Description

This knitting pattern is in English.

The Festival Dress is worked from the top down. The neck edge is folded and knitted together. and short rows are worked to shape the neckline. After this. increases are worked evenly distributed down the circular yoke. The stripes are worked in a technique which creates small bobbles.

Size guide

The Festival Dress is designed to have approx. 10 cm 4 inches of positive ease. The sizes 6-9 months (9-12 months) 1-2 years (2-3 years) 3-4 years (4-5 years) 5-6 years (6-7 years) 7-8 years (8-9 years) 9-10 years (10-12 years) are designed to fit a chest circumference of approx. 47 (49) 53 (54) 56 (57) 59 (62) 64 (68) 72 (77) cm 18 (19) 20 (21) 22 (22) 23 (24) 25 (26) 28 (30) inches. The measurements for the finished garment are listed on the front page of the pattern (please note that these measurements are only achieved if the dress is knitted in the correct gauge). If you/the recipient measures 59 cm 23 inches around the chest. you should knit a size 5-6 years. Size 5-6 years has a chest circumference of 69 cm 27 inches which will. in this example. give 10 cm 4 inches of positive ease. If the measured chest circumference deviates from the age guide. you can adjust the lengths to the person you’re knitting for. The same applies if the child is short/taller than average.

Sizes: 6-9 months (9-12 months) 1-2 years (2-3 years) 3-4 years (4-5 years) 5-6 years (6-7 years) 7-8 years (8-9 years) 9-10 years (10-12 years)

Chest circumference: 56 (60) 61 (64) 64 (68) 69 (74) 75 (79) 86 (86) cm 22 (23) 24 (25) 25 (26) 27 (29) 29 (31) 33 (33) inches

Length: 34 (36) 41 (45) 49 (53) 55 (59) 64 (66) 72 (77) cm 13 (14) 16 (17) 19 (20) 21 (23) 25 (26) 28 (30) inches measured mid back excluding neck edge

Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches in stockinette stitch on 3 mm US2 needles

Needles: Circular needles: 2.5 mm US1 / 40. 80 and/or 100 cm 16. 32 and/or 40 inches and 3 mm US2 / 40 and/or 60 cm 16 and/or 24 inches; Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm US1 and 3 mm US2

Yarn: 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (350-400) 400 (450-500) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m 257 yds) in the main colour. approx. 25 (30) 30 (35) 35 (45) 55 (60) 60 (60) 60 (60) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m 257 yds) for the stripes

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficultyhere.

The white Festival Dress is knitted in the color Whipped Cream 1012 with stripes in the colors Banana 2114. Camel 2542. Perfect purple 5012. Stvet rose 4332. Night sky 5591 and Electric blue 6046.

The white Festival Dress is knitted in the color Whipped Cream 1012 with stripes in the colors Dusty rouge 3553. Stvet lilla 4631. Strgul 2123. Stvet lys grn 8521. Croissant 2345 and Sailor in the dark 5581.

The purple Festival Dress is knitted in the color Stvet lilla 4631 with stripes in the colors Croissant 2345. That orange feeling 3819. Inkbl 6063. Banana 2114. Dyb vinrd 4054 and Stvet lilla 5052.