• Bess stands on the shoreline, looking at the camera. She wears a blue and white striped dress, knit in a feather and fan stitch with 3/4 length sleeves.
  • Bess sits cross legged, looking at the camera. She wears a hand knit dress, designed with blue and white stripes over a feather and fan lace stitch.
  • Bess stands on a deck staircase, looking off camera with one hand on her hip. She wears a blue and white dress, knit with a feather and fan stitch and 3/4 length sleeves.
  • Bess sits inside, looking to the side. Her blue and white lace dress is knit with a gentle V-neckline and 3/4 length sleeves.
  • Seen close up, Bess wears a blue and white dress. The sleeves are knit at a 3/4 length, and the cuffs are slightly scalloped from the feather and fan lace stitch.
  • Bess stands, laughing, next to a wooden fence on the shoreline. She wears a hand knit blue and white dress that falls to her knees.
  • Seen close up, Bess wears a blue and white striped dress. The dress is knit with a feather and fan lace stitch.
  • Seen from the neck down, Bess wears a lace knit dress, made with blue and white stripes and a gentle V-neckline. Palm trees can be seen in the background.
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Jane Dress

Jane Dress

$9.00 USD
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Dress and Tunic Knitting Pattern with Hybrid Construction

Jane is your next showstopper, a dress or tunic in herringbone stitch with ultra femme feather and fan trim. The Jane Dress features a unique hybrid construction of this garment offers the best of both seamed and seamless design. 

    Credits

    Tech edit: Heather Storta
    Photography: Elizabeth Margaret
    Model: Elizabeth Margaret

    Craft

    Knitting

    Size Chart

    Women's

    Construction

    Jane is constructed with a hybrid method which involves both seamed and seamless sections. The bodice and sleeves are knit flat from the bottom up, blocked precisely, and seamed together. The skirt is picked up from the bodice after seaming and knit from the top down and in the round.

    Sizing

    • 11 sizes to fit a full bust size of 30 (34, 38, 42) [46, 50, 54] (58, 62, 66, 70, 74)" / 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5) [117, 127, 137] (147.5, 157.5, 178, 188) cm
    • Optional bust darts available in three cup sizes

    Yarn

    Wildflower Merino/Nylon DK, 75% UK superwash merino, 25% nylon, 218 yds / 200 m per 100 g skein.

    Yardage

    • 1508 (1675, 1843, 2010) [2178, 2345, 2513] (2680, 2848, 3015, 3183) yards
    • 1378 (1531, 1685, 1837) [1991, 2144, 2297] (2450, 2604, 2756, 2910) meters
    • 7 (8, 9, 10) [10, 11, 12] (13, 14, 14, 15) skeins.

    • If you'd like to make stripes, as seen in the sample, you'll need 75% of your yardage in the main color and 25% in a contrasting color.

    Gauge

    22 sts and 34 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in herringbone stitch worked flat on size A needles. 21 sts and 32 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in feather and fan stitch worked flat on size B needles.

    Needles and Notions

    • Needle Size A: US 4 / 3.5 mm
    • Needle Size B: US 2.5 / 3 mm
    • 2 Stitch markers
    • Tapestry needle

    Special Techniques

    • Working German short rows
    • Sloped bind-off
    • Seaming
    • Picking up stitches
    • Shaping in pattern

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