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Lilah
Yarn: Rowan 4 ply cotton; 5 skeins Gauge: 7 st/in over St st (11 st/in over beaded smocked stitch) Needles: US size 2 $(2.75\;\mathrm{mm})$ circular needles, 20 and 29 inches Steele crochet hook size 9 Beads: 300 size 8/0 Child's Size 2; chest 21 inches Cast on 336 stitches on longer circular needle. Join for knitting in the round, being careful to not twist stitches place marker at start of round. Work rounds 1 through 17 of scallop pattern.
Scallop pattern:
Round 1: (P2, K10), repeat to end of round, place markers every 24 sts to mark each scallop repeat. Round 2: (P2, K1, M1L, K7, K2tog, P2, ssk, K7, M1R, K1) repeat 14 times, once for eachscallop Round 3: and all remaining odd numbered rounds: (P2, K10), repeat to end of round Round 4: (P2, K2, M1L, K6, K2tog, P2, ssk, K6, M1R, K2) repeat 14 times Round 6: (P2, K3, M1L, K5, K2tog, P2, ssk, K5, M1R, K3) repeat 14 times Round 8: (P2, K4, M1L, K4, K2tog, P2, ssk, K4, M1R, K4) repeat 14 times Round 10: (P2, K5, M1L, K3, K2tog, P2, ssk, K3, M1R, K5) repeat 14 times Round 12: (P2, K6, M1L, K2, K2tog, P2, ssk, K2, M1R, K6) repeat 14 times Round 14: (P2, K7, M1L, K1, K2tog, P2, ssk, K1, M1R, K7) repeat 14 times Round 16: (P2, K8, M1L, K2tog, P2, ssk, K2, M1R, K8) repeat 14 times Round 17: (P2, K10), repeat to end of round; remove all but start of round marker. Work in P2, K10 patern as established in round 17 of scallop patten until skirt ength $=$ 10 inches or to desired skirt length. Work decrease round before smocked bodice $=$ (P2, K2tog, ssk) repeat to end of round. Change to smaller circular needle and begin beaded smocking pattern $\mathbf{\hat{B}}^{\bullet}=$ place RH needle between the $6^{\mathrm{th}}$ and $7^{\mathrm{th}}$ st from the tip of LH needl; wrap yarn around RH needle for knit st and pull loop through to front of work. Place bead on crochet hook, pick up loop formed on RH needle with loaded crochet hook. Slide bead off crochet hook and mount onto knit stitch pulling knit loop through the bead. Place knit stitch loaded with bead onto LH needle. Knit two stitches together - the stitch loaded with the bead and the next stitch on the LH needle. Pull yarn snug to gather in smocking, then K1, P2, K2.
Beaded smocking pattern:
Round 1: (P2, K2) repeat to end of round Round 2: repeat round 1 Round 3: (P2, “B") repeat to end of round Round 4 and 5: repeat round 1 Round 6: repeat round 1 ending 2 stitches before end of round, work “B" (comprised of 2 stitches from the end of round 6 and 4 stitches from the start of round 7) Round 7: After completion of “B”’ started on round 6, work (P2, “B") repeat to last two stitches, end K2 Round 8: repeat round 1 Repeat rounds 1 through 8 of beaded smocking for 3 patern repeats. Then work round 1 of repeat, placing $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ marker after 112 sts, then continue as follows: Next round (round 2 of beaded smocked pattern), continue in Beaded smocking pattern as established, work to 2 sts before second marker, cast off 6 sts, removing marker. Continue in beaded smocked pattern as established to 2 sts before end of round, cast off the next 6 sts, removing start of round marker Front and back are knit separately. Leave back half of dress on stitch holder and work front half. Complete next RS row across the front of the dress in pattern as established. Turn and work wrong side row. Even numbered rows (WR) are worked in established K2 and P2 pattern (knit the purl and purl the knit stitches when working on the wrong side). Odd numbered rows (RS) are worked in established beaded smocked stitch pattern. Beginning with next row, decrease one st at start and finish of each row until 90 sts remain. Continue working even to complete row 8 of pattern repeat of beaded smocking pattern. Work another 8 rows (another full pattern repeat). Next row $\mathbf{(RS)=}$ decrease row to transition to St st: P1, \*(K2tog, ssk), repeat from \* to last st, P1 There are now 46 sts on needle, begin working in St st Purl one row (WS) Knit one row (RS) Next row: P18, cast off 10 sts, P18 Work each shoulder separately; continue in St st, decrease one st at neck edge every row until 10 sts remain. Continue in St st for 8 more rows, place sts on holder. Cut yarn leaving a long tail for weaving edges of shoulders together. Work the other shoulder in the same manner. Work the back side of dress the same as the front. Weave shoulders together with kitchener st. Edging: With smaller circular needle, beginning at underarm: pick up and knit 7st/inch around the armhole (about 90 sts total), continue in the round, cast off with picot edge pattern.
Picot Edge cast off pattern:
Cast off 2 sts knitwise With cable cast on, cast on 2 sts Cast off 3 sts knitwise 2 sts are on RH needle at this point, slip right loop over left loop and off needle Repeat Picot Edge cast off patern around armhole, cut yarn and weave in ends Work other armhole and neck edge (about 120 sts on neck edge) in Picot Edge cast off With larger circular needle, pick up one st for every cast on st at bottom of dress. Continue in the round and cast off in Picot Edge pattern. Weave in all ends.
