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Flora Dress

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Completed: June 2008

Pattern: my own

Notes: This dress is knit from the top down and uses a bit of shirring in the bodice to
ensure a good fit. The bodice is done in dot stitch, which reminds me of a flower center.
The top of each "petal" in the skirt has slip-stitch and eyelet detailing. The petal tips and
lace inserts are adapted from the Hemlock Ring Blanket.
Additional sizes added on 6/13/08. Edited 6/24/08 to correct error in Chart A.
SIZES
3-6 mo, to fit 15-17" chest
9-12 mo, to fit 17-19" chest
2 yrs, to fit 19-21" chest
4 yrs, to fit 21-23" chest
6 yrs, to fit 23-25" chest
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 16[18,20,22,24] inches before shirring
Length: 13[14,16,18,20] inches
YARN
Tahki Cotton Classic [100% mercerized cotton; 108yd/100m per 50g skein]; color: 3449;
3[4,4,5,6] skeins
NEEDLES
1 US #6/4 mm circular needle, 16 inches
1 US #6/4 mm circular needle, 32 inches
Or size to obtain gauge

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NOTIONS
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle with large eye
Elastic thread
Fray Check
Ribbon
Thread
GAUGE
22 sts/26 rows = 4 inches in dot pattern
20 sts/26 rows = 4 inches in stockinette
It is more essential to get stitch gauge in dot pattern
STITCH GUIDE
Dot Pattern
Round 1: *P1, k1; repeat from * to end.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.
Round 4: Knit.
Repeat rounds 1-4 for pattern.
DIRECTIONS
Bodice
Using shorter circular needles and cable cast on, CO 88[100,110,122,132] sts. Place
marker and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist.
Work dot pattern for 4[4.5,5,5.5,6.25] inches, ending with round 1 or round 3.

Sizes 3-6 mo, 2 yrs, 6 yrs:

*P1, k9 tbl, p1, repeat from * to end.
Sizes 9-12 mo, 4 yrs:
P1, k9, p2tog, *p1, k9 tbl, p1, repeat from * to end.
Skirt
Work Chart A 8[9,10,11,12] times across sts (click for larger image). Switch to longer
circular needles after completing row 1.

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Repeat row 11 of Chart A till work measures 10[11,13,15,17] inches from cast on edge, or
until desired length before transitioning to lace section (lace section will be 3 inches in
length).
Work Chart B 8[9,10,11,12] times across sts (click for larger image).

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Next round, knit across all sts.

Bind off in purl.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block.
Cut 5 16[18, 20, 22, 24] inch strands of elastic thread . Turn garment inside-out. Starting
with the 2nd row of purl bumps from the top, weave elastic under purl bumps as shown.

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Tie square knot in elastic, leaving 1-1/2 tail on both ends. Repeat using remaining strands
of elastic thread, distributing the rows of elastic evenly over the length of the bodice. Try
garment on. Adjust elastic thread if necessary to ensure comfortable fit. Trim ends. Dab
Fray Check onto knot and elastic thread ends; weave in ends.
Sew ribbons into place for straps.

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Labels: 2008, Kids, Pattern

66 comments:
vloula said...
wow, what a cute dress! I will be crunching numbers to hopefully work out a pattern
for a slim 4 year old ;) excellent work!! ;)
vloula
Jun 12, 2008, 9:20:00 AM

Twisted Knitter said...

It is wonderful and dreamy -- a dress that any little girl would adore!
And you nailed it when you said it's easier to read a pattern than write one.
Jun 13, 2008, 7:29:00 AM

Mrs. MK said...
Beautiful Dress----I want to make one for my new neice coming soon----any
recommendations for making it smaller? I am fairly new to knitting, but I think I
could do this!
Jun 13, 2008, 8:31:00 AM

Angie said...
Very beautiful! Going to have to make this for my daughter. Thanks for the pattern!
Jun 15, 2008, 11:55:00 AM

angelarae said...
Very pretty dress. The pattern is thorough, too...nice job:)
Ang
Jun 16, 2008, 6:14:00 AM

