Half Moon Bay
To begin you will need: Naturally Caron Country - 2-3 skeins 4 yards of any cotton fabric Sewing needle and color coordinated thread Yarn needle Size 6 29in circular A little bit of sewing Gauge in st st. 20 st x 32 rows = 4in x 4in Finished size small (32-34) medium (34-36) large (36-38) x-larger (38-4
Bodice
Co 170,180,190,200 Row 1 -6 Knit Stockinette st Row 7 purl Row 8 purl Continue to knit in Stockinette st until piece measures 8in from row 8. (for bigger bust you can add rows to fit! Take a tape measure and measure from your bra band to just above your arm pit!) Ending on a wrong side row on the next knit row p. Continue to Stockinette st starting with an purl row for 6 rows bo.
Make two straps
Co 3 st and work an i-cord for (44,46,48,50) in.
Finishing Bodice
Fold the purl line towards the back and whip stitch shut on both top and bottom. Weave in ends and with the safety pin attached at the end of strap lace through the casing. Then do the other side. Lastly of the bodice \* measure 4 in from the middle out of underarm pick 3 st. and make i-cord 8 in long\*, from \*to\* do three more times. And weave in all ends.
Example: Whip stitching the castings.
Example: Inserting the i-cord straps with safety pin.
Example: adding the shoulder straps
To Make the Skirt
1. Prewash fabric to shrink! 2. Lay fabric out and with the longest side of fabric fold in half and cut!
Bottom ruffle
1. Measure 11 in and cut bottom ruffle 2. Sew a 12 seam on each side
3. On the bottom, hem %2 in seam to finish edge. tly baste stitch around the top of ruffle and Put to the side for now! Skirt 5. Now cut coordinating size from the bottom picture (the long side). 6.Seam a %2 on each side. 7. Now turn under 1%2 hem on the top and bottom. 8. Now to gather with a basting st. of the the bottom ruffle. Ex: Basting stitch
9. Ease and pin in ruffle and seam together . 10.Gather and basting st. the top of the skirt and pin and ease to the finished knitted bodice. To Finish weave in all ends with yarn needle and cut any stry stings from sewing! 4 yards= 144
