• Jen sits on a couch, smiling at the camera. She wears a light beige version of her Classic LBD pattern, knit with short sleeves. A knit blanket and potted plant sit next to her.
  • Jen wears her Classic LBD - a light beige, knit tee - with blue jeans. She leans against a table covered in a knit blanket and smiles at the camera.
  • Jen sits on a chair, looking down at the camera. She wears a neon green scarf - the Sepal shawl - with a light beige, hand knit tee and black pants. Houseplants can be seen in the background.
  • Jen looks off camera, laughing. She wears a lime green knit shawl with chevron details over a hand knit, light pink tee.
  • Jen leans back, surrounded by houseplants, wearing a light beige, hand knit tee. She looks off camera.
  • Jen smiles at the camera, one hand in her hair. She wears a light beige tee, knit with a V-neck and short sleeves. Houseplants can be seen behind her.
  • Jen holds up a hanging houseplant, wearing a light beige, hand knit tee.
  • Seen close up, Jen wears a light pink, speckled tee, knit with a gentle V-neck. Houseplants can be seen in the background.
  • Jen sits on a chair, looking off camera. She wears pink boots, black pants, and a light pink tee. The tee is knit with a gentle V-neck.
  • Jen stands, smiling at the camera, wearing a tee knit with light beige yarn with grey jeans and brown boots. A floral wall mural can be seen in the background.
  • Jen stands, looking at the camera. She wears a hand knit tee, made with light pink speckled yarn, with black pants. Houseplants can be seen in the background.
  • Seen from behind, Jen wears a light beige, hand knit tee with gray jeans and brown boots. A floral wall mural and brick can be seen in the background.
  • Jen stands, one foot up on a chair, looking down. She wears a light beige tee, knit with a V-neck, and gray jeans with brown boots. A floral wall mural can be seen in the background.
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One Wild Designs

Classic LBD

Classic LBD

$9.00 USD
$9.00 USD
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Beginner Friendly Top Down Raglan Tee Knitting Pattern

If every wardrobe needs a little black dress, then every knitter needs a lightweight everyday raglan. Classic LBD is yours.

Classic LBD is part of the Classics series - garments designed to help you learn to make the basics while offering a fresh take. It features optional bust darts in five cup sizes, a gentle a-line silhouette (or work yours straight to the hip), and thoughtful shaping for a fit that celebrates your figure.

Download the full schematic here.

Credits

Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Hypnotic Imagery, LLC and KeyLimeHi
Photos taken at: The Knit Inn and B. Willow
​Model: Jennifer Parroccini
Testers: Heather (Ravelry), Patti (Ravelry), Tracey, Yle, Andrea, Jen, Sarah, Katie, Amanda, Becca, Eileen, Carly, Anastasia, Ariana, Rebecca, Chris, Jenn, Melissa


Craft

Knitting

Size Chart

Women's

Construction

Classic LBD is worked seamlessly from the top down. Stitches are picked up and knit for the collar. Optional bust shaping is worked with German Short Rows. Increases are worked from the underarm to the hem to create subtle hip shaping.

Sizing

• 12 sizes to fit a full bust size of 28 (32, 36, 40, 44) [48, 52, 56] (60, 64, 68, 72) inches / 71 (81, 91.5, 101.5, 112) [122, 132, 142] (152.5, 162.5, 173, 183) cm
• Optional bust shaping in five cup sizes

Yarn

• Purl Soho Sweetgrass, 65% organic cotton, 35% alpaca, undyed. 437 yds / 400 m per 100 g skein.
• Terrapin Fiberworks Chesapeake Organic Cotton, 100% organic cotton. 437 yds / 400 m per 100g skein.

Yardage

• 725 (825, 875, 1010, 1100) (1215, 1305, 1415) (1535, 1650, 1760, 1880) yards
• 665 (755, 800, 925, 1005) (1115, 1190, 1295) (1400, 1505, 1610, 1720) meters
• 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins.
• If you are working the optional cup shaping, you will need an additional 15- 185 yards / 15 – 165 meters.

Gauge

26 sts and 36 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with size A needles, worked both flat and in the round.

Needles and Notions

• Needle Size A: US size 4 / 3.5 mm
• Needle Size B: US size 2 / 2.75 mm needle
• 6 Stitch markers plus one unique stitch marker for the beginning of the round
• Tapestry needle

Special Techniques

• Working directional shaping
• Knitting in the round
• Working German short rows (optional, for bust shaping)
• Picking up and knitting

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