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Breakfast in the Garden Dress is the little (non) black dress for knitters. The front ties add a feminine touch while the simple stitch pattern makes the colors of speckled yarns really pop. This design is prefect for those colors that look pretty in the skein but are hard to coordinate. By making it a dress on its own you don’t have to match it to anything. Have fun picking your favorite color!

This dress is worked seamlessly from the top down, with the neckline being an integral part of the design that is worked at the same time as the garment. As a top down design, you can easily adjust the length. This pattern includes both a pocketed version and a pocketless version. It comes with photo and video tutorials.

This design is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches. If you have knit the Breakfast in the Garden top, this dress shares the same construction but the shaping is different. It has a slightly wider shoulder, a shallower neckline and more positive ease.

Materials

Yarn

DK weight

Shown here: Orchidean Luxury Yarns Mulberino DK (50% Mulberry Silk 50% Superwash Merino; 210 m / 230 yds, 100 g / 3.53 oz skein; Color: 24hr party people): 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) {8, 8, 9, 10, 10} skeins

Yardage: 1045 (1140, 1255, 1350, 1480) {1565, 1660, 1795, 1925, 2040} m / 1145 (1245, 1370, 1475, 1615) {1710, 1815, 1960, 2105, 2230} yds, including 10% allowance

Note: The Pocketless version uses 95 m / 100 yds less yarn.

Notions

Stitch markers; spare needle for joining Fronts and Back; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size, for the hem.

• 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the armhole edgings.

Gauge

21 sts and 29 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Moss Stitch on smaller needle, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

This garment is intended to be worn with about 0-5 cm / 0-2 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 4 cm / 1.5inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference: 83 (92.5, 100, 107.5, 120) {125.5, 135, 145, 155, 167.5} cm / 32.5 (36.25, 39.25, 42.25, 47.25) {49.5, 53.25, 57, 61, 66} inches

How to choose your size: Measure a sweater or dress in a similar style in your closet or add the amount of desired ease to your actual bust measurement, pick the size closest to that number. For example, if you want 2 cm / 0.75 inch of positive ease and your bust measurement is 99 cm / 39 inches, you should pick size 3.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, shaping in Moss Stitch