Fern Dress is our Christmas dress 2023. The dress is worked in our well-known Fern stitch pattern – a simple and addictive eyelet pattern that is both fun and easy to knit. Fern Dress is worked from the top down with 1 strand of either Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk.

You start with the i-cord neckband and ties before working the yoke back and forth to create the side opening at the shoulder. Afterwards, work is continued in the round to the underarms where sleeve stitches are placed on hold. The wide skirt is shaped with additional increases along the entire length and finished with a folded and decorative edge. Sleeves are worked in the round to 3/4-length and finished with an i-cord edge that mirrors the neckband and ties perfectly.

Sizes: 6 (12) months // 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) years
Finished measurements: Chest circumference: approx. 50 (57) // 57 (64, 75, 85, 97) cm 19¾ (22½) // 22½ (25¼, 29½, 33½, 38¼)”; Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 38 (42) // 50 (58, 66, 78, 86) cm 15 (16½) // 19¾ (22¾, 26, 30¾, 33¾)”; Sleeve length: approx. 13 (14) // 17 (19, 21, 23, 25) cm 5 (5½) // 6¾ (7½, 8¼, 9, 9¾)”
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m 273 yd / 50 g 1.8 oz), fingering-weight yarn, 3 (3) // 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) balls. Sample is in Pure Silk in Deep Petroleum Blue colorway
Needles: 3 mm / US2.5 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking): 30 sts and 36 rows = 10 cm 4” in Fern stitch pattern with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn, stitch holders, tapestry needle