I made this dress to wear to our eldest son’s graduation which is now known as a “Commencement” event instead of just graduation or convocation. I intentionally added the lace pattern as I love lacy garments and the dress is lighter with the lace portion. But as with most, if not all, of my designs, you can customise it to be straight down in a “solid fabric” or fitted or flared or simply a top. Even as a top, you can make it cropped with ribbed hem or a peplum top. This pattern is simple but it offers many variations. Check out the pics for the various styles made by the testers.

Yarn usage will vary since this is a made-to-measure design. It is, of course, size dependent and the style you are making. For reference, mine are all using fingering weight as follows:

Usual size - S
Dress - Purlyloops mercerised cotton yarn, 382g, 1659m.
Red & neutral - Red is from “ShiKe” (十刻) “Lingjing” (灵锦) which is 40% silk and 60% modal, 108g, 421m while the neutral is from Momoko, cotton yarn, 47g, 188m.
Pink Top - Generic linen yarn with sequins, 174g, 763m, oversized fit.
Peplum Top - Generic silk & linen blend yarn with sequins, 195g, 860m.

Hook - I used 3.5mm hook for the dress and peplum top and 4mm for the other two tops.