A real statement piece, you’re bound to stand out from the crowd in the dress! Knit in super chunky wool this piece is all about shape and texture! The trapeze shape of the body is contemporary but also gives a nod to those 60s mini mod dresses whilst remaining sufficiently understated to really allow those huge bubble sleeves to take centre stage. It’s definitely not an item to wear every day but team it with opaque tights and cute ankle booties on Autumn Days and you’re bound to have heads turning!

Sizes: 2 (4) 6 (8) 10 years

Bust Circumference: 57 (61) 67 (73) 79 cm

Back Waist Length: 50 (55) 60 (65) 70 cm

Gauge: 7 Stitches and 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm Stockinette Stitch on 15 mm needles

Suggested Needles: 15mm and 10mm circulars with 80cm cords to allow for magic loop. If you don’t like using the magic loop method, you will need interchangeable needles and swap to a 40cm cord when working the neckband and sleeves. Adjust needle size to obtain correct tension)

Materials: 900 (900) 1000 (1000) 1200g of The Wool by We are Knitters or similar super chunky yarn. Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

The bust circumference of the finished dress includes 5cm of positive ease. To find the right size for your child, measure their bust circumference and add 5cm, then choose the age whose finished bust circumference most closely corresponds to this measurement. The ages given are used as guidelines but as children grow at different rates, make sure to measure your child and use the measurement (rather than age) as a guide as to what size to knit. As with the width, the dress lengths given should serve as a guideline. Make sure to measure the child, or better still, try the dress on them before binding off to ensure you have reached the required length.

The Hubble Bubble Dress is knit seamlessly. First we knit the back panel- from the bottom of the neck to the bottom of the armhole. These stitches are left live and we turn the work to pick up stitches from the cast on edge to create the shoulders and the neck. The first two rows of the shoulders shape the back neckline so that the cast on edge sits just below the the shoulder, not on top. Once both the shoulders and the neck have been formed, we continue to knit the piece flat until we have achieved the same depth to the armhole on the front as we have on the back. We then join front and back to continue knitting the body in the round. Increases are made on four points of the body at spaced intervals to create the trapeze effect. The sleeves are picked up from the body and knit to the wrist in the round. Finally we pick up stitches from the neckline to knit the neckband.