Bodice knit in the round up to the armholes. Sleeves knit flat, in order to allow adjustments to width and shaping from bottom edge up to the armhole. Eyelet edgings. Jewel neckline with single button closure at back neck.

I used my favorite yarn for knitting clothing and socks here in the heat and humidity of Texas: 5/2 perle cotton (but any yarn producing gauge would work). It has a lightweight drape like interlock knit jersey, but it is much more breathable. Besides the cool comfort, it can be dyed easily with Procion MX fiber-reactive dyes, which makes buying it by the cone very attractive. The 5/2 perle (or Size 5 perle) is a fine fingering-weight cotton yarn, 2100 yds per lb (or about 24 wraps/inch), and can be found readily in yarn and weaving shops online.

Required Yardage:
1069 1144, 1354, 1503, 1700, 1900, 2145, 2350 yds

Knit gauge in Stockinette Stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) is 8 stitches and 11 rows per inch on size 2 US needles. This is a stable gauge, and if cotton is used, it will not stretch out of shape (or grow, as can happen with too loose a gauge).