A knitted dress might be a bit of a labour of love, but such a treasured piece in your knitted wardrobe! Rhiannon is a great staple, dress it up or down or modify the hem length for a different look.

Rhiannon is a cozy dress perfect for the cooling season. The dress is worked seamlessly top-down with saddle shoulders and set-in sleeves with sleeve caps worked simultaneously with the yoke. The dress has a rounded scoop neckline.

The body is worked in the round straight until the waist, where increases are worked for the hem. The hem is then worked straight in broken rib, with changes in the repeat pattern to bring a bit of interest. The hem length is easy to modify. The pattern includes optional bust darts and instructions for three different sleeve lengths to get the perfect fit for your arms.

This isn’t the simplest of patterns, but the result is well worth it!

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Size:
1-2-3-4 (5-6-7-8) 9-10-11-12

The dress is meant to be worn with slight positive ease at the bust. Choose a size with approx. 0.75-2.5” / 2-7 cm ease at the bust circumference. If you are unsure about which of two sizes to choose, check the shoulder width.

Finished measurements:
A, chest circumference = 34-35-36-40 (41-44-45-50) 54-57-61-66” / 84-88-91-99 (102-110-113-124) 135-142-153-164 cm

A, hem circumference = 42-43-45-49 (50-54-56-61) 67-70-76-81” / 104-108-113-122 (126-135-140-153) 167-176-189-203 cm

B, body length from underarm to hem = 36” / 90 cm

C, sleeve length 1 = 17-17-17-17 (17-17-17-17) 17-18-18-18” / 42-42-42-42 (42-42-42-43) 43-44-44-44 cm

C, sleeve length 2 = 18-18-18-19 (19-19-18-19) 19-19-19-19” / 46-46-46-47 (47-47-46-47) 47-48-48-48 cm

C, sleeve length 3 = 20-20-20-21 (21-21-21-21) 21-21-21-21” / 51-51-51-52 (52-52-52-53) 53-53-53-53 cm

D, scye height = 8-8-8-8.5 (8.5-8.5-9-9) 9.5-10-10.5-11.5” / 19,5-19,5-20,5-21 (21,5-21,5-22,5-23) 24-25,5-26,5-28,5 cm

E, shoulder width = 15-15-15-16 (16-16-16-17) 18-18-18-19” / 37-37-37-39 (39-40-40-42) 44-46-46-48 cm

F, sleeve circumference = 12-13-14-15 (16-16-16-17) 18-19-21-23” / 31-33-35-37 (39-39-40-42) 44-48-53-57 cm

Yarn:
Holst Garn Supersoft (50 % merino wool, 50 % shetland wool, 287 m / 50 g) held double or other DK weight yarn/combination. Shown in colours Dark Olive and Black held together.

7-7-8-8 (9-9-9-10) 11-11-12-13 cakes of both colours.

Yardage:
4230-4370-4570-4920 (5090-5340-5490-5930) 6350-6790-7290-7700 yards / 3840-3970-4150-4470 (4620-4850-4990-5390) 5770-6170-6620-7000 meters of Supersoft held double.

2115-2185-2285-2460 (2545-2670-2745-2965) 3175-3395-3645-3850 yards / 1920-1985-2075-2235 (2310-2425-2495-2695) 2885-3085-3310-3500 meters of a gauge weight yarn held single.

Needles:
3,5 mm (US 4), 3,75 mm (US 5) (=main needle) and 4,5 mm (US 7) (=hem needle) - 40” / 100 cm circular needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge for each section.

Gauge:
22 sts x 32 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette worked both flat and in the round on the main needle (after blocking).
20 sts x 28 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in 3x3 broken rib worked in the round on the hem needle (after blocking).

Others:
stitch markers, tapestry needle.