Leaf Dancer by Linette Grayum

Leaf Dancer

Knitting
March 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
200 - 480 yards (183 - 439 m)
chest circumference: 16” [17”/18”/19”/20”]
English
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A delicate looking dress, with garter top and lace skirt that will leave your little one feeling like a fairy dancing in the leaves. Button neck opening makes it easy to slip dress on over the heads of squirmy babies.

Size:
Suggested age: 3mo (6mo/12mo/18mo/24mo)
Dress chest circumference:16” 17”/18”/19”/20” or (40.5 43/45.5/48/51 cm)
Length from underarm to hem: 12” 14”/16”/18”/20” or (30.5 35.5/40.5/45.5/51cm)

Materials Needed:
Yarn: solstice alpenrose dk (100% superwash merino) 310 yds (283m)/100g; 1 1/1/2/2 hanks OR about 200 240/300/380/480yds (185 220/275/350/440m) dk weight yarn

Notions:
Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) 16” and 24” circular; US 6 (4mm) 16” circular (or preferred method for working in the round); one US 7 (4.5mm) straight needle for casting on;
or needles to obtain gauge
Cable needle; Stitch markers: 4 matching; 1 beginning of round
3 7/16” (15mm) buttons

Thank you to my patient & trusty tech editor, Madeleine Windsor, for helping me edit this pattern and a huge thank you to my talented testers.