Christina said...
OMG!!!!! I love this dress, my sister is having a little girl soon. So, hopefully by the
time she get this age I'll have obtained more knitting experience than the purl stitch
that I know Now. Thanks for shring. I think you should try to get this pattern publish,
for sure.
Jun 16, 2008, 9:36:00 AM

Lisa said...
Love this dress!!! Very crafty :)
Jun 17, 2008, 12:56:00 PM

Knitcrazy said...
Oh What a Beautiful Dress.. Thank You for sharing.. I have so many
Grandaughters :)
Jun 20, 2008, 2:15:00 PM

Anonymous said...
thank you so much for the pattern, i just cast on (while listening to cast on;-) it
seems perfect summer knitting for the moment, sitting outside in the sun in the
garden while watching my daughter playing in her little pool. greetings from

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germany, mara
Jun 23, 2008, 2:16:00 PM

Pam/2muchfun said...
I've run into a problem on Row 10, Chart A. I'm guessing the symbol "O" is a yarn
over. But I end up with an extra stitch before and after the slipped stitch that goes
down the center of the "petal" on the needle. Should I be doing some knit togethers
here somewhere?
Jun 24, 2008, 6:44:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
Thank you for pointing that out, Pam! I've uploaded the corrected chart.
Jun 24, 2008, 9:19:00 PM

twinkletoe said...
I love this dress, but my little girl is a size 7 going on 8 (26 inc chest and 23 1/2 inc
waist). Any ideas of what I can to to enlarge this pattern? I've never attempted to
make a pattern larger or smaller.
Aug 22, 2008, 5:08:00 PM

Nan said...
This is amazing! Totally fabulous, and so are you for sharing such a lovely creation
for free!
Thanks so much for your generosity and congratulations on your creative pattern.
Aug 28, 2008, 5:26:00 AM

Anonymous said...
Could someone help me, i am just starting to knit and i don't understand, chart A
says to knit eleven times across the points but 11 times 19 is 209 points.
Am i being a real dummy?
Can someone help me please?
Thank you
Oct 25, 2008, 6:54:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Dear Anonymous,
I assume you are making the 4 year old size? For that size, you start out with 122
stitches. In the row just before starting the skirt, you do a p2tog, which reduces the
stitch count by 1: now you're down to 121 stitches. When you begin row 1 at the
bottom of the chart, keep in mind that the black squares represent areas where
there is no stitch. If you count the other squares, there are 11 of them. So you're
really working 11 stitches 11 times, for a total of 121 stitches. As you work that first
row of the chart, though, notice that there are some 3's and 5's. Those are stitches
in which you'll work some increases, so that the total number of stitches will
increase to 11x19 = 209 *after* you've finished the row. I hope that helps. If not,
email me at vysews@yahoo.com. Good luck!
Oct 28, 2008, 6:56:00 AM

Anonymous said...
This is a beautiful dress. I'm inspired to use it to make an adult sized top, either
with the dot pattern on top or just on top down sleeves. Thanks for posting the
pattern.
Katherine
Nov 2, 2008, 5:15:00 PM

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This is fantastic!!
Nov 3, 2008, 10:44:00 AM

Christina said...
i'm really confused and will probably have a duh moment when it gets explaned
but what is it that you mean by no stich on chart a line 1? I had thought slip stich
but then you have a symbol for slip one purlwise. so i'm really confused
Dec 28, 2008, 7:04:00 AM

Christina said...
ooh never mind I figured out what is ment by no stich. disregared previous
comment
Dec 28, 2008, 11:12:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
Oh good! I'm glad you figured it out, Christina. If you need anything else email me
at vysews@yahoo.com. I'd love to "see" it when you're done!
Dec 28, 2008, 6:10:00 PM

