Sizes:

When choosing the size, measure your bust circumference. The dress is loose, so choose the size
that has bust circumference about 10cm bigger than what you measured. This is my
recommendation to knit a dress that looks like that on the photo, you can of course choose
smaller sizes for tighter look. Just remember to check all dimensions if they fit.
Sizes in the pattern more or less translate in to the sizes XS (S, M...):
90(92, 95, 100, 103) [111, 115, 120] cm dress bust circumference.

Materials:
Yarn: Filcolana Arwetta Classic 7(7, 8, 8, 9)[10, 10, 11] skeins (color 194).
Needles: 3mm and 3.5mm circular needles.
Other: 5 button, 5 stitch markers and cable needle (cn).

Gauge:
In stockinette st, 3.5mm:
27 sts – 10cm.

Finished Measurements:
Abbreviations: Chart “Cable”:
k knit
p purl
m marker
sm slip marker
pm place marker
rm remove marker
st (sts) stitch (stitches)
RS right side
WS wrong side
tog together
M1R lift bar between sts from back to front
with the left needle and then knit through the Meaning of symbols:
front of it with the right needle knit on RS
M1L lift bar between sts from front to back purl on RS
with the left needle and then knit through the
back of it with the right needle Slip 5 sts on cn and hold in back, k5, k5

w&t wrap and turn from cn.

Stockinette st (RS): knit

(WS): purl Example 1:
Garter st (RS): knit You have 212 sts and want to increase evenly
(WS): knit 12 sts in the round. The calculation goes as
follows:
212:12=17, remainder 8. So you have to
increase 4 times every 17 sts (because 12-
8=4) and 8 times every 18 sts. Use this
algorithm by substituting correct values to
compute your increases. Try not to increase
one st below another, for example:
First increase row: 18 sts, M1L, 18 sts,
M1L etc.
Second increase row: 10 sts, M1l, 19 sts,...,
M1l, 9 sts.
As a result, in the second row increases will
occur between the last increases

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YOKE
Cast on 146(150, 158, 162, 170) [178, 186,
198] sts on 3mm circular needles. Do not join.
Work one row in garter st, change your
needles to 3,5mm, then work garter row once
again. In the next two rows, you will make a
button hole.

3rd row: (button hole) 3 sts in garter, bind off

1 st, garter to the end.
th
way until you have worked 1.5cm since the 5

4th row: garter until there are 3 sts left on button hole.

the needle, cast on 1 st, garter to the end When this happens, make “join row”:

Follow the pattern and at the same time (*) Join row (RS): bind off 6 sts, work to 6

make 4 more button holes every 1.5cm as sts

follows: before end, k3, pm (beginning of the round),

3 sts in garter, bind off 1 st, follow the pattern k3. Join and work in rounds. You have just

to the end. finished the buttons' band, from now you will

follow the pattern until there are 3 sts left on not work any garter st.

the needle, cast on 1 st, garter to the end.

AT THE SAME TIME!

5-6th rows: garter st.

8th row (RS): (increase row) work to 1st

7th row (WS): (placing markers) k6, p before marker, M1R, k1, sm, k1, M1L, work to

22(22, 23, 23, 24) [25, 26, 28], pm, p 4(5, 6, 1 st before m, M1R, k1, sm, k1, M1L, work to

7, 8) [9, 10, 11], chart “cable”, p 4(5, 6, 7, 8) 1 st before m, M1R, k1, sm, k1, M1L, work to

[9, 10, 11], pm, p 50(50, 52, 52, 54) [56, 58, 1 st before m, M1R, k1, sm, k1, M1L, work to

62], pm, p 4(5, 6, 7, 8) [9, 10, 11], chart the end. (increased 8 sts)

“cable”, p 4(5, 6, 7, 8) [9, 10, 11], pm, p

22(22, 23, 23, 24) [25, 26, 28], k6. 9th row: work as established

From now you will be working in stockinette st Repeat the last two rows 23(24, 25, 27, 28)
th
and cables as established in 7 row, with 6 [30, 32, 33] more times. (After one of the

garter stitches on both ends of row. Work this increases, you will join the work as described

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in (*). Since that moment rows become 5, 5) [6, 6, 6] times more. Make sure your
rounds, but nothing more changes, keep increases are not lined up one directly under
working in stockinette and making the cables, another. (280(284, 292, 306, 314) [338, 350,
increasing every second round). 362] sts).

