This romantic tea-length lace dress is worked in pieces and sprinkled with beads. The waistband and bodice are worked from the bottom to the top. The skirt and sleeves are worked from the top, down.

Size: The pattern is written for a size US 8-10 (37 in chest with 5 inches of positive ease), but can be easily modified for larger or smaller sizes by adding or removing pattern repeats. Please contact me if you would like the pattern in a specific size.

Gauges (after blocking)
Waistband US0 (2.0 mm) = 39 sts x 41 rows in 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm) stockinette
Bodice US1 (2.25 mm) = 32 sts x 36 rows in 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm) lace pattern
Skirt US3 (3.25 mm) = 34 sts x 30 rows in 4 x 4 in (10 x 10) stockinette

Materials and equipment:
• 3280 yards (3000 m) of DyeForYarn lace mulberry silk in Ghost colorway (undyed)
• Waste yarn
• ~3000 Swarovski beads:
clear, clear AB, clear ABx2, aquamarine
• US0, US1, US3 needles
• Size 0.5mm crochet hook for placing beads
• Stitch markers
• 9-inch zipper