Flora

A sweet dress for babies and toddlers, Flora utilizes Shetland colorwork motifs for beautiful colorwork that only uses two colors in any round. A total of five colors are used, and you only ever need to knit with two colors at once. Flora is knit seamlessly from the top down in the round. A pretty gathered skirt is formed with increases worked immediately after the garter stitch waistband.

SIZES
(3 mos., 6 mos., 12 mos.) (18 mos., 2 yrs., 4yrs.)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: (17.25, 18.75, 19.25) (20.75, 21.25, 22.75) inches / (43, 47, 48) (52, 53, 57) cm

Choose the size closest to the recipient’s size in ready-to-wear clothing or size up for extended wear.

YARN
(2, 3, 3) (4, 4, 5) skeins De Rerum Natura Ulysse in MC (Caramel), and (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) skein in all four of the contrast colors - C1 (Bouleau), C2 (Ciel), C3 (Argile), and C4 (Amarante).

Or (400, 480, 565) (670, 754, 874) yards / (366, 439, 517) (613, 690, 800) MC,

(5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7) yards / (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7) meters C1,

(14, 15, 16) (17, 18, 19) yards / (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) meters C2,

(46, 48, 51) (55, 57, 61) yards / (42, 44, 47) (51, 53, 56) meters C3,

(95, 103, 106) (114, 118, 127) yards / (87, 95, 97) (105, 108, 117) meters C4 sport weight yarn.

NEEDLES
One 32-inch (80 cm) US size 5 (3.75 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32-inch (80 cm) US size 3 (3.25 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

NOTIONS
One stitch marker, waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
24 stitches and 38 RNDS = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 5 (3.75 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D
Easy +

Working two color colorwork knitting, reading a chart, working in the round, increasing (m1L, kfb), decreasing (k2tog, ssk).