Frankie by Jonna Helin

Frankie

Knitting
October 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, after blocking.
US 10 - 6.0 mm
680 - 1580 yards (622 - 1445 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
English

This simple dress is identical on both the front and back, allowing you to wear it either way. It is worked seamlessly from the top down, beginning with a deep, flat-knit crew neck. After completing the upper part, the rest of the body is worked in the round. Frankie is finished with i-cord edgings.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease: Approx. 8” / 20 cm of positive ease. The model (5’9” / 175 cm) is wearing a size 2.

Finished Measurements
Bust circumference: 40 (44.25, 48, 51.75, 56.5) (59, 64, 67.75, 72.5)” / 100 (110.5, 120, 129, 141.5) (147.5, 160, 169, 181.5) cm.

Armhole depth: 11.25 (12, 12.5, 12.75, 13.25) (14, 14.5, 14.75, 15.25)” / 28 (30, 31, 32, 33) (35, 36, 37, 38) cm.

Body length: 42.75 (43.5, 44, 44.25, 44.75) (45.5, 46, 46.25, 46.75)” / 108 (110, 111, 112, 113) (115, 116, 117, 118) cm.

Length from underarm to hem:  31.5” / 80 cm or desired length.

Materials
Yarn: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 9, 9, 10) balls of Le Gros Silk & Mohair by Biches & Bûches (28% silk, 72% kid mohair, 162 yds / 148 m – 50 g), colourway: Black or Dark Khaki.

Alternatively, you can use approx. 680 (785, 877, 973, 1097) (1187, 1321, 1435, 1580) yds / 621 (717, 801, 889, 1002) (1084, 1207, 1311, 1444) mof any similar DK-weight yarn with comparable yardage.

Needles: US 10 / 6 mm circular needles.

Notions: 1 stitch marker and a tapestry needle.

Gauge
13 sts × 20 rows = 4” / 10 cm on US 10 / 6 mm needles in stockinette stitch, after blocking.