Lilac dress with diagonal openwork stripes and diamonds

The casual lilac bodycon dress is knitted from 100% wool with diagonal through runners and openwork diamonds on the sleeves.

Dimensions: 36/38 (46/48).

You will need: yarn (100% wool; 200 m / 50 g) – 500 (650) g purple; knitting needles No. 5; hook number 4.

Attention. Knit only with double thread.

Patterns for knitting dresses

Pattern 1. Openwork pattern A or B (the number of loops is a multiple of 21 + 18 + 2 edge loops). Knit according to pattern 1 (back) or 2 (front). The diagrams show only the front rows; in purl rows, knit loops and yarn overs purl. Start with 1 edge stitch and loops before the right arrow, repeat repeat of 21 stitches between the arrows, finish with loops after the left arrow and 1 edge stitch. Constantly repeat 1-42 r.

Pattern 2. Pattern of openwork rhombuses (the number of loops is a multiple of 15 + 14 + 2 edge loops). Knit according to pattern 3. It shows only front rows; In the purl rows, purl the loops and yarn overs. Start with 1 edge and loops before the right arrow, repeat the repeat of 15 stitches between the arrows, end with loops after the left arrow and 1 edge. Constantly repeat 1-28th r.

Emphasized decreases.

From the right edge and the edge. 2 l. knit knit together.

From the left edge = knit according to the pattern until the last 3 sts, then knit 2 sts together with a slant to the left (= slip 1 st as a knit stitch, knit 1, then pull it through the removed loop), edge stitch.

Knitting density: patterns 1 and 2 - 17 p. x 25 r. in 10 x 10 cm.

Description of knitting a dress

Back. Using a double thread, cast on 83 (104) sts and knit 1 purl row. This series is not taken into account in subsequent calculations. Continue working with pattern 1A.

After 37 cm = 92 r. from the initial row, subtract 1 stitch on both sides for side bevels in the hip area and in every 8th row. 4 x 1 p. = 73 (94) p.

After 59.5 cm = 148 rub. from the initial row, add 1 stitch on both sides for side bevels and in every 6th row. 4 x 1 p. = 83 (104) p.

After 71.5 cm = 178 rub. from the initial row, close on both sides for armholes 1 x 3 p. and in every 2nd p. close 2 x 2 p. and 1 x 1 p. = 67 (88) p.

After 90.5 cm = 226 rubles. (94.5 cm = 236 r.) From the initial row, close off the remaining 67 (88) sts, while the middle 43 (48) sts form the neckline, outer 12 (24) sts - shoulders.

Before. Knit like the back, but with pattern 1B and for a deeper neckline after 83 cm = 208 r. (87 cm = 218 r.) From the beginning row, close the middle 17 (22) sts and finish both sides separately. To round the neck along the inside edge, close in every 2nd r 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 p. and 2 x 1 p.

Sleeves. Using a double thread, cast on 46 (61) stitches on the knitting needles for each sleeve and knit 1 purl row. This series is not taken into account in subsequent calculations. Continue working with pattern 2.

After 29.5 cm = 74 r. from the initial row, add on both sides for bevels 1 x 1, then in the next 10th row. 1 x 1 and every 8th r. 3 x 1 (in every 14th p. 2 x 1 and in the next 12th p. 1 x 1) knit crossed from the cross thread, respectively = 56 (69) p.

After 46.5 cm - 116 rubles. (50.5 cm = 126 r.) From the initial row, close on both sides for 1 x 3 sts and in every 2nd r. 1 x 2 l. and 4 x 1 l., then in every 4th r. 3 x 1 p. and again in every 2nd p. 5 x 1 p. and 1 x 3 p. Cast off the remaining 16 (29) p.

Assembly. Sew shoulder seams. For the neck trim, tie 1 circle around the edge of the neck with double thread. R. Art. b/n and 1 circle. R. “crawfish step” (= st. b/n, perform in the direction from left to right). Sew in the sleeves and sew the side seams.