#41 Lace Dress by Lily M. Chin

#41 Lace Dress

Knitting
August 2007
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch (after steam blocking and hung)
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
5.5 mm (I)
685 - 1233 yards (626 - 1127 m)
Bust 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45)"/76 (84, 91.5, 99, 106.5, 114)cm
English
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Pattern free in errata from lilychin signature collection website: http://www.lilychinsignaturecollection.com/errata.php

Pattern Description from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007: “Slip on this little A-line number and watch the sparks fly. Lily Chin’s dress is highlighted by an overall-lace pattern, close-fitting sleeves and a boat neck. Knit in ‘Park Avenue’ from the Lily Chin Signature Collection/CNS Yarns.”

“Standard-fitting dress in a lace pattern with flared hem and boatneck.”

Sizes:

  • X-Small (Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large)
  • Lower edge 42 (45, 48, 51, 54, 57)“/106.5 (114, 122, 129.5, 137, 144.5)cm
  • Bust 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45)“/76 (84, 91.5, 99, 106.5, 114)cm
  • Length 37 (37½, 38, 38½, 39, 39½)“/94 (95, 96.5, 98, 99, 100)cm
  • Upper arm 12½ (13½, 15¼, 16¼, 18¼, 19¼)“/32 (34, 38, 41, 46.5, 49)cm

Materials:

  • 5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 9) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 137yd/125m) of Lily Chin Signature Collection/CNS yarns Greenwich Village (mohair/nylon/acrylic) in #5665 cranberry
  • Size 10½ (6.5mm) circular needle, 24”/60cm length or size to obtain gauge
  • One pair size 10½ (6.5mm) straight needles
  • One set (5) size 10½ (6.5mm) dpns
  • Size I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook
  • Stitch markers

Additional Gauge: One 10-st repeat and 12-row repeat = 3” (after steam blocking and hung). Take time to check gauges.

Note: Body of dress is worked in rnds to the armhole. Then, front and back are separated while working the armhole shaping on each segment separately.