Ribbed Lace Dress Knitting Pattern
This stunning ribbed lace dress will be the showstopper of any event. With delicate lace details and a flattering silhouette, this dress is perfect for intermediate knitters looking for a challenging yet rewarding project. Knit in the round from the bottom up, this dress features a fitted bodice, flared skirt, and beautiful lace panels.
Materials:
- Yarn: DK weight yarn (8 ply)
- Needles: US 6 (4 mm) circular needles, US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Gauge:
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles
Size:
Finished bust measurements: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) inches
Instructions:
- Cast on 180 (200, 220, 240, 260) stitches using smaller needles. Join in the round, being careful not to twist.
- Work in K1, P1 ribbing for 2 inches.
- Switch to larger needles and knit in stockinette stitch until piece measures 10 inches from cast-on edge.
- Begin lace panel: Follow lace chart for your size, repeating the pattern across each round.
- Continue in stockinette stitch without lace panel until piece measures 18 inches from cast-on edge.
- Shape armholes: Bind off 8 (10, 12, 14, 16) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Continue knitting each side separately.
- Shape neck: Work across 80 (90, 100, 110, 120) stitches, place marker, bind off center 20 stitches, work to end. Work each side of neck separately.
- Continue working lace panel on front only, and stockinette stitch on back until front measures 25 inches from cast-on edge.
- Bind off all stitches.
- Join shoulder seams using mattress stitch.
- Pick up stitches around armholes and neck. Work in K1, P1 ribbing for 1 inch. Bind off in pattern.
- Weave in all ends and block to finished measurements.
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