The Paloma Dress and Romper Dress is a pinafore style dress that can be made as a dress or as a romper dress with an attached “bottom” under the skirt of the dress in the 3 smallest sizes. The dress has a simple eyelet pattern on the bib and on the skirt. The dress is worked top-down from the top edge of the bib. Along the way new sts are cast on for the back and increases are worked for the skirt. On the smallest sizes sts are picked up on the inside of the dress and the bottom is worked - with or without buttons between the legs. Lastly the straps are made.

Sizes: 6 months (1 year) 2 years (3-4 years) 5-6 years (7-8 years) 9-10 years

Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows on 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches in stockinette st in the round

Measurements:
Width around the waist: 22 (24) 26 (28) 30 (32) 34 cm
Length: 29 (33) 35 (45) 49 (53) 59 cm

Skill level: Intermediate

Techniques: Simpel charted eyelet pattern, short rows, cast on sts in the middle of the work

Materials:

• 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 grams of yarn for size 4 mm needles (the dresses in the picture are made in Sandnes Duo (50 gr = 124 m/136 yards) in the color Varm Brun (#3543) and Cascade 220 Superwash (100 gram = 200 m/220 yards) in the color Iris (#840)

• Size 4 mm circular needle, 40 or 60 cm (or the size needed to obtain gauge)

• Size 4 mm double pointed needle or a long circular needle for magic loop (only necessary id you make the version with the “bottom” without the opening between the legs)

• 4 or 7 buttons (7 buttons if you are knitting the version with a “bottom” with opening between the legs)