This entry is still under construction. The basic dress pattern featured here will not change, but I'm planning to knit some accesories (straps, bolero, leg warmers, ...).
Yarn information
- Name: Bianca
- Fiber content: 100 % acrylic
- Color: Black-Brown-Gray Mix (#136)
- Weight: 100 grams
- Number of yards/meters per 100 grams: 284 yards / 260 meters
- Skeins: 2.5
Needle information
- Type: Circular needle
- Size: 4 mm / US#6
Gauge
K1,P1 (unstretched):
6.4 stitches per inch / 2.5 stitches per centimeters
7.6 rows per inch / 3 rows per centimeter
K3,P3 (unstretched):
7.6 stitches per inch / 3 stitches per centimeters
8.9 rows per inch / 3.5 rows per centimeter
Extra needed supplies
4 buttons in a matching color
Knitting pattern
Cast on 144 stitches
First 8 rounds: K1,P1
Next 20 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds, at the right and left side of the dress, 4 stitches will be decreased on each side (136 stitches)
· K2T stitches 71-72 and 143-144
· K2T stitches 70-71 and 141-142
· K2T stitches 69-70 and 139-140
· K2T stitches 68-69 and 137-138
· 8 stitches are decreased (136 stitches)
Next 4 rounds, at the right and left side of the dress, again 4 stitches will be decreased on each side (128 stitches)
· K2T stitches 67-68 and 135-136
· K2T stitches 66-67 and 133-134
· K2T stitches 65-66 and 131-132
· K2T stitches 64-65 and 129-130
· 8 stitches are decreased (128 stitches)
Next 25 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds increase 4 stitches at stitches 62 (right side of the dress) and 128 (left side) (136 stitches)
· Double stitches 62 and 128
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Make sure you keep following the 3K,P1 pattern for the increased stitches
Next 40 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds increase 4 stitches at stitches 68 and 136 (144 stitches)
· Double stitch 68 and 136
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Follow 3K,P1 pattern
Next 72 rounds: K3,P1
Last 8 rounds: K1,P1
Bind off
Finishing touch
Sew on two of the buttons at the front of the dress (at the top) and the other two at the back to allow you to attach the shoulder band if you like.
- Name: Bianca
- Fiber content: 100 % acrylic
- Color: Black-Brown-Gray Mix (#136)
- Weight: 100 grams
- Number of yards/meters per 100 grams: 284 yards / 260 meters
- Skeins: 2.5
Needle information
- Type: Circular needle
- Size: 4 mm / US#6
Gauge
K1,P1 (unstretched):
6.4 stitches per inch / 2.5 stitches per centimeters
7.6 rows per inch / 3 rows per centimeter
K3,P3 (unstretched):
7.6 stitches per inch / 3 stitches per centimeters
8.9 rows per inch / 3.5 rows per centimeter
Extra needed supplies
4 buttons in a matching color
Knitting pattern
Cast on 144 stitches
First 8 rounds: K1,P1
Next 20 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds, at the right and left side of the dress, 4 stitches will be decreased on each side (136 stitches)
· K2T stitches 71-72 and 143-144
· K2T stitches 70-71 and 141-142
· K2T stitches 69-70 and 139-140
· K2T stitches 68-69 and 137-138
· 8 stitches are decreased (136 stitches)
Next 4 rounds, at the right and left side of the dress, again 4 stitches will be decreased on each side (128 stitches)
· K2T stitches 67-68 and 135-136
· K2T stitches 66-67 and 133-134
· K2T stitches 65-66 and 131-132
· K2T stitches 64-65 and 129-130
· 8 stitches are decreased (128 stitches)
Next 25 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds increase 4 stitches at stitches 62 (right side of the dress) and 128 (left side) (136 stitches)
· Double stitches 62 and 128
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Make sure you keep following the 3K,P1 pattern for the increased stitches
Next 40 rounds: K3,P1
Next 4 rounds increase 4 stitches at stitches 68 and 136 (144 stitches)
· Double stitch 68 and 136
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Double new stitch from last round
· Follow 3K,P1 pattern
Next 72 rounds: K3,P1
Last 8 rounds: K1,P1
Bind off
Finishing touch
Sew on two of the buttons at the front of the dress (at the top) and the other two at the back to allow you to attach the shoulder band if you like.
3 comments:
Very nice picture! :D
@ Len: TY! You're the best BF ever ;)
Really great dress! Thanks for demonstrating that using acrylic yarns also produce really cool knitwear. Happy Knitting!
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