Sunday Dress is knit from the top down. The yoke is knit in the round with in and shaped with increases. Body, skirt and sleeves are knit in stockinette stitch and finished with a folded edge. The neckband is also folded over and sewn to the wrong side with an elastic thread inside – this makes the neckband easy to get over the head while ensuring it keeps its shape with wear. Sunday Dress has a neat A-line shape.

Sizes:
9-12 mo (1-2 yrs) 2-3 yrs (3-4 yrs) 4-5 yrs (5-6 yrs) 6-7 yrs (7-8 yrs) 8-9 yrs

Chest circumference:
51 (56) 56 (60) 60 (64) 64 (68) 68 cm

Total length:
37 (41) 46 (51) 56 (58) 60 (62) 64 cm

Gauge:
28 stitches x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch

Suggested needles:
Circular needles: 3 mm [US2.5] (40, 60, and 80 or 100 cm 16, 24 and 32 or 40 inches) and 2.5 mm [US1.5] (80 or 100 cm [32 or 40 inches])
Double pointed needles: 2.5 [US1.5] and 3 mm [US2.5]

Materials:
150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 g Yaku from CaMaRose (50 g = 200 m [219 yds]), knitting-in elastic or thin elastic thread for the neckband

The pattern has previously been published as Harald’s Dress.

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here.

The grey Sunday Dress is knitted in Yaku by CaMaRose in the color Lysgrå [1041].