Swan Lake Romper Dress is part of the Swan Lake Set.

My grandmother Yevgenia had knitted me a lot of garments since I was born and although most of them were lost when we moved houses, there are some that I loved so much that makes it impossible to forget them. One of them was a ballerina like romper along with an accompanying shrug and headband. I have created the Swan Lake set to her loving memory. I named these designs “Swan Lake” since my grandmother loved Tchaikovsky and played his compositions a lot, and the Swan Lake in particular has been connected in my mind to her since I was a toddler.

You will see that I chose 2 different yarns, a dk for the body and an aran mohair-like for the skirt. I did this because I love this result, however you can knit the body with a double strand of a mohair-like yarn as long as you get the correct gauge. Alternatively you can substitute the skirt yarn with any lightweight yarn of your choice or even the DK you used for the main body.

Items needed:

100-300 meters dk yarn (I used Drops Lima, 65% wool, 35% alpaca)
50-240 Meters mohair-like yarn (I used Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk, 77% alpaca, 33% silk)
US 4 / 3.5 mm - 16’’ circular needles or size needed to get gauge
US 7 / 4.5 mm - 16’’ circular needles
Stitch Holder
Stitch Markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge: 20 st/26 rows = 4” in stockinette
Gauge is very critical for this project! Please knit a swatch before working the pattern and adjust needle size if necessary in order to get gauge.

Finished Sizes: 1-3, 6-9, 12-18 months

Abbreviations:
K-Knit
P -Purl
K2tog -Knit 2 stitches together
Sl – slip
Psso – pass slipped stitch over
Yo- yarn over