​Sectional Coloring Knit Dress

You’ll need:

300 (350) 400g of sectional coloring yarn (99% cotton, 1% polyester; 280m/50g);

Knitting needles 4;

Circular knitting needles 3,5.

Size: S (M)L.

Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.

Used Patterns

Wavy pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 10 + 3 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS row sts and yarn overs as purl. Start with 1 selvage st and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-6^th rows.

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

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 3 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme 2, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS row sts as they face, yarn overs as purls. Start with 1 selvage st and st before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.

Patterns order: 29 cm = 78 rows of wavy pattern, 19 cm = 60 rows of stockinette stitch, 24 cm = 72 rows of relief pattern.

Stitches control: wavy pattern: 22,5 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Stockinette stitch: 23,5 sts x 31,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern: 23,5 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 115 (125) 135 sts and make 1 WS row of purls. Don’t take this row into account. Continue work due to the patterns order. For lowering the width, decrease 20 (18) 16 sts in the next 1^st row of stockinette stitch in 29 cm = 78 rows from the set-up row = 95 (107) 119 sts. In 4 cm = 12 rows (2,5 cm = 8 rows) 1 cm = 4 rows from the last change of patterns, bind off 1 x 4 sts from both sides for arm-holes, then, bind off 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 73 (85) 97 sts. In 20 cm = 60 rows from the last change of patterns, bind off the central 25 (29) 33 sts and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from inwards. Bind off the rest 16 (20) 24 sts of shoulders in 24 cm = 72 rows from the last patterns change.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole, in 10,5 cm = 32 rows from the last patterns change, bind off the central 17 (21) 25 sts, then, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, 2 x 1 st in every 4^th row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For placket, cast on 128 (136) 144 sts along the neck-hole with circular knitting needles and make 2 circle rows of knit sts. Then, bind off all sts as knit sts. Make side seams. Cast on 90 (94) 98 sts along the edges of arm-holes with circular knitting needles and make placket in the same way, as for neck-hole.