Knitted dress for the winter season

Copper red dress with large golf collar and braid pattern.

Dimensions: 38/40 (40/42)

You will need: 600 (650) g of copper-red yarn Lana Grossa “Colmo” (55% merino wool, 25% alpaca, 20% mohair; 120 m/50 g); knitting needles No. 8, circular knitting needles No. 7, 1 aux. spoke.

Knitting patterns for dresses

Rubber. Alternately knit 2, purl 2.

Facial surface. Front rows - front loops, purl rows - purl loops.

Braid pattern A. Knit according to pattern A for 10 sts. Repeat from the 1st to the 16th row.

Braid pattern S. Knit the same way, but according to pattern C.

Braid pattern V. Knit according to pattern B for 54 sts. In purl rows, knit loops according to the pattern. Repeat rows 1–12.

Knitting density: front stitch: 14 p. and 19 r. = 10 x 10 cm; braid pattern A or C: 10 p. = 6 cm; braid pattern B: 54 p. = 28.5 cm.

Back. On knitting needles No. 8, cast on 74 (78) sts, knit 8 cm = 19 r. with an elastic band, starting in the 1st purl row with chrome, 1 purl, ending with 1 purl, chrome. In the last row, evenly add 16 (18) sts = 90 (96) sts. Then knit as follows: edging, 1 stitch in stockinette stitch, 10 stitches of braid pattern A, 6 (9) stitches in stockinette stitch, 54 p. braid pattern B, 6 (9) p. stockinette stitch, 10 p. braid pattern C, 1 p. stockinette stitch, chrome. After 48 cm = 92 r. from the placket for the sleeves, add 1 p. on both sides, then in each 2nd row 3 x 1 p. and 3 x 2 p. = 110 (116) p. Knit the added loops (after the last addition) with a braid pattern A or C, respectively, and the crossings are automatically shifted relative to those already made. After 18 (19) cm = 34 (36) r. from the beginning of the sleeves for shoulder bevels, close 7 (8) sts on both sides, then in every 2nd row 3 x 7 sts and 2 x 6 sts (5 x 7 sts). Simultaneously with the 5th decrease in the shoulder for the neckline, close off the middle 26 stitches, knitting 8 x 2 stitches together evenly, and then knit separately, closing 1 x 2 stitches along the edges of the neckline in the 2nd row.

Before. Knit like the back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, after 16 (17) cm = 30 (32) r. from the beginning of the sleeves, close the middle 18 p. and then knit separately, closing along the edges of the neckline in every 2nd row 1 x 2 p., 3 x 1 p. and in the 4th row 1 x 1 p.

Sleeve. On knitting needles No. 8, cast on 54 (58) sts, knit 5 cm = 13 r. with an elastic band, starting in the 1st purl row with chrome, 1 purl, ending with 1 purl, chrome. In the last row of the bar, evenly add 12 stitches = 66 (70) stitches. Then knit as follows: chrome, 5 (7) stitches in stockinette stitch, 54 stitches of braid pattern B, 5 (7) stitches in stockinette stitch, chrome After 17 cm = 32 r. From the bar, close all the loops, evenly knitting 13 x 2 stitches together. Knit stitch = 53 (57) closed loops.

Assembly. Make seams. Using circular needles No. 7 along the neckline, cast on 80 stitches, knit 1 circular row with purl stitches and knit an elastic band in circular rows. After 22 cm, loosely close the loops according to the drawing. Sew in sleeves.