L'Ace Shell, Dress, and Shawl by Elsebeth Lavold

L'Ace Shell, Dress, and Shawl

Knitting
March 2010
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch or pattern on larger needles
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
306 - 1377 yards (280 - 1259 m)
2 (4) 6 (8) 10 years
English

Cute summer dress, shell, and matching triangular shawl, all using the same trefoil lace as an all-over pattern, set off by a pretty wave border on the shell and dress. A simple lace border is also used for the edges, to separate the skirt from the bodice of the dress. All pieces are fairly easy to knit, with little shaping. The lace pattern is not very demanding either, so it’s at the easy end of the intermediate skill level.

Skill Level: Eary Intermediate

Measurements:

  • Chest: 22 (23¾) 25¼ (27½) 30 in / 56 (60) 64 (70) 76 cm
  • Shell length: 11¾ (13) 14¼ (15½) 16½ in / 30 (33) 36 (39) 42 cm
  • Dress length: 15¾ (18½) 21¼ (24) 26¾ in / 40 (47) 54 (61) 68 cm
  • Shawl length: 19¾ in / 50 cm (center back)

Materials:

  • Shell: Hempathy 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 balls
  • Dress: Hempathy 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 balls
  • Shawl: Hempathy 2 balls
  • US size 2 / 3 mm needles
  • US size 4 / 3.5 mm needles