Chestnut Dress - Paper
The Chestnut Dress is knitted from the top down. First, the top part of the back piece is knitted back and forth, where the slope of the shoulders is shaped with reverse knitting needles to achieve a good fit. Then the shoulders are knitted back and forth on circular needles, and these are gathered at the front to form the front piece. The front and back piece are then gathered to form the body, and knitted in the round on circular needles. The sleeves are knitted from open sts along the sleeve opening and knitted in the round on circular needles and double pointed needles or with the Magic Loop technique. Finally, the large polo collar of the neck is knitted from open sts.
Knit a swatch to find the needle size that gives you the right gauge.
Size guide
Chestnut Dress should have a positive ease of movement of approx. 30 cm in relation to your bust measurement. The fit is oversized. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement measured on your own body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The measurements of the finished dress are stated on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting, to consider which size will fit you best. If you e.g. measure 90 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size S. A dress in size S has an upper width of 120 cm and in the above example will provide a range of movement (positive ease) of 30 cm.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Overall width of the dress: 115 (120) 125 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) 180 cm
Length: 130 (130) 130 (130) 130 (130) 130 (130) 130 cm (measured at the center back, excluding polo collar)
Knitting tension: 20 stitches x 28 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking
Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm (40, 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 3.5 and
4 mm (if not knitted with Magic Loop technique)
Materials: 600 (600) 600-700 (600-700) 700 (700) 700 (700) 800 g Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 400 m) knit together with 250-275 (300) 300-325 (300-325) 325 (350) 350 (350) 400 g Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard (25 g = 210 m) or Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m)
About yarn consumption: The yarn consumption is given for the standard length of 130 cm, which fits a person who is approx. 170 cm tall. The length of the dress can be adjusted, and for 10 cm of stocking stitch you need approximately 34 (35) 35 (35) 35 (35) 36 (38) 38 g Pelsuld 8/2 and 14 (14) 15 (16) 18 (18) 19 (19) 20 g Silk Mohair
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
The brown Chestnut Dress is knitted in Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholt Uldspinderi in the color Chestnut [21] together with Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard in the color Coffee [3041].