Elise's dress, Rochita-Sarafan Tricotata

Elise's dress

Rochita-Sarafan Tricotata 1 an.

Materials:

- 100g skein of 85% superwash British Bluefaced Leicester wool/15% silk. (200m/218yds to 50g)

- 3mm needles

-1 small buttons.

 Cast on 85 sts

 Row 1:  S1, k10, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k12

 Row 2:  S1, knit to end

 Row 3:  S1, yrn, k2tog (makes a buttonhole), k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k13

 Row 4:  S1, knit to end

 Row 5:  S1, k12, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k14

 Row 6:  S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 7: S1, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k15

 Row 8: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 9:  S1, k14, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k31, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k16

 Row 10:S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 11: S1, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k33, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k17

 Row 12: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 13: S1, k16, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k35, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k18

 Row 14: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 15: S1, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k37, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k19

 Row 16: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 17: S1, yrn, k2tog (makes a buttonhole), k16, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k39, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k20

 Row 18: S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 19: S1, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k31, kfb, k1, kfb, k41, kfb, k1, kfb, k31, kfb, k1, kfb, k21

 Row 20:  S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 21:  S1, k20, kfb, k1, kfb, k33, kfb, k1, kfb, k43, kfb, k1, kfb, k33, kfb, k1, kfb, k22

 Row 22:  S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

 Row 23:  S1, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k35, kfb, k1, kfb, k45, kfb, k1, kfb, k35, kfb, k1, kfb, k23

 Row 24:  S1, k2, purl to last 3sts, k3

Row 25:   S1, knit to end                                                                 

Row 26:   S1, k2, p23, k38, p52, k38, p23, k3

Repeat last 2 rows once more

Row 29:   S1, knit to end      

Row 30:   S1, k2, p23, cast off 38sts knitwise, p51, cast off 38sts knitwise, p22, k3  

Row 31:    S1, knit across row           (26sts for back, + 3 sts, 52sts for front, + 3 sts,  26sts for back ; Total= 110sts)

Knit the rest of this dress in rounds.

Increase at every 5th row, 1 st at every 5th st.

When we get to desired length thus we end:"k2tog, yo", repeat between " to end.

Next 4 rows:k to end.

Cast off.

Sew on buttons