Summer Sun #251 QK by Jil Eaton

Summer Sun #251 QK

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Knitting
January 2012
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
370 - 675 yards (338 - 617 m)
6 Months (1 - 2 - 3) years
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Sundress with checkerboard bodice, picot trim and I-cord ties.


Sizes
6 months (1 - 2 - 3) years
Finished chest: 17 (18½ - 20 - 22)” / 43 (45.5, 48, 52) cm.
Length (shoulder to hem): 14 (16 - 17½ - 20)” / 33 (37, 40.5, 44.5) cm

Materials
Worsted weight cotton: 370 (460 - 540 - 675) yds / 340 (425 - 495 - 620) m. Photographed in Jil Eaton CottonTail (50g/90yds): #7558 Poppy, 5 (6 - 6 - 8) skeins.
Circular needles, 40” / 101.5 cm: sizes 7 and 8 US (4.5 and 5 mm).
Circular needle, 16” / 40.5 cm: size 8 US (5 mm).
Straight needles: sizes 7 and 8 US (4.5 and 5 mm).
Stitch holders and marker.
Double-pointed needles (dpns), set of two: size 7 US (4.5 mm).

Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4” / 10 cm over Stockinette st (St st).
Always check gauge to save time and ensure a perfect fit. Adjust needle size as necessary.