Chic Dress

An elegant-yet-everyday dress for year-round use that looks great with or without a belt!

Construction
Worked bottom up, first in the round then back and forth. The skirt is worked in stockinette, the top in rib pattern.
Use kitcheners stitch to assemble the shoulders.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)

Yarn
Pickles Sommerull
300 (350) 400 (450) 500 (550) g

Needles
US 3 and6, 24” and 32” circular needles | 3 mm and 4 mm needles, 60 cm and 80 cm circular needles

Gauge per 10 cm | 4 inches
Stockinette on US 3 | 3 mm: 22 stitches / 32 rows
Stockinette on US 6 | 4 mm: 19 stitches / 28 rows

Measurements, lying flat
Width skirt: 47 (52) 57 (63) 73 (78) cm | 18.5 (20.5) 22.4 (24.8) 28.7 (30.7) inches
Width waist (a bit stretched): 33 (36) 40 (44) 51 (55) cm | 13 (14.1) 15.7 (17.3) 20 (21.6) inches
Length: 89 (91) 92 (94) 96 (99) cm | 35 (35.8) 36.2 (37) 37.7 (39) inches

Choice of yarn
Pickles Sommerull | 175 m / 191 y / 50 g
Pickles Sommerull is a sophisticated blend of merino lamb wool and organic cotton, which makes for a unique, soft and light yarn. The merino wool gives flexibility and resilience, so that garments knitted in this yarn won´t lose shape when they´re used.

Alternative Yarns
Hillesvåg Vilje | 375 m / 410 yds / 100 g
Rauma Finull PT2 | 175 m / 191 yds / 50 g
Filcolana Pernilla | 175 m / 191 yds / 50 g
Emma by Permin | 170 m / 186 yds / 50 g

Skill Level
Elementary | Easy | Experienced | Expert