Knit Yellow Dress
You’ll need:
400 (450) 500g of mustard color yarn (75% cotton, 25% linen; 98m/50g);
Circular knitting needles 4 and 4,5;
Crochet hook 4.
Size: S (M) L.
Used Patterns
Garter stitch, circle rows: * 1 circle row of knit sts, 1 circle row of purls*.
Straight and reversed rows: knit sts.
Leaves pattern, circle rows: the quantity of sts is multiple 18. Work due to the scheme, on which both even and odd rows are stated, repeat the pattern. Make 1st-19th circle rows x once, then, repeat 2nd-19th circle rows.
Marked decrease: from the right side: 3 sts of garter stitch, broaching; from the left side: knit to the last 5 sts of the row, knit2tog, 3 sts with leaves pattern. Make decreases as knit sts in WS rows.
Stitches control: leaves pattern: 23,5 sts x 23,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Garter stitch: 19,5 sts x 30,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Skirt
Cast on 228 (244) 260 sts with knitting needles 4, circle in the ring and make 1 circle row of purls. Then, for lower placket, knit 6,5 cm = 20 circle rows of garter stitch. Continue work with leaves pattern with knitting needles 4,5, increase 24 (26) 28 sts in the 1st circle row = 252 (270) 288 sts or 14 (15) 16 pattern repeats. In 34,5 cm = 81 rows from lower placket, decrease 2 sts in the next circle row in every pattern repeat. For this, don’t make yarn overs, but make decreases = 224 (240) 256 sts. Decrease 2 sts in every pattern repeat in the next 2nd circle row. For this, don’t make yarn overs = 196 (210) 224 sts. In 36 cm = 85 circle rows from lower placket, bind off sts as knit sts. Make 1 circle row of single crochets in bind off edge, make 73 (81) 89 single crochets for front and back.
Back
Cast on 73 (81) 89 single crochets of skirt and make 1 WS row of knit sts. Continue work with garter stitch in straight and reversed rows. In 12,5 cm = 38 rows from set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes, then, make marked decreases 10 (12) 14 x 1 st in every 4th row = 47 (51) 55 sts. In 26,5 cm = 80 rows (29 cm = 88 rows) 31,5 cm = 96 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 23 (27) 27 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row from inwards. In 29 cm = 88 rows (31,5 cm = 96 rows) 34 cm = 104 rows from set-up row, bind off the rest 8 (8) 10 sts of straps.
Front
Work in the last 73 (81) 89 single crochets of skirt, but with V-shape neck-hole. For this, in 6,5 cm = 20 rows (6,5 cm = 20 rows) 9 cm = 28 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 5 sts and finish both sides separately. For chamfer, make marked decrease of 13 (15) 15 x 1 st in every 4th row from inwards.
Assembly
Make straps and side seams.