priti said...
hi
this is simply wonderful
ive started it but am stuck on how to begin chart B.im totally confused as to where
to start it.im makinh it for 2 yr old so there are 21 st in a round,but the chart has
only 20 sts in line 1.also why is the chart not in 1 line like chartA.plllllllllllease clarify
this
thanks:)
Jan 9, 2009, 2:28:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
Hi, Priti
When you are just about to begin line 1 of chart B,
you will have 21 stitches on your needle for each
pattern repeat. As you work line 1, you will add 1 stitch with a yarn-over at the
beginning, but then decrease 2 stitches with the double decrease in the middle of
the petal tip (the "V" symbol), so you'll have 20 stitches per pattern repeat when you
go
to do line 2. You read the chart from right to left.
The stuff at the left side eventually becomes the
petal tip, while the stuff on the right side becomes
that lacy stuff in between. The chart is lined up like that to help you visualize how
the stitches relate to one another. For example, all of the double decreases (V's)
are lined up with one another in the chart because that's how they'll look to you as
you work the knitted fabric.
I'm writing out the directions for line 1 here in case that helps:
yo, p1, k8, s1, k2tog, psso, k8, p1
Email me at vysews@yahoo.com if you have any more questions. Good luck!
Jan 9, 2009, 3:46:00 PM

Ansley Bleu said...

This is SOOO ADORABLE! Thank you for your generosity.
Feb 7, 2009, 11:46:00 AM

Martina McConnon said...

Thank you so much for this pattern! Absolutely adorable! I just finished the dress
and my daughter LOVES it. It fits perfectly (size 6) and the pattern was easy to
follow. I find it amazing that you can come up with something like this - and that you
simply let others use it for free. Thank you again. You can see the finished dress in

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Apr 25, 2009, 7:09:00 AM

cazcuz said...
Please help! Am trying to print the instructions to the Flora dress, which is possibly
the most beautiful knitted garment I have seen. All that prints are two pictures and
the graphs? I do hope you can help. Thank you! Congratulations on being so
artistic and many thanks.
May 8, 2009, 9:47:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Cazcuz, I'm not sure why it's printing out in that way for you. I don't have it set up as
a pretty pattern pdf file, but I can at least convert the webpage into a pdf file for you.
Email me at vysews@yahoo.com and I'll sent it to you
May 9, 2009, 8:50:00 AM

Anonymous said...
Hi I just finished a size 2. I believe this will be a favorite pattern. Real simple to knit.
I am change the knot for the elastic. the square knot may not hold up in the wash.
I'm using "Figure Eight, or Flemish" climbers use this to join rope.
Thanks again
May 29, 2009, 3:39:00 PM

Anonymous said...
I love this dress but would want to knit it for myself it's too good for kids I'm a size
16 and help would be appreciated
lind150459@aol.com
Jul 18, 2009, 7:26:00 PM

Roopa said...
I am trying to knit the Fora dress for my granddaughter. I have a question regrading
the instructions in Chart A. What do you mean when you say "no stitch" and what
do you mean when you say "sl 1 st to cn"
Aug 14, 2009, 8:27:00 PM

knithal said...
This is gorgeous!!! I'm only a beginner knitter, but I'm getting typically carried away,
and am planning all sorts of projects for my friends' kids (there's only so many
jumpers I need) - there's one very girly little two year old who is going to be over the
moon if I manage this - thank you so, so, much for sharing!
ps found you via Ravelry.
Sep 12, 2009, 5:46:00 AM

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Dec 21, 2009, 6:01:00 AM

sohini said...
hi, i am new. i just signed up. i can knit a little. this cute little dress is just right for
my 4-year-old. but the design says corrections have been made. i just cannot
understand if the design posted and its details are the corrected versions or not.
could you please give me the corrected versions at my email address, if it is not
too much of a hassle. otherwise please walk me through as how to adapt this a
bit. thank you so much. looking forward to your reply
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soknitpicky said...
Hi, Sohini. Thank you for your interest in the pattern. The corrections have already
been made and the directions here should be correct. I couldn't access your
blogger profile to email you, but if you have specific questions, you can email me at
vysews@yahoo.com
Jan 25, 2010, 6:54:00 AM

DungeonKnitter said...
Such a lovely dress! I plan to make this for my daughter sometime soon. She saw
me looking at it on Ravelry and was shrieking in my ear that she wanted one. ;-)
Feb 26, 2010, 7:23:00 PM

Andria said...
I just came across this dress on Ravelry - and it's beautiful...I would love to make it
for my niece. I've never worked with Charts so I have a few questions: In Chart A,
what do you mean when you say "no stitch" and what do you mean when you say
"sl 1 st to cn"; also for the life of me I can't think of what "tbl" abbreviation is. Thanks
so much.
Mar 17, 2010, 7:13:00 AM

