Emerald Middle-Length Dress
You’ll need:
400 (450)g of emerald Lang Yarns Ella (30% cotton, 20% polyester; 30% viscose, 20% polyamide);
Knitting needles 4,5;
Short knitting needles 4;
Crochet hook 3,5.
Size: S (M).
Stitches control: main pattern: 16 sts x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Stockinette stitch: 21 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Skirt
Make 252 (272) chain sts and work with main pattern, start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat and finish with st after pattern repeat. At 70 cm height from the set-up row (after the 4th row of pattern repeat), make 1 row in the following way: 1 chain st increase, 3 (8) single crochets, (1 right fold, 5 single crochets) x 3 times = left side seams, (5 single crochets, 1 left fold) x 3 times, 5 (15) single crochets, (1 right fold, 5 single crochets) x 3 times = right side seam, (5 single crochets, 1 left fold) x 3 times, 3 (8) single crochets.
Front
Work on central 65 (75) sts of skirt. For this, cast on 84 (94) sts with knitting needles 4 and work with stockinette stitch, increase 1 selvage st from both sides = 86 (96) sts.
Arm-Hole
Bind off 2 x 2 sts at 15 cm height of front from both sides and decrease 7 x 1 st, 2 x 1 st in every 4th row = 60 (70) sts.
Neck-Hole
At 29 (31) cm height of front, bind off the central 14 (18) sts and bind off 1 x 3 sts and 2 x 2 sts from both sides in every 2nd row, decrease 3 x 1 st and 1 x 1 st in every 4th row.
Shoulder Chamfer
At 20 (22) cm height of arm-hole, bind off 4 x 3 sts (1 x 3 sts and 3 x 4 sts) in every 2nd row.
Upper Detail of Back
Make skirt seam. Make back on the rest 66 (76) sts of skirt. For this, cast on 84 (94) sts with knitting needles 4 and work with stockinette stitch, increase 1 selvage st from both sides = 86 (96) sts. Make in the same way, as front. Make arm-hole at the same height, as front.
Back Neck-Hole
At 34 (36) cm height of back, bind off the central 24 (28) sts and 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts in every 2nd row, then, decrease 1 x 1 st.
Shoulder Chamfer
Make in the same way, as for front.
Assembly
Make all seams. Fasten neck-hole in the following way: cast on about 104 (112) sts (front = 58 (62) sts, back = 46 (50) sts) and make 1 row of purls, then, bind off all sts as purls. Fasten arm-hole in the following way: cast on 68 (72) sts from each side along the edge of arm-hole and make 1 row of purls, then, bind off all sts as purls.