Bára — Girls’ Yoke Dress Knitting Pattern
Little girls’ dress with a round yoke and crocheted shell edging · one strand of Plötulopi, carmine red with ash · ages 2–6
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 30, no. 20 — Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir
- Ages 2–6 · chest 55–65 cm
Bára — a girl’s name, and a word for a wave. Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir’s dress for little girls from Ístex’s Lopi 30 is knitted in the round with a single strand of Plötulopi: a carmine red skirt gathered into a band of twisted rib, a round yoke with two bands of scallop shapes in ash, and a crocheted shell edging at the hem, the cuffs and the neck, with one button at the back. Sizes 2, 4 and 6 years; both colours are still made by Ístex.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Three sizes — 2, 4 and 6 years
- One colour chart for the yoke, with a key
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Bára kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes 2 (4, 6) years
A 1430 carmine red — 2 (2 2)
B 1026 ash — 1 (1 1)
Sizes
| 2 yrs | 4 yrs | 6 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 55 cm 21¾″ |
59 cm 23¼″ |
65 cm 25½″ |
| Length to underarm | 31 cm 12¼″ |
39 cm 15¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 23 cm 9″ |
27 cm 10¾″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
Gauge
19 sts × 26 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles, with a single strand of Plötulopi.
Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 60 cm, for the skirt and the yoke — the pattern says to change to a shorter one as the yoke narrows, which its list leaves out
4.5 mm double-pointed needles
You will also need
A 4 mm (US G/6) crochet hook for the shell edging and one button (both in the pattern’s list), stitch holders for the underarm stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms.
How it is knitted
Knitted with a single strand of Plötulopi. The skirt is cast on with 141 (168, 186) stitches in carmine red and knitted in the round in stocking stitch to 27 (35, 40) cm; then knitting two together through the back loop and purling one takes it to 94 (112, 124) stitches for a band of twisted rib, 4 (4, 5) cm deep. The sleeves are knitted in the round from 30 (36, 40) stitches and increased under the arm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, 150 (180, 200) stitches, and the 34-round chart — two bands of ash scallop shapes on carmine red, with decreases — narrows it to 45 (52, 64); the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. From round 26 the yoke is knitted back and forth, leaving a slit on the left side of the back, where the back meets the left sleeve. A crocheted shell edging in carmine red — a single crochet, then five double crochets in one stitch — goes round the hem, the cuffs and the neckline, with a chain loop at the slit for the button, and the underarms are grafted.
Design: Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 30 (no. 20), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.
Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.
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Why you'll love it
- A dress31 to 45 cm from the hem to the underarm, the skirt gathered into a twisted-rib band under the yoke.
- Shell edgingCrocheted shells at the hem, the cuffs and the neck.
- Scallops on the yokeTwo bands of ash shapes on carmine red, from one 34-round chart.
- Single strandOne strand of Plötulopi on 4.5 mm needles — 19 stitches to 10 cm.
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