Esplanade Essentials Trio

Stepping onto a sun-drenched Parisian terrace, she felt the romance of every structured stitch. The sleek pencil skirt and classic back vent mirrored the city’s effortless allure. Whether worn as a full dress or a flirtatious crop top set, these vibrant pieces feel like a love affair with high fashion. Pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit to reduce the potential for error. **CONSTRUCTION** Dress, crop top and skirt are worked in the round from the top down. There is NO seaming required! **REQUIRED SKILLS** * Cast-on stitches * Bind-off stitches * Knit stitches * Purl stitches * Increase and decrease stitches – K2TOG, SSK, M1R, M1L * Twisted stitches - KTBL, PTBL * Slipped stitches - knit-wise **INSTRUCTIONS** The pattern is fully charted, but also includes complete written directions so the ability to read a chart is not necessary to work this pattern. **YARN NOTES** Variegated yarns work great for this dress and top/skirt combo, but look for yarn with short color changes to get the best effect. Additionally, pick a yarn with a good twist. It will be easier to work when using such small needles. Avoid fuzzy yarn as if you need to frog, it won't be easy. It is also much more difficult to see individual stitches in fuzzy yarn at this scale. **ADDITIONAL NOTIONS** Small tapestry/blunt yarn needle T-pins (for blocking)