The Brillioche Sweater Dress

Keep your precious little one warm and cozy with this squishy sweater knitted top down seamlessly with raglan sleeves in sport - fingering yarn. The half brioche fabric gives just enough squish and warmth without it being too bulky. Have fun knitting this in all the pretty speckled yarn, variegated yarn, or with different color for the peplum / skirt… the possibilities are endless! The Brillioche collection is designed with no decreases - making it a perfect first project for you to try brioche garment.
This pattern includes instructions for all of the Brillioche collection as well as a brioche knitting intro.

Sizing : 6-12M (1-2Y, 2-3Y)
Chest (width) : 25 (27, 28.5)cm / 9.8 (10.6, 11.2)“
Length (Peplum) : 34 (37, 40)cm / 13.4 (14.6, 15.7)”
Length (High Waisted Dress): 42 (44, 46)cm / 16.5 (17.3, 18)“
Length (Dress):44 (47, 50)cm/ 17.3 (18.5, 19.7)”

Yarn Used
Hawthorne Tie Dye Speckle

• Peplum & High Waisted Dress: 2 (2,2) hanks
• Sweater Dress: 2 (3,3) hanks

Needles

• 3.5mm circular or dpns for collar
• 2.75mm circular or dpns
• another circular or dpns around 2.75mm (for three needle join) circulars: 60cm/24” minimum. Use magic loop or traveling loop for smaller circumference

Gauge
26sts x 46rows to 4” on 2.75mm in half brioche

To make a half brioche swatch:
Flat: cast on even number of stitches, repeat below two rows
Row 1: (sl1yo, p1) to end
Row 2: (k1, brp) to end
In the round: cast on even number of stitches, repeat below two rounds
Round 1: (sl1yo, p1) to end
Round 2: (brk, p1) to end

Required Skills
Knitting, purling, working in the round, provisional cast on, three needle join, half brioche stitch, picking up stitches, increasing 2 stitches in one stitch, knit front and back, binding off.