​Two-Colored Nice Dress for a Girl

You'll need:

150; 200; 250g of mercerized cotton yarn of carroty color (125m/50g);

100; 150; 200g of the same yarn, but beige color;

Straight knitting needles 3,5;

Circle knitting needles 3,5;

Crochet hook 3;

Markers (M);

Button with Ø 24 mm.

Size: 86/92; 98/104; 110/116.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: right-side rows - all knit sts, wrong-side rows - all purls, circle rows - all knit sts;

Garter stitch: right-side and wrong-side rows - all knit sts, circle rows - 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls by turn;

Stripes: 4 rows of garter stitch, 6 rows of stockinette stitch by turn;

Relief pattern: is made on 4 sts due to the scheme, on which only right-side rows are stated, make wrong-side rows due to the ornament, yarn overs - as purls. Start row with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat the needed times, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Repeat 1st-20th rows in height. Pay attention, that the quantity of yarn overs should be the same as the quantity of sts knit together;

"Shrimp stitch": single crochets from left to right with the crochet hook.

Marked decreases

Use 2 sts from both sides of marker. These sts are called raglan sts.

For decrease, knit 1st raglan st together with the 2nd st as knit st, then, 2 sts of stockientte stitch, knit 3rd raglan st together with the 4th st as 1 knit st with left decline (slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped).

Stitches control: relief pattern: 20 sts x 30 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm; stripes: 22 sts x 32 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 87; 95; 103 sts with beige yarn and make 8 rows with relief pattern between the selvedge sts. Then, turn to the carroty yarn, make 8 rows with the same pattern, then turn again to the beige yarn.

Make 8 rows with this yarn, then change to carroty yarn once again and knit this details only with this yarn.

After 36; 40; 44 cm of the total height, decrease 23 sts in equal distances and leave 64; 72; 80 sts for some time.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Cast on 31; 35; 35 sts with beige yarn for each sleeve and make 8 rows with relief pattern between the selvedge sts. Then, turn to the carroty yarn and make 8 rows with the same pattern, then turn to the beige color again. Then, make 8 rows with this yarn and change to carroty color one more time and then continue making this detail only with this yarn.

At the same time, make increases in every 6th row from both sides 1 st 5; 9; 10 times for sleeve widening. Then, increase 1 st due to the ornament 8; 4; 5 times from both sides.

After 22; 25; 28 cm of the total height of sleeve, leave the sts.

Yoke

Transfer the sts of back, one sleeve, front and the second sleeve to the knitting needles, using beige yarn. Place markers between the details. Totaly, there are 242; 266; 290 sts in work.

Make stripes pattern on all the sts. Make marked decreases on the raglan lines near each marker in all the even rows. Totaly, decrease 20; 22; 24 rows on 2 sts.

At the same time, after 9; 10; 11 cm of yoke height, divide the circle cloth for the cut along the middle line of back and then continue with straight and reversed rows. At 14; 15; 16 cm height, bind off the rest 82; 90; 98 sts.

Bow

Cast on 10 sts with beige yarn and knit with garter stitch between the selvedge sts. After 50 cm, bind off the sts.

Make the connecting strap on 6 sts. Make this detail with garter stitch between the selvedge sts. After 5 cm, bind off the sts.

Assembly

Fasten the edge of neck-hole and cut with beige yarn, making 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of the "shrimp stitch" with the help of crochet hook. Make loop buttonhole in the upper part of cut. For this, 2 single crochets, 2 chain sts.

Make side and sleeve seams. Make a bow from satin ribbon, turn it with the connecting strap and sew both details to the front. Sew buttons.