Aran Panelled Totem Dress by Patons UK

Aran Panelled Totem Dress

Knitting
October 1964
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in st st
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1336 - 1542 yards (1222 - 1410 m)
To fit 34-35, 36-37, 38-39 inch bust
English

Dress with twisted-stitch panels from Stitchcraft, October 1964.

For 34-35/36-37/38-39 inch bust, uses 24/26/28 ozs. Patons Totem Double Knitting, suggested colour “Spanish Rose 263”, No.9 (3.75mm) and No. 10 (3.25mm) needles, stitch holder, 5-inch zipper.

Additional measurements: length from top of shoulders 39.5/40/40.5 inches, sleeve seam, 10.5/10.5/11 inches.

The dress is worked flat in pieces from the bottom up with hourglass shaping. The pattern panels are made with twisted stitches.