It is hard to believe the black color was not to be used because it was associated with black formal dresses until the 1980s when the designers and characters brands became most influential in the fashion industry. Even if the time changes, the fashionable pineapple pattern never changes.

Thin standard-fitting dress is made by working th upper front and back separately, working back and forth, and joined later. And then working skirt seamlessly in the round.

Chest : M=90 cm ( L=100 cm, XL=108 cm, XXL=116 cm )
Shoulder length: 29 cm, ( 33 cm, 37 cm, 41 cm )
Length: 86 cm ( 87 cm, 88 cm, 90 cm )

Please download basic information on how to read Japanese charted patterns:
http://www.tezukuritown.com/nihonvogue_ravelry/doc/Japane...

iOS app japanse crochet symblos
http://www.amimonojapan.com/app/crochet