Snow Dress

Snow Dress is a simple dress with a slight A-line shape and a Fair Isle pattern of snow and fir trees all around the bottom of the skirt. Snow Dress is worked from the bottom up and mainly in the round using 1 strand of either Merino or Pure Silk. You start working the hem and then the charted Fair Isle pattern, while shaping the skirt with simple decreases at the same time, up to the underarms. Afterwards, sleeves are worked in the round before body and sleeves are joined on one needle. The yoke is worked in the round up to the back neck opening where you start working the last part of the dress back and forth. I-cord edges finish the sleeves and neckband, and the back neck opening is closed with a button and crochet loop. The Fair Isle pattern is charted only **Sizes:** 1 (2, 4, 6) years **Finished measurements:** Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 45 (47, 55, 60) cm [17¾ (18½, 21½, 23½)]”; Chest circumference: approx. 53 (57, 61, 66) cm [20¾ (22½, 24, 26)]”; Sleeve length from underarm to edge: approx. 19 (22, 24, 27) cm [7½ (8¾, 9½, 10¾)]” **Yarn:** MC: Knitting for Olive Merino or Pure Silk (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 3 (3, 4, 5) balls; CC 1 (snow): Knitting for Olive Merino or Pure Silk, 1 ball; CC 2 (trees): Knitting for Olive Merino or Pure Silk, 1 ball. Sample is knit in Merino in Deep Petroleum Blue (MC), Snowflake (CC 1) and Clover Green (CC 2) colorways **Needles:** 3 mm / US2.5 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge **Gauge (after blocking):** 28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm [4”] in st st with 3 mm / US2.5 needles **Notions:** Stitch markers, waste yarn, stitch holders, tapestry needle, crochet hook, 1 button (diameter 12 mm [½”])