Bella Baby Sugar Dress

By Spotlight

Create this dress for your little girl using 'Bella Baby' yarn.

Final Result

Materials

‘Bella Baby’ Sugar 4ply 50g balls as per size
1 pair 3.75mm knitting needles
Daisy Wheel
Scissors, Yarn needle, Tape measure

Step 1

Back and Front worked alike – Make 2
Using MC and 3.75mm knitting needles cast on 92 (104, 118) sts.
Work 5 rows of garter st (knit every row).
Change to stocking st and starting with a knit row cont until work measures 20 (23, 26)cm from beg.

Step 2

Bodice Shaping
K6 (8, 9), K2tog to last 6 (8, 9) sts, K to end … 52 (60, 68) sts.
Work 4 (4.5, 5)cm in garter st.

Step 3

Armhole Shaping
Cont in garter st and shape as follows:
Cast off 3 (3, 4) sts at beg of the next 2 rows … 46 (54, 60) sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of this and every foll alt row until 32 (38, 42) sts rem. Work 2 rows, so the wrong side is facing for strap shaping.

Step 4

Strap Shaping
K8, turn. Work 11cm in garter st, ending with a right side row. Cast off.
Rejoin yarn to rem sts and cast off 16 (22, 26) sts for neck … 8 sts.
Work 11cm in garter st, ending with a right side row.

Step 5

Finishing
With right sides facing, pin and sew side seams to armhole shaping. Weave in all loose ends.
Using C1 for Petals and MC for centres work 6 daisies using the Daisy Wheel. Attach to front and back of dress. Finish with smaller flowers sewn directly onto the dress.

Note

Tension
26 sts x 32 rows to 10cm over stocking st using 3.75mm knitting needles.

Abbreviation

alt = alternate; beg = begin/ning; cont = continue; dec = decrease; foll = follow/ing; K = knit; K2tog = knit 2 sts together; rem = remain/ing; st/s = stitch/es.