Size: 46
You will need:
- 500 g of silver yarn (50% cotton, 47% viscose, 3% metallic fiber, 450 m per 100 g);
- Size 2 or 2.5 mm knitting needles;
- Size 2 mm crochet hook.
The lace bodice and sleeves are crocheted following chart 1a. The lower part of the dress is worked on knitting needles in stockinette stitch.
First, make a pattern of the pieces from sturdy fabric, baste it together, and fit it to your figure (fig. 1).
Pattern for the dress with a lace yoke:
Mark the outlines of the lace bodice for the front and back, then adjust the pattern with any necessary changes. Crochet swatches of the lace pattern following chart 1a and of stockinette stitch. Using the swatch and pattern pieces, calculate your stitch counts. Then knit the lower part of the dress in stockinette stitch. Begin the work in garter stitch, then continue in stockinette stitch, shaping the side slants exactly according to the pattern. Next, work the bodice pieces and sleeves based on the given chart, shaping the armholes, sleeve caps, and neckline according to the pattern.
Charts for the lace pattern and edging of the dress:
Steam the finished pieces and sew the side and shoulder seams. Join the lace bodice to the lower part of the dress. Finish the sleeve edges with single crochet (sc) trim and the neckline with sc and picot edging.
