Free Ruffle Dress Knitting Pattern | Purl Jam
A beginner-friendly-level knitting project using light worsted yarn. Worked in pieces and seamed.
Knitting
Materials
Yardage
1500 yards (1371 meters)
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Gauge
Stockinette: 20 stitches x 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm
Pattern
Directions
- {'description': 'Back Panel', 'steps': ['Cast on 100 (112, 124, 136) stitches.', 'Work in stockinette stitch for 16 (18, 20, 22) inches.', 'Bind off.']}
- {'description': 'Front Panel (Make 2)', 'steps': ['Cast on 50 (56, 62, 68) stitches.', 'Work in stockinette stitch for 16 (18, 20, 22) inches.', 'Bind off.']}
- {'description': 'Construction', 'steps': ['Seam the front and back panels together at the sides, leaving armholes.', 'Attach yarn at the neckline and work in rounds for the ruffle.', 'Ruffle: *Knit 1, yarn over, repeat from * to end of round.', 'Continue in pattern for 4 inches.', 'Bind off all stitches loosely.', 'Weave in ends and block your garment to measurements.']}