Harald's Dress

This knitting pattern is in English.

Harald’s Dress is knit from the top down. The yoke is knit in the round with in and shaped with increases. Body, skirt and sleeves are knit in stockinette stitch and finished with a folded edge. The neckband is also folded over and sewn to the wrong side with an elastic thread inside – this makes the neckband easy to get over the head while ensuring it keeps its shape with wear. Harald’s dress has a neat A-line shape.

Sizes: 9-12 mo (1-2 yr) 2-3 yr (3-4 yr) 4-5 yr (5-6 yr) 6-7 yr (7-8 yr) 8-9 yr

Chest circumference: 51 (56) 56 (60) 60 (64) 64 (68) 68 cm

Total length: 37 (41) 46 (51) 56 (58) 60 (62) 64 cm

Gauge: 28 stitches x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needles

Suggested needles: 3 mm / 40, 60, and 80-100 cm and 2.5 mm / 80-100 cm circular needles, 2.5 and 3 mm double pointed needles (dpns) or the required needle size to obtain gauge

Materials: 150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 g Yaku from CaMaRose (50 g = 200 m), knitting-in elastic or thin elastic thread for the neckband

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here.

The pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

In this pattern the following techniques are used:

Increase (P2 f&b):

Increase:

Put the sleeve-stitches to rest:

Continue the sleeves without sewing: 

Insert an elastic into the neckband: