​Stylish Dress with Fringe

You’ll need:

150; 200g of yarn (87% cotton, 13% polyamide; 135m/50g) of white color;

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

50; 100g of the same yarn, but brick-red color;

100; 150g of the same yarn, but mélange gray color;

Knitting needles 3,5 and 4,5;

Tapestry needle.

Size: S; M.

Used Patterns

Garter stitch (1): all knit sts;

Relief pattern A (2): it is made on 25 (29) sts due to the scheme 1. All the rows are stated on the scheme. For S size, make only the sts marked with blue color from 3^rd to 14^th rows. For size M, make all the sts and all the rows of the scheme. Make 3^rd-14^th rows once (1^st-14^th rows once).

Patterns order A (knitting needles 4,5): make 1^st-12^th (1^st-14^th) rows on 127 (147) sts: 1 selvedge st, * 25 (29) sts with pattern 1, 25 (29) sts with pattern 2*; repeat from * to * once, finish with 25 (29) sts of pattern 1, 1 selvedge st. From 13^th to 24^th rows (from 15^th to 28^th rows): 1 selvedge st, * 25 (29) sts of pattern 2, 25 (29) sts of pattern 1*; repeat from * to * once, finish with 25 (29) sts of pattern 2, 1 selvedge st. Make 1^st-24^th rows (1^st-28^th rows) twice, totally, 48 (56) rows;

Stockinette stitch (3): in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Colors order A (knitting needles 4,5)

Make 10 rows with pattern 3 with white, beige, mélange grey, red-brick colors of yarn, totally, 40 rows;

Relief pattern B (4): it is made on 13 (15) sts. Knit as pattern 2, but due to the scheme 2. Make 3^rd-14^th rows (1^st-14^th rows) once;

Relief pattern C (5): it is made on 13 (15) sts. Knit as pattern 2, but due to the scheme 3. Make 3^rd-14^th rows (1^st-14^th rows) once;

Patterns order B (knitting needles 3,5)

Make 1^st-12^th rows (1^st-14^th) rows on 103 (119) sts: 1 selvedge 13 (15) sts of pattern 4, 25 (29) sts of pattern 1, 25 (29) sts of pattern 1, 13 (15) sts of pattern 5, 1 selvedge st. From 13^th to 24^th rows (15^th-28^th rows): 1 selvedge st, *13 (15) sts of pattern 1, 25 (29) sts of pattern 2, 25 (29) sts of pattern 1, 25 (29) sts of pattern 2, 13 (15) sts of pattern 1, 1 selvedge st. Make 1^st-24^th rows (1^st-28^th) twice, totally, 48 (56) rows.

Colors order B (knitting needles 3,5): make 20 rows of pattern 3 with grey mélange yarn, 12 (14) rows of pattern 3 with red-brick and white yarn (each), 4 (6) rows with pattern 3 and 4 rows with pattern 6 and beige yarn, totally, 52 (58) rows.

Colors order C (knitting needles 4,5)

Make in the same way as patterns order A, but instead of pattern 1, use pattern 2, i.e., 1^st-12^th rows (1^st-14^th) rows in the beginning and in the end with pattern 2 and 13^th-24^th (15^th-28^th) rows in the beginning and in the end with pattern 1.

Marked double decreases (2 sts)

In the beginning of row: 1 selvedge st, further algorithm – 1 knit st, knit3tog, knit sts to last 5 sts, knit3tog as broaching, 1 knit st, 1 selvedge st;

Rib (6): it is made on odd quantity of sts. RS – 1 selvedge st, (1 knit st, 1 purl) by turn, finish with 1 knit st, 1 selvedge st. WS – due to the ornament.

Stitches control: patterns A and C: 23 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Colors order A: 23 sts x 35 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern B: 24 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Colors order B: 24 sts x 31,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 127 (147) sts with knitting needles 4,5 and in crossed way and knit 17 cm = 48 rows (20 cm = 56 rows) due to the pattern A.

Then, make 11,5 cm (= 40 rows) with colors order A, decrease 24 (28) sts in the last row. There are 103 (119) sts in work. Turn to knitting needles 3,5 and make 16 cm = 48 rows (18,5 cm = 56 rows) due to the pattern B. Continue work due to the colors order B.

At the same time, in 5 cm (= 16 rows) from pattern B, bind off 1 x 6 (7) sts from both sides in every 2^nd row and 17 (20) x 1 marked double decreases for arm-holes. You should get 23 (250 sts.

At 16,5 cm height = 52 rows (18,5 cm = 58 rows) from pattern B, bind off all the sts with beige yarn.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but make pattern C in the 1^st-48^th (1^st-56^th) rows.

Assembly

Make side seams. Cast on 15 sts and work with pattern 6 with mélange grey yarn and knitting needles 3,5 along the arm-hole chamfer of 5 cm on the front detail from the upper corner. After getting 15 (16) cm long straps, bind off the sts.

Sew the loose end of straps to the back chamfer from both sides at 5 cm, starting from the upper corner. Make fringe.