TUNIC DRESS

Main patterns: “pearl pattern”: knit alternately 2 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches, shifting the pattern by 2 stitches every 3rd row; purl stockinette: knit rows — purl stitches, purl rows — knit stitches; relief pattern — knit according to chart 1; ribbing 1?1: knit alternately 1 knit stitch and 1 purl stitch, in purl rows knit all stitches according to pattern.

How to knit a dress with needles?



Front: cast on 140 stitches, knit 2 rows in purl stockinette. Then knit as follows: at the beginning and end of the row knit 27 stitches in “pearl” pattern, in the center knit the relief pattern according to chart 1, knitting 4 stitches of purl stockinette on both sides. At a height of 10 cm start decreasing in the “pearl pattern” every 6th row by 1 stitch from each side. At a height of 53 cm for the armhole close 3 stitches on both sides, then 6 times 1 stitch every 4th row. At a height of 7 cm from the start of knitting close all stitches.

Back: knit similarly.
Sleeves: cast on 70 stitches, knit in relief pattern, decreasing on both sides every 4th row 6 times by 1 stitch. At a height of 13 cm close the stitches.
Assembly: sew the front and back together, set in the sleeves. Along the edge of the neckline cast on 90 stitches, knit 4 cm in ribbing 1?1. Close the stitches.