This design has been DEACTIVATED until I bring it up to date with my current style of pattern writing.

BELLE OF THE BALL was a finalist entry in a Vogue Knitting Live Design Contest, (San Francisco) in 2018. The Magic Mohair Design Contest coincided with the release of Faerie Knitting, a beautiful book of stories & knitting designs, put together by Alice Hoffman &Lisa Hoffman which was released there, & the designs in the book were modeled at the event.

There was also a parade of the 10 contest finalist designs, where my design was modeled along with 9 stunningly gorgeous designs.

The garment is worked (mainly) flat, bottom up, & features a rarely seen, rolled edge hem. It is shaped towards the shoulder area & up into the neck area, where it is offset by a lateral braid.

It is then joined to work in the round, so it may be easily slipped over the head. A picot bind off is worked to finish the garment. The ribbon was stitched on afterwards to complete the ‘fairy tale’ look.

Links to Tutorials & Videos are included in the pattern.
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