Relief Black Tunic-Dress
You’ll need:
350g of black Bergere de France Cotton Fifty yarn (50% cotton, 50% acryl; 140m/50g);
250g of black Bergere de France Sirene yarn (100% polyamide; 190m/50g);
Knitting needles 4,5;
Crochet hook 3;
Marking rings.
Size: M.
Note: work in 1 thread of Cotton Fifty yarn + 1 thread of Sirene yarn.
Used Patterns
Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 1.
1st row (RS): 1 knit st, * 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 knit st, knit2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;
2nd and all even rows: purl;
3rd row: 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit3tog to the left, 1 yarn over, * 3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit3tog to the left, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * , 2 knit sts.
Repeat 1st-4th rows.
Stitches control: 19 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 121 chain sts in 2 threads of yarn. Work with relief pattern. In 25 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, insert marking ring in the 1st st and continue work with relief pattern. In 55 cm = 110 rows from the set-up row, insert marking ring in the 1st st, mark the end of neck-hole. In 80 cm = 160 rows from the set-up row, bind off all sts.
Front
Make in the same way, as back.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. Fasten the edge of neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets. Make side seams of dress, leave cuts 24 cm long for arm-holes.