About This Parisian-inspired knit dress design allows you to craft a stunning long sleeve knitted dress that is modern and street style ready. This knitting pattern has buttons down the side and a crossover belt to tie up, making it a customisable fit. The Wrap It Up Dress is worked from the top down, beginning with the back neck and shoulders and then working down to the armholes. The stitches for the sleeves are placed on hold whilst the body is shaped down to the hem. Sleeves are picked up and worked in the round down to the wrist before finishing with the i-cord. The dress has made to measure elements from the waist to accomodate each knitters desired wrap depth and button placement. Skill Level Intermediate Level Techniques This pattern uses techniques such as knit, purl, increases and decreases, top-down knitting, seamless knitting, i-cord edges, working buttonholes, 3 stitch I-cord. Gauge 17 sts and 22 rows = 4 inches /10 cm in stockinette st, on 5mm knitting needles, blocked. Materials Suggested Needles 4.5 mm [US 7] circular needles 16, 32/40 inches / 40, 80/100 cm for the cuffs and hem. (metal knitting needles 16, 32/40) 5 mm [US 8] circular needles 16, 32/40 inches / 40, 80/100 cm or needle size to obtain gauge. (metal knitting needles 16, 32/40 inches) Suggested Yarn Yarn Sample made in size XS. Wool and the Gang Sugar Feeling Good Yarn (70% Baby Alpaca, 7% Merino, 23 % Recycled Nylon, 130 m/142 yds, 50g) in Blonde Beige. 8 (10) 11 (13) 14 (16) 17 (18) skeins required. Yarn Alternatives Drops Air Lana Grossa Alpaca Moda Hobbii Divina KnitPicks Wonderfluff Berroco Mochi Rico Luxury Alpaca Bare Reverie Notions Yarn needle to weave in ends. 5-6 buttons, 23mm (similar) (You can choose larger buttons depending on preference) Stitch markers Scissors to cut yarn. Measuring Tape
