Solvej Dress by Astrid Colding Sivertsen

Solvej Dress

Knitting
February 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
930 - 1804 yards (850 - 1650 m)
Children's 2 (4 - 6 - 8 - 10) years
Danish English
This pattern is available for kr.44.00 DKK buy it now

Yarn kits are available from Midgaards Have’s webshop.

Solvej is an everyday dress in random multicolor stripes with turned picot hems for a neat finish.

The dress is knit from the top down with a round yoke. After knitting the body, the only finishing is to add sleeve hems.

You can knit the Solvej Dress from one of Midgaard Have’s naturally dyed yarn kits, or you can work from your (no doubt extensive) stash.

Sizes available: Children’s 2 (4 - 6 - 8 - 10) years.
Chest circumference at underarm is 66 (66 - 70 - 78 - 80) cm / 24 (26 1/2 - 28 - 31 1/4 - 32) inches, and dress is meant to be worn with 7-10 cm / 3-4 inches of positive ease.
Total length is 53 (59 - 64 - 74 - 80) cm / 21 1/4 (23 1/2 - 25 1/2 - 29 1/2 - 32) inches.

Midgaards Have Fenris is 450 m / 100 g. Yarn use for dress:

Edge color: 50 g (1.76 ounces) for all sizes.

Natural white: 1 (1 – 2 – 2 – 2) 25 g (0.88 ounce) skeins.
Natural grey: 1 (1 – 2 – 2 – 2) 25 g (0.88 ounce) skeins.

In addition, use 8-9 different contrast colors:
Color 1: 20 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g (0.7 (0.7 – 0.7 – 1.05 – 1.05) ounces).
Color 2: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g (0.35 (0.7 – 0.7 – 1.05 – 1.05) ounces).
Color 3: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g (0.35 (0.7 – 0.7 – 1.05 – 1.05) ounces).
Color 4: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g (0.35 (0.7 – 0.7 – 1.05 – 1.05) ounces).
Color 5: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g (0.35 (0.35 – 0.35 – 0.7 – 0.7) ounces).
Color 6: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g (0.35 (0.35 – 0.35 – 0.7 – 0.7) ounces).
Color 7: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g (0.35 (0.35 – 0.35 – 0.7 – 0.7) ounces).
Color 8: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g (0.35 (0.35 – 0.35 – 0.7 – 0.7) ounces).
Color 9: 0 (30 – 30 – 30 – 30) g (0 (0.7 – 0.7 – 0.7 – 0.7) ounces).


Garnkits kan købes i Midgaards Haves webshop.

Solvej-kjolen er en hverdagskjole med tilfældige multifarvestriber. Kanter med ombuk rammer de mange striber ind.

Kjolen strikkes oppefra og ned, og har et rundt bærestykke. Når kroppen og skørtet er strikket, gøres kjolen færdig ved at strikke ærmekanter på.

Solvej kan strikkes af et af Midgaards Haves plantefarvede strikkekits, eller man kan strikke af blandede rester.

Størrelser: Børnestørrelse 2 (4 - 6 - 8 - 10) år.
Færdigt brystmål er 66 (66 - 70 - 78 - 80) cm, og bør vælges 7-10 cm større end faktisk brystmål.
Fuld længde 53 (59 - 64 - 74 - 80) cm.

Midgaards Have Fenris er 450 m / 100 g. Garnforbrug til kjolen:

Kantfarve: 50 g til alle størrelser.

Naturhvid: 1 (1 - 2 - 2 - 2) 25 g nøgler.
Naturgrå: 1 (1 - 2 - 2 - 2) 25 g nøgler.

Desuden bruges 8-9 kontrastfarver:
Farve 1: 20 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g.
Farve 2: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g.
Farve 3: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g.
Farve 4: 10 (20 – 20 – 30 – 30) g.
Farve 5: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g.
Farve 6: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g.
Farve 7: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g.
Farve 8: 10 (10 – 10 – 20 – 20) g.
Farve 9: 0 (30 – 30 – 30 – 30) g.