Summer Cora

Knitted dress for doll in DROPS Merino Extra Fine. Piece is knitted top down with raglan, lace pattern and garter stitch.

DROPS Children 35-14
DROPS design: Pattern me-058-bn
Yarn group B
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MEASUREMENTS
Fits doll: approx. 40-50 cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 33, rose
The dress weighs approx. 45 g

KNITTING TENSION:
22 stitches in width and 30 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 mm: Length 40 cm.
Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.

DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTON ARCHED (white), NO 521: 1 piece

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN: 
See diagram A.1.

INCREASE TIP-1 (applies to raglan):
Increase 1 stitch on each side of each marker. On next row knit yarn over to make holes.

INCREASE TIP-2 (evenly):
To calculate how to increase evenly, use the total number of stitches to be increased over (e.g. 14 stitches) and divide stitches by number of increases to be done (e.g. 7) = 2. 
In this example increase by making 1 yarn over after every other stitch. On next round knit the yarn overs to make holes.

BUTTONHOLE:
Decrease for buttonhole as follows: Work until 3 stitches remain on needle, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over, knit 1. On next row knit yarn over to make holes.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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DRESS - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Worked top down. Work first a yoke back and forth in garter stitch. Increase stitches evenly for skirt and continue in the round with lace pattern before working a ridge edge at the bottom.

YOKE:
Cast on 42 stitches on circular needle size 3.5 mm with Merino Extra Fine. Work in GARTER STITCH - see explanation above, back and forth from mid back. Knit 1 row and insert 4 markers in piece as follows: Insert 1st marker in the 7th stitch, insert 2nd marker in the 15th stitch, insert 3rd marker in the 28th stitch and insert 4th marker in the 36th stitch. On next row, decrease for BUTTONHOLE - read explanation above. On next row increase for raglan as follows:
Increase 1 stitch on each side of every marker - read INCREASE TIP-1, on every row from right side 8 times in total = 106 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Piece measures approx. 4 cm from cast-on edge, work until piece measures 4 cm.
Now divide piece for body and sleeves, and increase stitches evenly for skirt as follows: Knit 15 while in addition increasing 7 stitches evenly – read INCREASE TIP-2 (= half back piece) = 22 stitches, cast off the next 23 stitches for sleeve, knit 30 while in addition increasing 14 stitches evenly (= front piece) = 44 stitches, cast off the next 23 stitches for sleeve, knit 15 while in addition increasing 7 stitches evenly (= half back piece) = 22 stitches. There are 88 stitches on needle. Continue piece in the round from mid back.

SKIRT:
Insert 1 marker at beginning of round = mid back. Then work pattern A.1 in the round (= 11 repetitions in width). When diagram is worked 1 time vertically, displace at beginning of round with 4 stitches (knit the first 4 stitches and move marker here). Work A.1 1 time in the round in total vertically. When diagram is worked 1 time vertically, displace at beginning of round backwards with 4 stitches (stop round 4 stitches before marker and move marker here). Work A.1 1 time in the round in total vertically. Work diagram 3 times in total vertically, and piece measures approx. 11 cm from where skirt was divided from sleeves. Work 2 ridges and cast off by knitting on next row. Cut and fasten the yarn.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew button on to opposite side of buttonhole.

Diagram explanations

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