Free Knitting Pattern for a Slip Dress with Gathered Sides.
This free knitting pattern provides instructions for creating a sleek, close-fitting slip dress with a unique gathered side detail. The dress is worked in two main pieces (front and back), both worked identically from the bottom up. It begins with a K1, P1 ribbed border and transitions to stocking stitch for the main body. Shaping is incorporated through decreases and increases to create a tailored fit, along with armhole shaping. The top edge features a tubular stitch border. I-cord straps are knitted separately and attached. A key design element is the addition of knitted casing stripes, sewn over the side seams, through which crocheted laces are threaded. These laces allow for adjustable gathering along the sides, creating a ruched effect.
Size: UK 8 / US 4 / EU 34 (This is a single-size pattern).
- Skill Level: Intermediate. The pattern lists this skill level. Techniques like shaping (decreases and increases), I-cord creation, tubular stitch, sewing on casing stripes, and creating a crocheted chain contribute to this rating.
- Materials (Exact as per Pattern):
- Yarn:
- Brand: Lana Gatto (implied)
- Yarn Name: Formentera
- Fiber Content: 67% Viscose, 17% Polyester, 16% Polyamide
- Weight: Not explicitly stated, but the needle size and yardage (225m/50g) suggest a fingering or sport weight yarn. The project appears to list a 50 gram as containing 225, however searching brings back that one skein is 25grams with a 112. This is probably where this misformation came from.
- Quantity: 5 balls
- Color: Shade no. 30751
- Needles:
- One pair of 4.00 mm knitting needles (straight needles).
- Two 4.00 mm double-pointed (Dp) knitting needles (for the I-cord straps).
- Hook: 3.75mm
- Notions: Yarn needle with a rounded point (for seaming and grafting).
- Yarn:
