Cornelia Dress by Pernille Larsen

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Cornelia Dress features a wide skirt and a decorative two-colored Fair Isle yoke. It is worked from the top down using 1 strand of either Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk.
The charted raglan yoke is at first worked back and forth to create a keyhole opening in the back. The skirt is worked in stockinette stitch in the round and shaped with increases. Skirt length can easily be adjusted and the dress can be made with or without sleeves.

The Fair Isle yoke is charted only and is worked both flat and in the round.

Sizes:

3-6 (9, 12) months // 2 (4, 6) years

Finished measurements:

Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 34 (36, 40) // 44 (50, 58) cm 13½ (14¼, 15¾) // 17¼ (19¾, 22¾)” – or desired length; Chest circumference: approx. 59 (64, 70) // 75 (87, 99) cm 23¼ (25¼, 27½) // 29½ (34¼, 39)”; Sleeve length from underarm to edge: 16 (18, 20) // 24 (27, 30) cm 6¼ (7, 7¾) // 9½ (10¾, 11¾)” – or desired length

Yarn:

MC: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m 273 yd / 50 g 1.8 oz), fingering weight yarn, 2 (2, 3) // 3 (4, 5) balls (without sleeves) or 2 (3, 3) // 4 (5, 5) balls (with sleeves).

CC: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk, 1 ball or less than 25g of leftover yarn (both versions).

Sample is in Merino in Dusty Moose (MC) and Cream (CC) colorways

Needles:

2.5 mm / US1.5 and 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”)