Cadence Rose Sundress
Measurements:
Chest: 48-52cm circumference (more stretch in it as well) Skirt of Dress: 76cm wide Tunic length : 12-18 months: 30cm 2-3 year old: \~35-40cm
Dress length:
12-24 months \~ 44- 48cm length depending on height 2-3 year old \~ 50cm
Yarn and gauge:
> 24sts for 1ocm in stockingette st on 4mm needles 150g-200g of 8ply (DK) for the 12-24 months size
Materials needed:
4mm needles - 40cm and 6ocm lengths (flats if you like for the front and back pieces) $\curlyeqsucc$ Sewing needle for grafting 3 stitch holders crochet hook for a provisional cast on V Piece of ribbon, 7mm wide, 1m length A couple of meters of scrap yarn for provisional cast on (preferably cotton) Stitch marker by StitchyMama (Katherine Oxlade Knack)
Abbreviations used:
CO: Cast on K: Knit P: Purl st: Stitch BO: Bind off kfb: Knit front and behind for 1 stitch SSK: Slip one stitch knitwise, slip the next stitch purlwise, knit the two together through the back loops Kztog: knit 2 stitches together MiL: Make1 stitch (left slanting). From the front, lift loop between stitches with left needle, knit into back of loop. MiR: Make 1 stitch (right slanting). From the back,lift loop between stitches with left needle, knit into front of loop. PM: Place marker on needle WS: wrong side facing RS: right side facing
Back bodice piece (knit flat):
Using a crochet hook do a provisional cast on of 27 sts using your scrap yarn. This site has a good video that shows how to so a provisional cast on using a crochet hook: http://www.knittingatknoon.com/provisional.html R1-4: Attach yarn and complete 4 rows of garter st (knit each row). R5: K3, MiR, K21sts, MiL, K3. R6 and alleven rows: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3. R7and all odd rows: K3, MiR, knit to last 3 sts, MiL, K3 Repeat rows 6 and 7 until you have 53 sts on the needles. Finish on a purl row. Cut yarn with a 15cm tail and place live sts on a stitch holder.
Bodice Cups (knit flat): make 2 of these.
Using a crochet hook do a provisional cast on of 7 sts using your scrap yarn. Rr: attach yarn and knit across Knit these stitches in garter st until length is 8cm unstretched (28 -30 rows for me), finish on a WS row Row 29: K3, MiR, k1, MiL, K3 Row 30: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Row 31: K3, MiR, Kto last 3 sts, MiL, K3 Row 32: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Continue rows 31 and 32 until you have 33 sts on the needles (finish on a purl row) For the first Bodice Cup - Cut yarn with a 15cm tail and place live sts on a spare 4mm needle. For the second, leave the live yarn attached.
Front Piece (joining the crossed over pieces):
Take the bodice cup still attached to your yarn and K until 13 sts remain, place the other bodice cup directly behind this so that the last 13 sts line up with the first 13 sts on the other needle. Knit the last 13 sts on the needle with the first 13 sts of the other cup. Ie. The first stitch on your front and back needles will be knit together and so on until all the front needle stitches are knit. Continue to knit to the end of the row. (53 sts) Bodice (joining the front and back) - knit in the round from here on. Continue knitting with the piece from last section. Turn work (so work is WS facing) and knit on 2 extra sts. Turn work back around when finished (RS facing). Place your back bodice piece on a spare needle and start knitting across with your live yarn, joining the two pieces. When you come to the end, again turn work and knit on 2 extra sts, placing a stitch marker in between them. Turn work back around when finished. (110 sts in total) See this website for instructions of knitting on as a cast on technique: http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on Stitch marker will signify the start of each row from now on. Row 1: P around to marker, joining the other side of the dress. Row 2: K around to marker Repeat rows 1 and 2 twice more. On the last knit row MiL at the beginning of the row and again under the opposite arm hole (n2 sts) Row 7 (Eyelet row): \*yo, k2tog, $k2^{*}$ repeat to end Row 8: K 1 row Row 9: P 1 row Repeat rows 8 and 9 twice more. Row 14 (Increase row): $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}\mathrm{1}$ kfb\* repeat to end (168 sts) Baby Fern pattern (from Charlotte Schurch's More Sensational Knitted Socks) Rounds 1, 3, 5: K to end Round 2: ${}^{\ast}\mathrm{P}_{1}$ , K2tog, K2, YO, K1, YO, K2, SSK, P1, $\mathbf{K}\mathbf{1}^{\ast}$ Repeat to end Round 4: ${}^{\ast}\mathrm{P}\mathbf{1},$ K2tog, K1, YO, K3, YO, K1, SSK, P1, $\mathbf{K}\mathbf{1}^{\ast}$ Repeat to end Round 6: ${}^{\ast}\mathrm{P}\mathbf{1}_{}$ , K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, P1, K1\*Repeat to end
Lace Skirt:
Complete Baby Fern Stitch pattern until the dress/top is a little short (1-2cm) of these lengths: Tunic : 12-18 months: 30cm 2-3 year old: \~35-40cm Dress: 12-24 months \~ 44- 48cm length depending on height 2-3 year old \~ 50cm
Dress edging:
Complete Garter st (starting with a knit row) for 7 rows and BO in Purl. Add extra rows if needed.
Joining the straps:
Undo the provisional CO for the back piece and place it on the needles Join yarn on the WS and knit across Knit 7 sts, place them on a spare needle or stitch holder, BO 13 sts in purl, knit the last 7 sts. Thisis a good timeto checkthelength ofthe straps as you can easilyaddmore length if needed fnot.. Cut yarn with a im tail. Undo the provisional COforthecorresponding strap, place the sts ona spare nede and graft the em (Make sure you have 7 sts you may need to pick up one more from the edge). Here are some instructions from Knitty for grafting in garter stitch (at the bottom of the page). Just make sure you do it on the WS of the dress in case you make a mistake. http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummero4/FEATtheresasumo4.html Repeat for other strap. Weave in ends, wash and block. This pattern can easily be adapted for larger sizes. Basically you need to measure the chest circumference of the child and work out your gauge for the yarn and needes you want to use (I would advise only using $3{\cdot}5\mathrm{mm}$ to $4{\cdot}5\mathrm{mm}$ needles or you willdistort the cup shaping). Work out how many sts you get per cm or inch and X that by your measurement (minus 2cm for negative ease). This will give you the amount of sts needed to get the top/dress to fit your child's chest. If there is only a small difference between this and the pattern you can just add some stitches to the underarm CO number or add some extra increase rows to the cups and back bodice sections. If you find if there is too much difference, it is better to size up your needles to get a better fit. Use the calculation above to check the fit with your new gauge. The other things that will need adjusting for a larger child are the strap length and the length of the dress. Here is one example of an adaptationof the pattern to get a top to fit a3 year old:
Knit in Treliske Organic Merino DK with contrast of doublestranded Bella Baby Sugar (4ply)
4.5mm needles with 22sts/10cm gauge
Unstretched chest measurement was 50.5cm Tunic length - 8 repeats of the lace. Lace measures approximately 18cm, and approx 32cm from back neckline (excluding garter stitch hem) Shown worn by a3 year old
Acknowledgements:
Thankyou to Kelly, Sue. Tanya and Belinda for the use of their pictures and modification information. This pattern is intended for personal home use only. Commercial use of this pattern is a violation of the copyright. Please do not reproduce and distribute this pattern. Items made using this pattern are not to be sold without written permission of the author Katherine Oxlade Knack. Email me at stitchymama@gmail.com for any enquiries regarding the pattern.
