Turquoise Midi Dress
You’ll need:
8 (9) skeins of emerald (872.0058) Lang Yarns Ella yarn (30% cotton, 20% polyester, 20% viscose, 30% polyamide);
Knitting needles 4,5;
Short circular knitting needles 4;
Crochet hook 3,5.
Size: S (M).
Used Patterns
Pattern 1: work with crochet hook due to the scheme, on which all the rows are stated. Make 1st-4th rows x once, then, repeat 3rd-4th rows.
Pattern 2: knitting needles 4,5 – stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.
Notes
Right fold: fold 15 sts in 3 layers, put fold to the right and make 1 single crochet on 3 layers together; left fold: fold 15 sts in 3 layers, put fold to the left and make 1 single crochet on 3 layers together.
Stitches control: pattern 1: 16 sts x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Pattern 2: 21 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Skirt
Make 252 (272) chain sts and work with pattern 1, start with st before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat. At about 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 seam”, (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 the central 65 (75) sts of skirt. For this, cast on 84 (94) sts with knitting needles4and work with pattern 2, increase 1 selvage st from both sides = 86 (96) sts. For arm-hole, at 15 cm height of front, bind off 2 x 2 sts from both sides in every 2nd row and decrease 7 x 1 st, 2 x 1 st in every 4th row = 60 (70) sts. For neck-hole, bind off the central 14 (18) sts at 29 (31) cm height of front and 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts in every 2nd row, decrease 3 x 1 st and 1 x 1 st in 4 rows. For shoulder chamfer, bind off 4 x 3 sts (1 x 3 sts and 3 x 4 sts) from both sides in every 2nd row at 20 (22) cm height of arm-hole.
Upper Part 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 pattern 2, increase 1 selvage st from both sides = 86 (96) sts. Make in the same way, as front. Make arm-hole at the height as front. For neck-hole, bind off the central 24 (28) sts at 34 (36) cm height of back and 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts from both sides in every 2nd row, decrease 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st. Make shoulder chamfer in the same way, as for front.
Assembly
Make all seams. Fasten neck-hole in the following way: cast on 104 (112) sts with circular knititng needles and make 1 row of purls, then, bind off all sts as purls.