Love knitting? Would you guess that the “Simply Ribby Rib Dress” is knitted using “Sock Yarn”? Just because something is labelled “Sock Yarn”, doesn’t mean you have to make socks! It’s also fabulous for knitting dresses and other garments.
The “Simply Ribby Rib Dress” is chic and super comfy. The dress has a close- fitting top, short sleeves, round neckline edge and flared skirt. The “ribby” pleats give you a simple but modern look. This dress is knitted top down using a specific stretch yarn - Rico Design Superba Cotton Stretch Print superwash fine and soft cotton and wool blend: a colour mix of red, purple, green and blue shades. The knitting pattern is very easy to follow.
For this top down, seamless dress, you begin with the neck. As this dress is designed with a turtleneck neckline, it is very easy to start.
The big advantage of working top down is that you can adjust the length of the sleeves and dress length to suit your needs.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate. MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• 6 x 100g balls (2520m or 2756yds) using Rico Design Superba Cotton Stretch PRINT Superwash 002 colour yarn.
• 1Circular needle 3.50mm x length 50cm (US 4).
• 1 Circular needle 3.50mm x length 110 cm (US 4).
• 1 Tapestry needle.
• 8 Stitch Markers.
• 2 Stitch holders.
NB Needle size is only a guide- if you get too many stitches on 10cm, take a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10cm, take a smaller needle size.
ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS:
One size: M- (The knitted fabric is stretchy).
Dress length (from top of the shoulders)- 95cm (37.4ins). Dress flat width (just below armhole)- 37-38cm (14.6-14.9ins). Sleeve length (from top of shoulders)- 20cm (9.9ins).
Sleeve flat width (just below armhole)- 17cm (6.7ins).
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