2 threads (white and blue) 40” (100 cm). Thread into the eyelet row.
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Gracie
Dec 19, 2019 09:14 AM
Looks really nice
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Zara
Dec 19, 2019 09:26 AM
Beautiful dress
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Evie
Dec 19, 2019 09:34 AM
Just what I wanted for my little niece
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Heidi
Dec 19, 2019 10:14 AM
Really cute dress and the model
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Susan
Dec 20, 2019 10:56 AM
Absolutely agree
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Holly
Dec 19, 2019 11:12 AM
Oh my gosh, what a beauty
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Penelope
Dec 19, 2019 11:20 AM
I like this dress a lot
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