The “Rainbow Dress for Little Miss” is knitted using Debbie Bliss Eco Baby Prints organic cotton. It is a cosy, slightly flared cotton dress for any little girl wishing to look like an inspiring fashionista, with wavy pattern from the neckline to the hem.
The dress features round neckline, slightly flared skirt and short sleeves. It’s an easy to wear pull-on with a loose-fitting top. The skirt sits below the knees. For this seamless dress, knitted top down, you begin with the neck. As this dress is designed with a turtleneck neckline, it is very easy to start. The sleeves and the bottom of the dress are finished in the same style as neckline.
The big advantage of working top down is that you can adjust the length of the sleeves and dress length to suit your needs.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate.
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• 7x 50g balls (875m or 952yds) using Debbie Bliss Eco Baby Prints organic cotton colour 56003.
• 1 Circular needle 3.00mm x 44cm (US 2.5).
• 1 Circular needle 3.00mm x 100cm (US 2.5).
• 1 Circular needle 3.50mm x 100cm (US 4).
• 1 Stitch marker.
• 1 Tapestry needle.
• 2 Stitch holders.
NB Needle size is only a guide- if you get too many stitches on 10cm, take a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10cm, take a smaller needle size.
ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS:
One size: 7 - 9 year. (The knitted fabric is stretchy).
Dress length (from top of the shoulders)- 80cm (31.5ins).
Dress flat width (just below armhole)- 34cm (13.4ins).
Sleeve length (from top of shoulders)- 15cm (5.9ins).
Sleeve flat width (just below armhole)- 14cm (5.5ins).
GAUGE (Tension): 20sts and 23rows = 10 cm(4ins), measured over lace st, (garment being blocked), using 3.50mm (US 4) needle or size required to give correct tension. It’s very important to check your gauge (tension)before starting as working to the wrong tension will mean your garment won’t be size shown.