The cute dress is the perfect dress for hot summer days, but can be worn also as a layering piece in cooler seasons with a shirt, a longsleeve and leggings. It comes in a huge variety of sizes and each size is created to be worn over a long period of time. Cute as an oversized dress and also works later as a top or tunic.

The dress is worked top down, started with I-cord CastOn (alternatively garter stitch) neck and a slit for easier closure/decorative detail in the back neck. It’s worked in stockinette stitch; panels at CF, CB and Side are worked in garter stitch. Eyelet increases are worked besides the raglan seam and at CF/CB. You put the sleeve strap stitches on hold, join on the round and work the body in Rounds, finish with a structured hem and i-cord Bind off (alternatively garter stitch). Pick up again sts for the sleeve strap and finish them with i-cord-BO (alternatively garter stitch). The i-cords can be worked in a contrast color to get a interesting effect. The length can be variated very easily, to make only a tunic or top.

Finished chest measurement: 48,75 / 53 / 57,25 / 61,5 / 63,5 / 66,75 / 73,25 / 77,5 cm (19.25 / 20.75 / 22.5 / 24.25 / 25 / 26.25 / 28.75 / 30.5 inch)

Finished length (CF neck-hem): 30 / 35 / 38 / 43 / 48 / 58 / 68 / 78 cm (11.75 / 13.75 / 15 / 17 / 19 / 22.75 / 26.75 / 30.75inch)

Ease: it’s designed with around 0-4 cm / 0-1.5 inch of positive ease at bust

Needles: circular in 3,5 mm (US 4) and 4,0 mm (US 6))+ DPNs in same sizes (if you don’t like to work the sleeve strap I-cord BO with the magic loop method)

?Please choose needle size to obtain to the requested gauge,
?Please check also if you need different needle size for knitting in the round (sleeves) compared to knitting flat (body)

Yarn: Schefer’s Organic Cotton, 100 % organic cotton, plied, 306 yards (280 meters) / 100g
or Drops Belle, 53% Cotton, 33% Manufactured Fibers - Rayon / Viscose, 14% Cellulose - Linen / Flax, 131 yards(120 meters) / 50g
?or any yarn you get gauge with

Yardage: you need around 210 / 270 / 320 / 410 / 450 / 570 / 730 / 880m ( 230 / 300 / 350 / 450 / 490 / 620 / 800 / 970 yards)

Gauge: 19st /26 rows - 10cm /10cm (4/4inch) for stockinette stitch with bigger needle size

You need: Stitch markers (8), Stitch holders or waste yarn, Tapestry needle, 1 button (diameter 1cm (0.3 inch)), crochet hook size 3

Skills: Knit, purl, eyelet increases (M1E), knit in the round, I-cord Cast On, I-cord Bind Off (you can replace I-cord BO with any other bind off and I-cord CO with Longtail-Cast On), cable cast on

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