Catrin Minikins by Forage and Make

Catrin Minikins

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Sto
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
720 - 1620 yards (658 - 1481 m)
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
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A true heirloom knit, this circular yoke dress features a gorgeous lace chevron design and is knit seamlessly from the top down. Increases for the yoke and skirt are cleverly hidden in the lace pattern.

With a fitted bodice and deliciously full skirt this dress is a classic silhouette which can be loved and passed on for many generations. Knit with the incredibly soft White Gum Wool, this ethically raised, single farm Saxon Merino is as soft as cashmere and can happily be worn against the skin.

This pattern includes both written instructions and full charts for the yoke. Each size has seperate instructions and a seperate chart for the yoke, making this pattern very easy to follow. The main comment back from my testers is that this design is much simpler to knit than it looks.

Techniques required: long-tail cast on (or other stretchy cast on) knit, purl, knitting in round, yarn over, knit 2 together, slip slip knit, backwards loop cast on, picking up stitches.

Materials
Size 2 (4, 6, 8, 10)
720 (900, 1160, 1460, 1620) yards
660 (820, 1060, 1320, 1500) meters
Fingering weight (4 ply) yarn
Sample used White Gum Wool 4ply dyed by Nunnaba Yarn in Atlas Moth

Gauge
4”x4” square = 26 stitches x 36 rows after blocking

Needles
One 24”-32” circular needle in size US 5 (3mm)
Double pointed needles in size US 5 (3mm) (optional if you dislike the magic loop method)

Finished Dimensions
In inches
Size 2 (4, 6, 8, 10)
Chest 21 (23, 25, 26.5, 28)
Length 21 (23.5, 25.5, 28.5, 31)

Tools
Stitch markers, blunt tapestry needle