Description

This knitting pattern is in English.

The Chestnut Dress is worked from the top down. First the back is worked back and forth. while the slant of the shoulders is shaped with short rows to create a good fit. After this. each shoulder is worked separately back and forth on the circular needles. The shoulders are then joined to from the front yoke. At the underarm. the front and back are joined and the body is worked in the round on the circular needles. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up and knitted along the armholes and the sleeves are worked in the round down to the cuffs on a circular needle and double-pointed needles or with the Magic Loop technique. The large turtleneck collar is worked at the end from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the neck edge.

Begin by working a swatch to determine which needle size you need to achieve the correct gauge.

Size Guide

The Chestnut Dress is designed to have approx. 30 cm 11 inches of positive ease. meaning it is designed to be 30 cm 11 inches larger in circumference than your bust measurement. The fit is oversized. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL are designed to fit a bust circumference of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm 31-33 (33-35) 35-37 (37-39) 39-43 (43-47) 47-51 (51-55) 55-59 inches.

The measurements for the finished garment are on the front page of the pattern. Before beginning your project. measure yourself to determine which size to knit. For example. if you measure 90 cm 35 inches around your bust (or around the widest part of your upper body) you should knit a size S. A size S dress has a bust circumference of 120 cm 47 inches which in the given example would give you 30 cm 11 inches of positive ease.

Sizes:XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Bust circumference: 115 (120) 125 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) 180 cm 45 (47) 49 (51) 55 (59) 63 (67) 70 inches

Length:130 (130) 130 (130) 130 (130) 130 (130) 130 cm 51 (51) 51 (51) 51 (51) 51 (51) 51 inches (measured mid back excl. turtleneck collar)

Gauge:20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches in stockinette stitch after wash and blocking

Needles:Circular needles: 4 mm US6 / 40. 80 and/or 100 cm 16. 32 and/or 40 inches. 3 mm US2.5 /
40 cm 16 inches

Double-pointed needles: 3.5 US4 and 4 mm US6 (unless the Magic Loop technique is used)

Materials:600 (600) 600-700 (600-700) 700 (700) 700 (700) 800 g Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 400 m 437 yds)held together with 250-275 (300) 300-325 (300-325) 325 (350) 350 (350) 400 g Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard (25 g = 210 m 230 yds)or Silk Mohair by Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m 232 yds)

About materials:The yarn amounts given above are for a standard dress length of 130 cm 51 inches. which fits an approx. 170 cm 5.6 feet tall person. The length of the dress can be adjusted and for every 10 cm 4 inches in stockinette stitch approx.34 (35) 35 (35) 35 (35) 36 (38) 38 g Pelsuld 8/2 and14 (14) 15 (16) 18 (18) 19 (19) 20 g Silk Mohair is used

Difficulty:★ ★★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here.

ThebrownChestnutDress is knitted in Pelsuld 8/2 by Hjelholt Uldspinderi in the colorKastanje 30 together with Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canardin the color Kaffe 3041.