Novice dress is a beginner friendly and quickly knitted dress. The dress is worked from the top down, with raglan increases on the yoke. The dress has a tight fit, drapes beautifully on the body and is very elastic. It has a 40 cm negative ease. This means, if your bust circumference is 80 cm, you should knit a size M. The dress has slits in the sides, making the dress airier and easier to move in. If you want a looser fit, you can size up according to the dress’ chest measurement. You can also alter the length according to the sizes, and either make it longer or shorter. Please notice you will need more yarn if you size up or work the dress longer.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)
Chest circumference (in front): 30 (35) 40 (45) 50 (55) cm
Length (front piece): 87 (90) 93 (96) 99 (102) cm
Length (back piece): 90 (93) 96 (99) 102 (105) cm
Gauge: 9 stitches x 12 rows in stockinette stitch with 12 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Recommended needles: 8 mm and 12 mm circular needles (80 cm with the magic-loop technique)
Yarn recommendations: 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Cool Wool Lace by Lana Grossa (50 g = 400 m) held together with 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Setasuri by Lana Grossa (25 g = approx. 210 m)
or 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Merino 400 Lace by Lang Yarns (25 g = 200 m) held together 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Alpaca Superlight by Lang Yarns (25 g = 199 m)
or 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Poem by Hesselstrik (25 g = 175 m) held together with 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Naturally Dyed Suri Alpaca Silk by Hesselgarn (25 g = 210 m)
or 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Lace by Unik Garn (25 g = 200 m) held together with 50 (50) 75 (100) 100 (100) g Baby Suri/Silk by Unik Garn (25 g = 210 m)