​Knit Casual Dress

You’ll need:

650 (750)g of grey Corsofino yarn (35% cottom, 35% polyacryl; 114m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 3,5 and 4;

Circular knitting needles 3,5.

Size: S (M).

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib;

Chessboard pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 24 + 12 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the pattern. Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Make 1^st-4^th rows x once, 13^th-14^th rows x once, 15^th-18^th x 3 times, 27^th-28^th rows x once. Repeat 1^st-28^th rows.

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.

Stitches control: chessboard pattern: 21 sts x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Rib: 23 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch: 21 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 110 (122) sts with knitting needles 3,5 and work with rib between selvage sts for 2 cm. Then, turn tot knitting needles 4 and make 38 cm = 118 rows with chessboard pattern, for M size, start sts from arrow C, pattern repeat, finish with sts before arrow C and 1 selvage sts. Decrease 18 sts in the last WS row of the pattern = 92 (104) sts. Then, make waist placket with rib. At 5 cm = 16 rows height of the placket, work with stockinette stitch. In 10,5 cm = 32 rows (8 cm = 24 rows) from the waist placket, bind off 4 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 70 (82) sts. In 28 cm = 84 rows from waist placket, bind off the central 16 (20) sts and finish both separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 8 sts and 1 x 5 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 30 cm = 90 rows from the waist placket, bind off the rest 14 (18) sts of shoulder from each side.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but replace pattern for size S, start with 1 selvage st and sts before arrow A, pattern repeat, finish with 1 selvage st. For deeper neck-hole, bind off the central 8 (12) sts for the neck-hole in 14 cm = 42 rows from the waist placket, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 4 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, 8 x 1 st in every 4^th row.

Sleeves

Cast on 52 (62) sts with knitting needles 3,5 and work with rib between selvage sts for 2 cm. Then, turn to knitting needles 4 and chessboard pattern, for size S, finish with sts before arrow B and 1 selvage st. In 21 cm = 66 rows from rib, increase 1 st from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 14 x 1 st in every 4^th and 6^th rows by turn = 82 (92) sts, include the increased sts in the pattern. In 46 cm = 142 rows from rib, bind off 5 sts from both sides for sleeve caps and 1 x 3 sts, 4 x 2 sts, 4 x 1 st, 3 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts and 1 x 4 sts (1 x 3 sts, 11 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 4 sts). In 56 cm = 174 rows from rib, bind off the rest 10 (12) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 132 (140) sts along the neck-hole and make placket with rib. At 2 cm height of the placket, bind off the sts due to the pattern. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.