Summer lace dress by Pernille Larsen

Summer lace dress

Knitting
August 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
547 - 1367 yards (500 - 1250 m)
9 (12-18) months // 2 (4, 6) years
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Summer Lace Dress is a light dress that features a wide and fluttering lacey skirt with plenty of room to move. The dress is worked from the bottom up using 1 strand of Pure Silk, Cotton Merino or Merino.
The skirt is worked in the round from charts and ends with a drawstring channel and i-cord drawstring. The top of the dress is worked back and forth in stockinette stitch and ends with two straps that meet in the back.

Please note that whenever only one number is given in the instructions, this number refers to all sizes.
Sizes: 9 (12-18) months // 2 (4, 6) years
Finished measurements: Length from shoulder to edge: 39 (43) // 47 (53, 60) cm 15¼ (17) // 18½ (20¾, 23½)”; Chest circumference: approx. 50 (55) // 60 (65, 70) cm 19¾ (21¾) // 23½ (25½, 27½)”. Please note that the actual circumference when worn will be less as the dress has an i-cord drawstring under the chest that can be tightened
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m 273 yd / 50 g 1.8 oz), fingering-weight yarn, 2 (3) // 3 (4, 5) balls. Sample is in Pure Silk in Cardamom colorway
Needles: 3 mm / US2.5 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking): 28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm 4” in st st with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, safety pin, cable needle (optional)