Valencia Skater Dress by Marciemakes

Valencia Skater Dress

Crochet
August 2019
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in Working rows 1-3, then repeating rows 2&3
5.0 mm (H)
1314 - 1752 yards (1202 - 1602 m)
X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large
US
English
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Sizes: All measurements approx. The dress will stretch when worn.

  • X- Small UK 6/8 (Skirt hem width: 48”, waist width not including zip: 23”, suggested length: 31 “- 33”)
  • Small UK 8/10 (Skirt hem width: 52”, waist width not including zip: 25”, suggested length : 33” - 35”)
  • Medium UK 12/14 (Skirt hem width: 54”, waist width not including zip: 28”, suggested length: 35” - 38”)
  • Large UK 16 (Skirt hem width: 60”, waist width not including zip: 30”, suggested length: 38”- 41”)
  • X-Large UK 18 (Skirt hem width: 62”, waist width not including zip: 32”, suggested length: 40”- 43”)

 
Hook: 5mm

Gauge: 10cm = 18sts x 11rows
(Working rows 1-3, repeating rows 2&3- x6, 3 Dc Reps)

Yarn: Cotton DK

Yarn I used: Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton DK in Black (1833)
https://www.loveknitting.com/wendy-supreme-luxury-cotton-dk

Amount of yarn: depending on skirt length, may vary
(219yards per 100g ball)
X-Small – x6 100g ball approx.
Small – x6 100g ball approx.
Medium – x7 100g ball approx.
Large – x7 100g ball approx.
X-Large – x7/8 100g ball approx.
 

Key:
St Stitch
Ch Chain
Sp Space
Sc Single Crochet
Sc2tog Single Crochet 2 stitches together
Dc Double Crochet
Dc2tog Double Crochet 2 stitches together
Sl Slip stitch
Sk Skip stitch
WS Wrong Side
RS Right Side
{{ }} Total stitches
(( )) Additional Sizes
 

All my patterns use US Terminology

Additional Supplies: Zip for one side of the dress, my suggested length is 36cm/14”. It needs to be long enough to reach from the underarm side seam to lower waist/hip.

 
The photos are for size X-Small. (There are photos for the black and blue versions of the dresses)
 
We will be working the dress in two pieces, starting on the skirt edge and up.