A summery dress that’s easy to knit, easy to wear. Dress is knit top-down. Bright stripes and eyelets keep the look fresh.

Finished Size 34¼ (37¾, 42¼, 46½, 50¼)“ bust circumference. Dress shown measures 34¼”, modeled with slight ease.

This dress is worked from the top down.

The back is worked first from a provisional cast-on to the underarm, then the stitches for the front are picked up from the cast-on and the front is worked to the underarm. The front and back are then joined and the body is worked in the round.

The Little Girl in the photo is wearing the Twist & Shout dress by Peggy Favorite, also in Interweave Knits, Summer 2012.