Lily's Retreat Dress by Libby Summers

Lily's Retreat Dress

Knitting
August 2014
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch with larger needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
230 - 2645 yards (210 - 2419 m)
Child 3 mths - 10 yrs; Adult 8 - 20
English

Materials
Child
2 (3, 3, 3, 4) 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 50g balls Libby Summers Fine Aran in your choice of shade (photographed in shade 108 Applemint and 890 Sunset Sky)
Adult
11 (13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23) 50g balls Libby Summers Fine Aran in your choice of shade
All sizes
Pair 5mm US8 needles, Pair 4mm US6 needles, 4 stitch markers, Darning needle
To Fit
Child
Age 3 mths (6 mths, 9 mths, 12mths, 18mths), 2 yrs, 4 yrs, 6 yrs, 8 yrs, 10 yrs
Chest 53 (56, 64, 71, 75) 79, 86, 93, 100, 108 cm 14 (15, 17, 19, 20) 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 in
Adult
UK Size 8 (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)
Chest 119 (127, 134, 142, 149, 157, 164) cm 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) in
Finished measurements
Child
Finished chest 53 (56, 65, 71, 79) 82, 91, 94, 104, 117 cm 14 (15, 17½, 19, 21) 22, 24½, 25½, 28, 31½ in
Adult
Finished chest 87 (93.5, 96, 103, 104, 112, 115) cm 32½ (35, 36, 38½, 39, 42, 43) in

A gorgeous pattern knitted in two pieces, graded for child and adult. The bodice is a 4 row lace pattern, and the skirt is in stocking stitch, with a gentle gather at the empire waistline.