This free pattern originally published by Hilde as Clothes for Fashion Model Dolls, Volume 99.
MATERIAL:
½ oz. Fingering Yarn 3 ply
1 pair knitting needles No. 3
¼ yd. sequins for trimming
2 snap fasteners
GAUGE: 7 sts. = 1 inch
Starting at bottom of skirt cast on 65 sts. with No. 3 needles and work in seed st. for 3 rows. Change to stock. st. and incr. 1 st. at end of last row. Work even until piece measures 3 ½ inch. Next row: K3tog. across row. (22 sts.) Work even for 7 rows.
Shape Top:
1st row: K 5, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 10, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 5 (24 sts.).
2nd and all even rows: P across row.
3rd row: K 5, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 12, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 5 (26 sts.).
5th row: K 5, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 4, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 4, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 4, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 5 (30 sts.).
7th row: K 11, incr. 1 st. in each of the next 2 sts., K 4, incr. 1 st. in each of the next 2 sts., K 11 (34 sts.).
9th row: K 11, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 2, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 4, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 2, incr. 1 st. in next st., K 11 (38 sts.).
11th row: Bind off 10 sts., K across row.
12th row: Bind off 10 sts., P across row.
13th row: Bind off 3 sts., K across next 2 sts. and slip them to a holder for strap, bind off next 8 sts. for neck, K to end of row.
14th row: Bind off 3 sts. and work rem. 2 sts. in garter st. for 2 inch. for strap. Bind off. Slip 2 sts. from holder back to needle and finish the 2nd strap to correspond.
FINISHING:
Sew up back seam to 1 inch below waistline. Sew straps to back of dress and 1 snap fastener each to waist¬line and top of dress. Sew sequins trim around top of dress and block to size.
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