Bushka Dress by Elizabeth Helmich

Bushka Dress

Knitting
July 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
275 - 450 yards (251 - 411 m)
Baby / Toddler sizes 3-6 months (6-9 months, 9-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-4 years)
English
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This dress borrows the nickname I gave to my baby girl. Her sweet little dress is knitted in the round, from the hem to the yoke.
The rose section of colorwork is easy enough for a beginner to stranded knitting. The hem and yoke are worked using simple slipped stitches.

This cute dress is knit in a fingering weight yarn, have fun with color choices for your own darling bundle!

Finished Dimensions
Baby / Toddler sizes
3-6 months (6-9 months, 9-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-4 years) - Dress shown in smallest size
Chest circumference
18 ½ (20, 22, 24, 26 ½)” / 47 (51, 56, 61, 67) cm
Length
Skirt - 7 ½ (8 ½, 9 ¾, 12 ¼, 15)” / 19 (21.5, 25, 31, 38) cm
Bodice - 4 ¼ (4 ¾, 5 ¼, 5 ¾, 6 ¼)” / 10.5 (12, 13.5, 14.5, 16) cm

Yarn
Light Brown Hare Jackrabbit / 100% superwash merino - 400 yds / 365 m per 4 oz/ 114g; 1 skein or approx. 225 (270, 310, 360, 400) yds / 205 (245, 280, 330, 365) m of a fingering weight yarn (MC)

Rock & String Yarn Jitterbug / 100% superwash merino wool - seven (7) mini skeins of 9-10 g each (approx 30-40 yds / 27-37 m each), shown in neon turquoise (color A), green (color B), orange (color C), blue (color D), purple (color E), pink (color F), & yellow (color G)

Needles
Size US 4 / 3.5 mm, 24” circular - or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
24 sts + 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch

Notions
6 stitch markers tapestry needle

Pattern Notes
Dress is knitted in the round from the bottom up. The stripes are worked in a simple slipped stitch pattern, the colorwork roses use only 2 colors at a time on each round. The yoke is also worked in a slipped stitch pattern. Finally, the border is picked up and worked in Seed stitch.