Seamless Flower Dress by Ewelina Murach

Seamless Flower Dress

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PATTERN INFORMATION
The pattern was updated in 2019.

Fun to knit and to wear, Seamless Flower Dress has an unusual construction: you work upper front and upper back starting from the centre of the flower motif outwards, then add a top down skirt and raglan sleeves - and you do it all seamlessly. The pattern has two sleeve length options: long and short.
More patterns with flower motifs, for kids and adults, are available in my Ravelry store.

Sizes
3 (6, 12, 18) months {2, 4, 6, 8} years
Finished chest circumference: 46 (50, 53, 56) {60, 64, 68, 72} cm/18 (19.75, 21, 22) {23.5, 25.25, 26.75, 28.5} in. Designed to be worn with 5-7 cm/2-3 in of positive ease. Shown in size 4 years (short-sleeved dress) and 6 years (long-sleeved dress).

Gauge (after blocking)
Stockinette stitch: 22 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with 4 mm needle(s), or needle size to obtain the correct gauge,
I-cord BO: 22 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with 5 mm needle.

Materials
Yarn: DK yarn, wool or cotton.
For best results use smooth yarn that blocks well and has good stitch definition. Long-sleeved dress was made in Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK (100% merino, col. 204, 116 m/127 yds per 50 g ball), short-sleeved dress was made in Wendy 100% Cotton DK (100% cotton, col. 131, 108 m/118 yds per 50 g ball).

Yarn amount:
Short-sleeved dress: 310 (400, 450, 450) {500, 550, 650, 750} m/340 (440, 500, 500) {550, 610, 710, 820} yds.
Long-sleeved dress: 400 (450, 500, 600) {650, 750, 850, 950} m/440 (500, 550, 660) {715, 825, 935, 1045} yds.

Needles and notions:
• 4 mm (US size 6) and 3.75 mm (US size 5) circular
needles, 40-100 cm/16-40 in long (for body),
• 4 mm (US size 6) and 3.5 mm (US size 4) needles
in your preferred style for knitting small circumferences
in the rnd (for upper back, upper front and
sleeves),
• one 5 mm (US size 8) needle, any style (for i-cord
neckband),
• stitch markers,
• scrap yarn,
• 3.5 mm (US size E) crochet hook (for cast-on),
• 1 small button, 12-15 mm in diameter,
• yarn needle, sewing needle.

Skills needed
Working in the round, increases, decreases, picking up
sts, provisional CO, wrap and turn method of working
short rows.