Sloan Dress by Norah Gaughan

Sloan Dress

Knitting
May 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1900 - 2660 yards (1737 - 2432 m)
35 (39, 43, 47.5, 52)" bust circumference
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Pull on the Sloan Dress over tights or jeans and set out to face the world. This piece is destined for constant year-round wear; on cold winter days, layer it over long sleeves and woolen tights, and in the spring and summer, wear it with sandals. The diamond yoke and turtleneck design elements are runway ready and interesting to work.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 35 (39, 43, 47.5, 52)“ bust circumference. Dress shown measures 39”; modeled with 3” of positive ease.

Yarn Trendsetter Yarns Pure Collection New York (100% organic merino wool; 180 yd / 1.75 oz): #01 cream mélange, 10 (11, 11, 13, 14) skeins.

Needles Sizes 3 (3.25 mm) and 5 (3.75 mm): straight. Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16” circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; removable markers; tapestry needle.

Gauge 25 sts and 35 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles.

Notes This dress is worked back and forth in pieces from the bottom up and seamed.