Lily is a simple seamless easy-to-knit dress that is easy enough for a beginner to tackle. Designed as a stash buster knit, ideally suited to variegated yarn, this dress can be made with as little as 200g of of DK/8ply weight yarn and half a ball of contrasting scraps. Inspired by ballet style knits; this dress has a fake waist sash, crossover bodice, flared sleeves and a lovely elongated skirt.

Construction:
This garment is knit from the top down in one piece. Initially, even though you are using circular needles, you will be knitting flat. After finishing the bodice knit flat, the garment is joined in the round just before the sash. The skirt of the dress is knit in the round with increases to shape the skirt. The sleeves are also knit in the round using your preferred method of small circumference knitting.

Sizing:
To fit actual chest measurement of:
15-21: 15/38 (16/41, 17/43, 18/46) /19/48.5, 20/51, 21/53.5/
22-28: 22/56 (23/58.5, 24/61, 25/63.5) /26/66, 27/68.5, 28/71/ inches/cms.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Techniques used:
knit and purl
Increasing and decreasing
Working in the round on circular needles
Working small circumference in the round
Picking up stitches

Yarn Requirements::
The Wool Company’s Utiku Multi Colours (100% wool; 415yd 379m/200g) – 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 2, 2 2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 3, 3 skeins.
40/35 to 150/140 yards/metres of contrast colour yarn.

OR DK/8ply weight yarn:
Main Colour:
15 – 21: 200/185 (250/230, 300/275, 350/320) 400/365, 480/440, 510/470
22 – 28: 540/495 (600/550, 660/605, 720/660) 780/715, 840/770, 900/825
yards/metres approximately.
Contrast Colour:
40/35 to 150/140 yards/metres

You will need more if you wish to make a longer dress.

Sample garment shown in Watermelon colourway.
The second dress is knit from an Indie hand-dyed merino yarn that is no longer available.

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Please note: I’ve changed the name of this pattern, as reflecting on it now 11 years after publication I don’t think it is an appropriate name. I’m deeply sorry if the previous name offended anyone. The name was chosen as a play on the flower of the same name, and I understand that that lack of thought and consideration was a mistake.