Aubade is a delicate, romantic dress featuring a beautiful and easy lace pattern and thoughtful finishing details. It is perfect for special occasions and holidays.

CONSTRUCTION:
This dress is worked seamlessly from the top down, first flat, then in the round, with a circular/raglan hybrid yoke. Stitches are picked up to work a button placket and an applied I-cord is worked for a neat neckline finish. Stitches for the sleeves are put on hold and the A-line skirt is worked, featuring an easy lace pattern at the hem (both a chart and written instructions are provided). Sleeve stitches are then worked, featuring the same lace pattern at the cuff and finished by an I-cord bind off.

Skills required: long-tail cast on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round, applied I-cord edging (explained in pattern), yarn over, working a simple lace pattern, picking up stitches, binding off, I-cord bind off (explained in pattern).
Chart and written instructions are both included in the pattern.

SIZES:
3mo (6mo, 12mo, 18mo // 2yo, 4yo, 6yo, 8yo)
To fit chest: 16 (17, 18,19 // 21, 23, 25, 26.5) inches or 40.5 (43, 45.5, 48.5 // 53.5, 58.5, 63.5, 67.5) cm.
Garment chest: 18 (19, 20, 21 // 23, 25.75, 27.75, 29) inches or 45.5 (48.5, 51, 53.5 // 58.5, 65.5, 70.5, 73.5) cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS:
Approximately 425 (450, 500, 550 // 600, 700, 775, 850) yds or 389 (411, 457, 503 // 549, 640, 709, 777) meters of fingering weight yarn (note: make sure the yarn has great stitch definition).

NEEDLES:

• US 4 or 3.5mm 16-inch or 40cm circular needle or size needed to match stockinette gauge. Note: for the two largest sizes, a 24-inch or 60cm needle may be more comfortable
• set of matching dpns
• US 2 1/2 or 3mm (or two sizes smaller than circular needle above) 24-inch or 60cm circular needle

NOTIONS:

• 4 stitch markers (including a different color marker to mark the beginning of round)
• 2 stitch holders or waste yarn
• tapestry needle
• three buttons 2/3-inch or1.5cm in diameter

GAUGE:
24 sts x 32 rows = 4 inches or 10cm in stockinette stitch using larger needles
26 sts x 64 rows (i.e. 32 ridges) = 4 inches or 10cm in garter stitch using smaller needles