Ballerina Tutu Dress
By Christina Fasoula (C) 2014
Size: 12-24 months Material: 36 large gauge pegs round loom (green KK was used in example Approximate of 200 yards of soft tulle 3"wide spool or 100 yards 6"wide spool cut in half to make 3" strips Loom hook, scissors
Yarn:
one skein of each: fun fur yarn varigated yarn solid color yarn
Techniques:
Working in the round slip knots E-wrap stitch purl stitch e-wrap cast on knit two over one basic bind off garter stitch
Preparation:
You will need to cut 216 strips of tulle that are 3 inches wide by 16 inches long. Place two strips together (making sure the ends are even) and make a slip knot in the center. When you have completed this step, you will have 108 “bunches" of tulle strips.
separate those 108 bunches into three equal piles of 36 bunches eacl NOTE: The first row of tulle that you knit, will be the bottom row of tulle on your completed project. You will use 1 pile of 36 bunches for this row. The second row of tulle that you knit will be the center row of your tulle. This will be the 2nd pile of 36 tulle bunches. The third row of tulle that you knit will be the ToP row of tulle on your finished tutu - so you might save any "special" tulle for the top row (l.e. patterns, prints, or sparkles).
Pattern:
Skirt part:
Working in the round holding your three strands of yarn (the fun fur, the varigated yarn, and the solid color yarn) as one \*\*the photograph below shows only 1 strand of yarn being used ONLY for simplicity in the photograph - you will actually be knitting with all 3 strands\*\* E-wrap cast on all 36 pegs Row 1: add one bunch of tulle on each peg by placing one slip knot on each peg.
Row 2: E-wrap all pegs, knit 2 over1 by lifting the cast on row AND the tulle over the over the I top e wrap row)
rows 3 and 4: repeat rows 1 & 2 using your second pile of tulle bunche Rows 5 & 6: repeat rows 1 & 2 using your third and final pile of tulle bunches.
Body part
Row: 7 to 26: E-wrap all pegs.
Armholes
Row 27: Basic bind-off pegs 1 - 8 (8 pegs should be empty) E-wrap pegs 9 - 18, Basic bind-off pegs 19 - 26 (8 pegs should be empty), e-wrap pegs 27 - 36. Row 28: E-wrap all pegs. Knit off only the pegs that have 2 loops on them (pegs 9 - 18 and 27 - 36). Pegs 1 - 8 and pegs 9 - 18 will each have only 1 loop on them.
Neck Part
Row 29 & 30: E-wrap all pegs Cut & secure, Fun fur yarn & variegated yarn Only! Be sure to leave a 5 inch tail to weave in the ends. From the other end of your solid color skein, add another strand of solid yarn to your first peg by making a slip knot and from now on working those 2 strands as one. : the center pull already , now add the outside of your skein end or vice versa.
Row 31: Purl row Row 32: E-wrap row Rows 33 -38: repeat rows 31 - 32 Row 39: Purl Basic bind-off "loosely". Cut yarn leaving a 5 inch tail to weave in the ends.
Finishing
Flip your Tutu dress inside out so the wrong side will become the right side of the dress (E-wrap "v's" are now the inside side). Tighten all the slip knots on the tulle on all of the three layers. \*\*\* you can add an extra knot with only half of the strip on each bunches. This will secure them without having the bulky feel\*\*\*
