An Ode To Holland

This festive little dress is filled with tulips, windmills, canal houses, wooden shoes, bridges, bikes, stepped gable houses, wooden shoes, Friesian farm houses, and more. It features an empire waist and a slightly bell-shaped skirt. Because of the nature of the motif, each of the five sizes has its own custom chart, all included with the pattern purchase. Sample photos show a size four dress.

The dress is knit bottom up, starting with larger needles and then knit with smaller needles to give the dress it’s subtle bell shape. There is a dramatic decrease at the top of the skirt and then the bodice is worked back and forth. To shape the armholes, the work is split and the front and the back are worked flat separately. The top of the shoulders are joined with a 3-needle bind off. The armholes, neckline, and buttonhole are all finished with a single crochet chain.

Sizes
2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7

Yarn Berroco Modern Cotton
2 - 2 skeins blue, 2 skeins off-white
3 - 2 skeins blue, 2 skeins off-white
4 - 2 skeins blue, 3 skeins off-white
5 - 3 skeins blue, 3 skeins off-white
6-7 - 3 skeins blue, 4 skeins off-white
Needles
3 mm, US 6 (4 mm) 32” circular needles
Crochet hook 4 mm

Additional Materials
Darning needle, 1 button

Gauges and Swatches

Hem: 4mm needle - 20 stitches = 4 inches or 10 cm
Skirt: 3mm needle - 24 stitches = 4 inches or 10 cm
Bodice: 3mm needle with two strands of yarn 16 stitches = 4 inches or 10 cm

Skills used in this little dress
Long-tail cast on
Knitting
Purling
Chart reading
Knitting in Colorwork
k2tog
Stockinette
Ssk
3-needle bind off
Single crochet US/ Double crochet UK
Hand sewing for the hem