Leticia said...
The first time I saw this pattern was in 2008, when I didn't know how to knit. I've
crocheted for years. I so wanted to learn to knit just so that I could make your
dress. I knit now, so I am happy to say that I get to knit the dress that you have so
generously shared!
Mar 19, 2010, 7:18:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Hi, Andrina. Sorry for the late reply--I wasn't getting comment notifications for
awhile there. The "no stitch" squares are used just to make the chart line up better.
You just skip over them.
"sl 1 st to cn" means to slip 1 stitch, purlwise, onto the cable needle
"tbl" means through the back loop.
Email me at vysews@yahoo.com if you have more questions. Good luck, and
thanks for the interest in the pattern!
Mar 24, 2010, 12:26:00 AM

Janet said...
I know this pattern has been up for awhile, but have you ever tried to knit in the
smocking rather than thread it through after the fact?
May 18, 2010, 11:39:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
I haven't Janet, but it's a good idea!
May 18, 2010, 12:46:00 PM

theonlysuz said...
I'm going to do the top with Bernat baby stretch which should look similar to the top
pattern and then sew it to a woven fabric skirt. I've seen smocked dresses like this
and would like to simulate the smocking with the knitted top. What do you think?
Any changes suggested for doing this?
Jun 9, 2010, 8:29:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
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also try a pattern like this, which gives a stitch pattern closer to what sewn
smocking looks like to me
http://www.knitonthenet.com/issue3/patterns/sherbetsmocktop/
Jun 10, 2010, 12:20:00 PM

rasha.sawy said...
hello , this is a nice dress i liked it
just please i need to know the size of needles in metric and it if it differs about a
circular needles from straight thanks
Jul 1, 2010, 11:31:00 PM

kayla said...
Hi! This is my first project with charts, and i was wondering when it said to repeat
the chart 8 times, is that eight times of each row after one another or eight times of
the whole chart?
Sep 4, 2010, 1:22:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Hi, Kayla. You'd work row 1 8 times across to finish off the round. Then you'd work
row 2 8 times across, etc. Good luck!
Sep 5, 2010, 4:03:00 PM

kayla said...
Thanks SOOOO much! I'm almost done with dot stitch.....
Sep 9, 2010, 4:13:00 PM

BuBBle GuM KniTs! said...

Oh so Cute! I've got to knit this soon since upsizing to a 7 yr old is just a tiny stretch
from size 6.
Thanks for the pattern.
Nov 30, 2010, 9:04:00 PM

cece said...
I love this dress what are the measurements for a girls size 10
Feb 16, 2011, 9:04:00 PM

HaileyzWorld said...
Such a sweet lil dress! Cute lil girl too ;)
Mar 15, 2011, 11:07:00 PM

Chantal Livingstone said...

I am making this gorgeous dress for my niece. I'm not THAT new to knitting but
new enough... and I can't figure out what you mean by "slip 1 stitch to circular
needle (is this a third needle?), sl 1 pwise from LH needle, K1 from cn < if this isn't
from the third needle then I am at a complete lost!
I know this post is old, I hope you can still help!
Thanks
Apr 1, 2011, 6:53:00 AM

soknitpicky said...
Hi, Chantal. Yes, the cable needle is a separate 3rd needle. There are some
different shapes available, but if you already have double-pointed needles, you can
just use those. You can also learn to do cables without a cable needle.
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karenmitchell said...
I am still confused by the "no stitch." What is it you skip over? Do your transfer the
stitch from the left needle to the right without doing anything else with it?
Thank You.
Jun 4, 2011, 12:26:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Hi, KarenMitchell. A "no stitch" symbol is used as a filler on charts when there is a
different number of stitches on each row. It helps the chart line up better visually.
For the purpose of reading the chart, you just ignore it and move on the the next
symbol.
To read Chart A, row 1, we work right to left:
p1, k1, [k1,p1,k1 into stitch], k2, [k1, p1,k1,p1,k1 into stitch], k2, [k1,p1k,k1 into
stitch], k1, p1.
Here's a little tutorial from knitty that further explains the "no stitch"
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/FEATcharts.html
Jun 5, 2011, 7:20:00 AM

