Nice Knit Dress for Girl
You'll need:
150 – 200 – 200 g of Sandnes mini alpakka yarn (100% Alpaca, 150m/50g);
Crochet hook 2,5;
Straight and circle knitting needles 3;
3 buttons;
Markers.
Size
Waist measurement along the bottom part of dress - 37-40-44 cm;
Length - 26 – 29 – 33 cm.
Stitches control on stockinette stitch: 27 sts = 10 cm.
Used Patterns
Pearled pattern:
1st row: 1 knit st, 1 purl;
2nd row: purls above knit sts, knit sts above purls.
Repeat 2nd row.
Relief pattern A:
1st row: * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, knit2tog through front loops, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;
2nd row: makeright-side sts and yarn overs as knit sts, wrong-side sts - as purls;
3rd row: * 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 2 purls, knit2tog through front loops, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
Continue relief pattern to making * 1 yarn over, 15 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 1 knit st, knit2tog thorugh front loops*; repeat from * to *.
Instructions
Start with making the botton part of dress.
Cast on 200-220-240 sts and knit 10 rows with pearled pattern, then 2 rows of stockinette stitch.
Next row: * 1 purl, 109 knit sts*; repeat from * to *.
Then, knit relief pattern due to the scheme A and 1 row of stockinette stitch.
Continue due to the following scheme: * 1 yarn over, 17 knit sts, slip 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw this st through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
Next row: knit sts;
Next row: 18 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog throug back half loops*; repeat from * to *;
Next row: knit sts.
Then, repeat 2 last rows.
After knitting to 17-20-24 cm height, decrease the quantity of sts of the next row twice, by knit2tog. You should have 100-110-120 sts left.
Then, make 10 rows of pearled pattern.
Start your work with the center of back and make decreases for arm-holes: knit 19-22-25 sts, transfer the next 10 sts to the auxilary knitting needle, cast on 30-35-40 sts instead them for the sleeve, knit 42-46-50 sts of front, transfer the next 10 sts to the auxilary knitting needle, cast on 30-35-40 sts instead them for the sleeve, knit the rest 19-22-25 sts.
Place markers in the end of row and in the center of back. Then, knit * 1 purl, 19 knit sts*; repeat from * to *.
Then, make relief pattern due to the scheme A, as in the bottom part. After knitting the 3rd row, make right-side sts and yarn overs in the 4th and all the rest eve rows as knit sts, wrong-side sts - as purls.
Then:
5th row: * 1 yarn over, 5 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loop, 1 purl, knit2tog through lower loops, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 2 purls, knit2tog, 1 purl, knit2tog*; repeat from * to *;
7th row: * slip yarn over, 7 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 purls, 1 knit st, 1 purl, knit2tog, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
9th row: * slip yarn over, 9 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 purl, 1 knit st, 1 purl, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
11th row: * slip yarn over, 11 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 knit sts, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
13th row: * slip yarn over, 13 knit sts, 1 yarn over, slip 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw slipped st throug knit st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
14th row: turn your work, purl;
15th row: * knit2tog, 12 knit sts, knit2tog, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
16th, 18th, 20th rows: as 14th row;
17th row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw slipped st through knit st, 10 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
19th row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw the slipped st through knit st, 8 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
21st row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw the slipped st through knit st, 6 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row.
There are 63-72-81 sts in work.
Knit the next 5 rows with pearled pattern, bind off the sts.
Sleeves
Include 10 slipped sts in work, lift 36-46-56 sts along the arm-holes and knit 10 rows of pearled pattern in circle rows. Bind off the sts.
Assembly
Fasten the edge of neck-hole from back with 1 row of single crochet by means of the crochet hook and make 3 button-holes. Sew the buttons.