The Head Turner Dress by ShanaKay Salmon

The Head Turner Dress

Knitting
July 2026
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
840 - 1890 yards (768 - 1728 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
English
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Kick off your summer with the Head Turner Dress!

A cheeky number with a little peak at the goods, the Head Turner Dress is the perfect blend of flirty and chic. With a mid-thigh length hem, keyhole slit, and buttoned collar, this dress will having you turning heads all summer long!

The dress is worked by knitting the bottom of the dress first and then working on the top. The sleeves are worked using short rows.

This dress was written using my 5’4/154lbs measurements, some aspects may need to be elongated based on your torso and leg length. Because the dress is worked in two pieces, you can mix and match to fit the dimensions of your body (i.e. Large bottom but Medium top.) Written for nine sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL).

Main Color: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn 24/7 Cotton or 834 (925, 1017, 1136, 1259, 1410, 1486, 1644, 1854) yard of worsted/aran cotton yarn that knits to gauge
Contrast Color: 1 skein of worsted/aran cotton yarn in a contrast color

Pictured in size S(top) and M(bottom) with a 39”/ 94cm bust, 30”/76cm waist, and 40”/102cm hip

Suggested negative ease in bust: 6-8”/ 8-13cm

Bust: 24-26(28-29, 30-32, 34-36, 38-40, 42-44, 46-48, 50-52, 54-56)”/61-66 (71-76, 79-84, 89-94, 99-104, 109-114, 119-124, 130-135, 140-145) cm
Waist: 20-21 (22-23.5, 25-27, 29-31, 33-35, 37-39, 41-42, 43-44, 46-47)”/51-53 (56-60, 64-69, 74-79, 84-89, 94-99, 104-107, 109-112, 117-119) cm
Hip: 30-31(32-33, 35-37, 39-41, 43-45, 49-50, 51-52, 53-54, 58-59)”/76-79 (81-84, 89-94, 99-104, 109-114, 124-127, 130-132, 135-137, 147-150) cm
Armhole Depth: 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5)”/16.5 (17.5, 19, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5, 26.5) cm
Full Length: 32 (32.5, 33, 33.5, 34, 34.5, 35, 37.5, 39)”/81 (83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 95, 99)cm