Anonymous said...
I notice that at the beginning of row 10 on chart A there is a new stitch at the
beginning and end of each pattern. Where is that added and how. How many
stitches am I supposed to have at the beginning of chart B
Jan 14, 2012, 5:26:00 PM

soknitpicky said...
Anonymous, after completing row 9 of Chart A, you'll have 19 sts for each pattern
repeat. On row 10, you'll be creating the 2 new stitches by doing yarn overs. When
written out, row 10 would be:
p1, k8, yo, k1, yo, k8, p1.
Atfter completing row 10, you'll have 21 sts. You'll continue the 21 sts for row 11
and on to the start of chart B.
Jan 14, 2012, 8:24:00 PM

dkk1959 said...
I just joined today and was browsing when I spotted this adorable little dress. I
have 2 grand-nieces that are 2 1/2 years old that I would love to make this dress
for. Maybe one in lavender and one in pink or a pretty spring green...Also love all
the comments here. They will be very helpful as I've never worked from a chart
before. Wish me luck! :)
Mar 13, 2012, 12:35:00 PM

Anonymous said...
Loving this pattern but looking for some help on chart B. I am confused how it
works when working in the round using iterations. I have knitted the first two rows
and I just cannot get the stitches to line up.
Here's where I am at.
row 1 I did the sl, k2t, psso in the middle and then YO to add a stitch between the
two Purl stitches. Row 2 knitted the YO stitch for the previous row.
However after knitting the YO stitch ( last stitch ) on row 2, I am looking to start row
3 but my purl stitches still line up. So if I did a Purl as the chart says my purl stitch
would be on top of my row 2 purl stitch and there would be no slant.
I think to clarify this I need to know, on line 3 what stitch should be before the first
purl ( above row 2s purl) , on the chart it is not included.
I hope someone can understand this, thanks so much to anyone offering help.
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soknitpicky said...
Anonymous, I wonder if part of the confusion is the order in which you're reading
the chart? The chart would read just like your stitches "read" when you're looking at
them from the front. I'm wondering if you're reading the chart from left to right?
When knitting in the round, all rows should be read from right to left.
To write it out, then...
round 1:
yo, p1, k8, s1, k2tog, psso, k8, p1
round 2:
k1, p1, k17, p1
round 3:
yo, k1, yo, p1, k7 s1, k2tog, psso, k7, p1
Apr 18, 2012, 7:14:00 PM

Anonymous said...
That's it thank you so much. I was reading the chart the wrong way. Worked it out
now Thanks so much.
Love the pattern
Apr 19, 2012, 9:14:00 PM

Knitty said...
I just finished this dress for my daughter. It is gorgeous!! Can this be coverted into
a skirt when she outgrows the dress? Thank you for making this pattern free!
Apr 26, 2012, 9:05:00 AM

Anonymous said...
I'm stuck on line 16 of chart B. it calls for 18 knit stitches, but I only have 16 from
line 15. Can you help?
Y
May 21, 2012, 4:01:00 PM

Anonymous said...
I loved knitting this dress for my granddaughter's first birthday. I completed the
project within the week. I found it an easy pattern. My TIPS are: use markers when
completing the bottom part of the pattern. It's easy to not have enough stitches with
all the YO's in the pattern. When I used the markers I could catch my mistake very
quickly.
Aug 23, 2012, 2:29:00 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks for the great pattern. Just finished making it for my one daughter.
I sent the pattern to my grandmother and now she's going to make one for my
other daughter, she loved the pattern too, and has already made a small one and
started the second for my youngest twin cousins.
Aug 24, 2012, 5:41:00 AM

Anonymous said...
Stunning dress! i would love to make this for my neice but i am a self taught knitter
and cannot for the life of me read charts. hopefully one day i will be able to wrap my
head around it and be able to make this.
Sep 13, 2012, 9:14:00 PM

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Anonymous said...
Just about to start knitting my niece this dress. Instead of ribbons on the shoulder
straps, I'm going to knit tubes and put elastic bands into the tubes and sew them
on! I love the dress absolutely beautiful!
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