After those increases you have 332(344, 360, Work 2cm.

380, 396) [420, 444, 464] sts. Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
Knit one round. (286(290, 298, 311, 319) [342, 354, 365]sts)
Work 3cm.
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
(292(296, 304, 316, 324) [346, 358, 368]sts)
Work 5cm.
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
(298(302, 310, 321, 329) [350, 362, 371]sts)
Work 6cm.
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
(304(308, 316, 326, 334) [354, 366, 374]sts)
Work 7cm.
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
SEPARATE BODY AND SLEEVES
(310(314, 322, 331, 339) [358, 370, 377]sts)
K to the marker, rm, place sleeve sts on a
Work 7.5cm.
piece of scrap yarn (68(72, 76, 82, 86) [92,
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
98, 102] sts), cast on 6(6, 6, 9, 9) [9, 9, 9]
(316(320, 328, 336, 344) [362, 374, 380]sts)
sts, k to the marker (98(100, 104, 108, 112)
Work to 8cm.
[118, 124, 130] sts), rm, place sleeve sts on a
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
piece of scrap yarn (68(72, 76, 82, 86) [92,
(322(326, 334, 341, 349) [366, 378, 383]sts)
98, 102] sts), cast on 6(6, 6, 9, 9) [9, 9, 9]
Work to 9cm.
sts, k to the marker. (Body: 208(212, 220,
Increase 6(6, 6, 5, 5) [4, 4, 3] sts evenly.
234, 242) [254, 266, 278] sts)
(328(332, 340, 346, 354) [370, 382, 386]sts)

BODY
Work until you have made 59(60, 61, 62, 63)
Work 4 rounds.
[64, 65, 66] cm from the armhole.

Increase:
Using M1L, increase 12 sts evenly (See
Example). Repeat this row every 1 cm 5(5, 5,

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SHAPING THE BOTTOM FINISHING
Work 134(136, 138, 142, 144) [150, 156, Wash and block your dress so that dimensions
158] sts, w&t, work to the marker, work are the same as on diagram 1.
134(136, 138, 142, 144) [150, 156, 158]sts, Attach buttons and sew bottom edges of
w&t, work to the marker. button band and holes band.
Repeat it 10 times more, working every time
10sts less. (Example for first size: 134, 124,
114,...,34 sts).
Work 1 round picking up the wraps. Switch to
3mm needles and work 5 rounds in garter st.
Bind off.

SLEEVES (make two)

Pick up 3(3, 3, 4, 4) [4, 4, 4] sts on the left
side of the 6sts added before, work 68(72, 76,
82, 86) [92, 98, 102] sts from scrap yarn as
established, pick up 3(3, 3, 5, 5) [5, 5, 5] sts. Thank you for knitting my pattern, I hope that
Join and place marker. You have 74(78, 82, your Inky will make you as glad as it made
91, 95) [101, 107, 111] sts. Work for 2 cm. me. Happy wearing!
Marzena Krzewińska
Decrease:
K to 3 sts before marker, SSK, k1, sm, k1,
k2tog. (2 sts)
Repeat this decrease 3(4, 4, 9, 8) [9, 11, 13]
times more every 2 cm.
Decrease 2(2, 2, 2, 2) [2, 1, 0] times every 3
cm and 1(1, 1, 0, 0) [0, 0, 0] after 4 cm (You
have 60(62, 66, 67, 73) [77, 81, 83] sts
now).
Work until you have 26(26, 26, 27, 27) [27,
28, 29) cm from the armhole. Switch to 3mm
needles and work 5 rounds in garter st. Bind
off.