{"product_id":"midja-lace-dress-knitting-pattern","title":"Miðja — Lace Dress Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiðja — middle. Védís Jónsdóttir’s lace dress from Ístex’s Einband pattern series, fitted and knee-length in the photos, knitted in the round in fine Einband from the scalloped hem up. Waves of lace narrow towards the waist and shade in stripes through two middle colours to the darkest at a twisted-rib waist, then lighten again into a round lace yoke, with short or long sleeves. Two colourways with the same amounts — white-grey, white shading to grey, and sand-black, sand shading to black — in sizes S, M and L\/XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo colourways — white-grey and sand-black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes S, M and L\/XL, with short or long sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharts for the skirt and for the yokes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/midja-white-grey-einband-lace-dress-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe white and grey kit\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/midja-sand-black-einband-lace-dress-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe sand and black kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (not included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite-grey: Einband — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L\/XL)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0851 white, short sleeves — 4 (5 6)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0851 white, long sleeves — 5 (6 7)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1026 ash heather — 1 (1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 1027 light grey — 1 (1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 9102 grey — 1 (1 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSand-black: Einband — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L\/XL)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9075 sandstorm, short sleeves — 4 (5 6)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9075 sandstorm, long sleeves — 5 (6 7)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 0867 chocolate — 1 (1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 0052 black sheep — 1 (1 1) · \u003cem\u003eEinband has no 0052 — by our reading a misprint for Einband 0852 black sheep heather, which is still made; the sand and black kit uses 0852\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nD 0059 black — 1 (1 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eL\/XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChest (stretches)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e77 cm\u003cbr\u003e30¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e86 cm\u003cbr\u003e33¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 cm\u003cbr\u003e37¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth at hem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 cm\u003cbr\u003e47¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e135 cm\u003cbr\u003e53¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 cm\u003cbr\u003e59″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength to armhole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e78 cm\u003cbr\u003e30¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e81 cm\u003cbr\u003e32″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e85 cm\u003cbr\u003e33½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLong sleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 cm\u003cbr\u003e15¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42 cm\u003cbr\u003e16½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasured after washing and blocking — knit a swatch first, as the knit stretches a lot: one pattern repeat at the chest, 24 sts × 6 rounds = 9.5 × 2.3 cm; one repeat at the lower edge, 39 sts × 6 rounds = 15 × 2.3 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 60–80 cm — the hem starts with 312 to 390 stitches, so 80 cm to begin with\u003cbr\u003e5 mm (US 8) circular needle, 80 cm, only for the very loose cast-on of the dress\u003cbr\u003e3 mm (US 2½) circular needle, 40 cm, for the neckband\u003cbr\u003e4 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles for the sleeves, and 5 mm (US 8) ones for their loose cast-on\u003cbr\u003eThe list has no shorter 4 mm circular; near the neck the round is down to 120 (132, 140) stitches, too few for a 60–80 cm needle, so use the 4 mm double-pointed needles or magic loop there (our suggestion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitch holders (or scrap yarn) for the underarm stitches, a marker for the start of the round, and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms and weaving in the ends — none of them is in the pattern’s list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the hem up, in Einband on 4 mm. The dress is cast on very loosely on the 5 mm needle with 312 (351, 390) stitches in A, and one garter ridge is knitted before it is joined. The lace is the same all the way up: five knit rounds, then one lace round in which groups of K2tog alternate with groups of yarn over, K1, so the stitch count stays the same and the edge scallops. Between lace sections, decrease rounds take 3 stitches out of every repeat, narrowing it from 39 stitches at the hem to 21 at the waist, 168 (189, 210) stitches. The colour changes on a lace round, from A to B, then C, then D, and the waist is 4 (5, 5) cm of twisted rib, K1 through the back loop, P1, in D. Above it the colours go back through C and B to A, an increase round widens the repeat to 24 stitches, and the body is knitted on to the underarm. The sleeves start the same way, from a very loose cast-on and one ridge, and are knitted straight in the 24-stitch lace, short or long. Body and sleeves are joined for a round lace yoke with two decrease rounds, three in L\/XL — size M has its own yoke instructions and chart. The neck is decreased to 100 (108, 116) stitches and finished with 2 cm of twisted rib on 3 mm, bound off in rib. Last, the underarms are grafted and the dress is rinsed by hand and laid flat to dry, stretched to its measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Ístex’s Einband pattern series, no. 2.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601108205621,"sku":"PAT-EN-MIDJA","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/einband-midja-1_c7782c95-8a76-4195-b483-4cc4ec3666a9.jpg?v=1790998842","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/midja-lace-dress-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}