I wanted to make my baby a dress which was easy and quick but really eye-pleasing. So here is my Topaz, sleeveless baby dress for the cooler weather with simple diamond pattern. This will be a perfect project for knitters who want to attempt incorporating a little color into their work—Fair Isle-like diamond pattern which actually uses only 1 CC and is completed in 9 rows. Instead of using multiple colors in repeating diamond pattern, we create non-repeating 4 different diamonds, which will keep you concentrated and rewarded for the result even we do only 9 rows! There is also change of colors at shoulders and back around neck to give some accent to whole dress. The combination of 2 semi-solid color single ply yarns makes individual stitches to look dynamically flowing and alive, you’ll never get tired of looking at them. | |||
SIZE | |||
3 months[6 months, 12 months, 18 months] | |||
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS | |||
Chest: 16[16, 17, 18] inches | |||
MATERIALS | |||
Malabrigo Merino Worsted [100% merino wool; 216yd/198m per 100 g skein] 1 US 8/H / 5mm crochet hook | |||
GAUGE | |||
16 sts/22 rows = 4 inches in stockinette st | |||
PATTERN NOTES [Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.] | |||
Instructions for grafting can be found here. Instructions for basic crochet stitches can be found here. | |||
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DIRECTIONS | |||
BACK Work Rows 1-9 of chart pattern. Break CC. Using MC, work 1[1, 9, 9] rows in stockinette st, ending with a WS row. Decrease Row [RS]: K1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. Continue in stockinette st until work measures 9.25[9.25, 11, 12.75] inches or desired length to underarm, ending with a WS row. Shape Armholes: Left Shoulder: Right Shoulder: FRONT Work as for Back to beginning of armhole shaping. Shape Armholes: Right Shoulder: Left Shoulder: | |||
FINISHING | |||
Block to measurements shown in schematic. Sew side seams and weave in ends.
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ABOUT THE DESIGNER | |||
Yumiko’s passion for knitting developed rather suddenly when her friend presented her with a pair of knitted booties for her daughter. Since then her mind has been filled constantly with all kinds of knitting fantasies. You may find her in the LYS, sitting on the floor Japanese style, staring at the yarns for hours. Otherwise she is a researcher in a biomedical engineering lab and a mom with two kids. | |||
Pattern & images ? 2009 Yumiko Sakurai. Contact Yumiko |
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