HALLOWEEN DRESS
Astrid Aesoey, 2010
You need 100 gram of dark grey fingering weight yarn, leftover yarn for pumpkins, needles US size 2.5, 3 mm. 2 buttons. Cast on 140 stitches. Work garter stitch for 6 rounds. Continue in stockinette stitch, and work chart. Then work 50 rounds of stockinette stitch. Bind off 3 stitches in each side, for armholes, and continue to work back and front separately. Front: Continue in stockinette stitch. On the first row, decrease 27 stitches (40 stitches left). After 20 rows of stockinette stitch, put middle 14 stitches on a stitchholder, for neckshaping. Continue to work each side separately. Put 1,1,1 more stitch on the stitchholder on the neck side every other row. Continue till total length, 32 rows of stockinette stitch. Back: Continue in stockinette stitch. On the first row, decrease 27 stitches (40 stitches left). Work garter stitch over 6 middle stitches, for 6 rows. Divide back into two pieces, and work each side separately. Continue in stockinette and garter stitch, till same length as front, 32 rows. Using a sewing needle and matching thread, sew shoulder seams. Neck: Use remaining stitches, and pick up 4 stitches on each shoulder (a total of 49 stitches). Work 6 rows of garter stitch. Bind off all stitches. Sleeves: Cast on 32 stitches. Work 6 rows of garter stitch. Continue in stockinette stitch. On the first row, increase 14 stitches (a total of 46 stitches). Knit two rounds of orange, and continue with 24 rounds of dark grey. Bind off all stitches. Set in sleeves. Sew two buttons along left back band, and crochet two buttonholes along right back band.
