Garden Party Dress Pattern #167

With Pink, ch 122, turn. (Or slightly more than half the waist measurement.)

1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 st of foundation ch, 1 sc in next. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 2, turn. (Work should now fit back half of waistline closely.)

1 sc under ch-1 of previous row, * ch 1, skip sc, 1 sc under next ch-1. Repeat from * to end of row. Do not break off. This completes waist band.

* 1 knot st (to make knot st, draw loop on hook out ⅜ inch, draw thread through, making a ch st of it. Put hook between loop and single thread of this ch and make an sc.) Skip ch-1 of previous row, 1 sc in next sc. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 2, turn.

1 knot st, 1 sc in loop of 1st knot st of previous row. * 1 knot st, 1 sc in loop of next knot st, and repeat from * to end of row. Ch 2, turn. (Work should now measure about 8¾ inches from top of waistband.)

Begin to shape armholes. Decrease 2 knot sts at beginning and 2 knot sts at end of each row. (To decrease 2 knot sts, sl st to 3rd knot st and continue working to within 2 knot sts from end of row.) Ch 2, turn.

Attach White, decrease 1 knot st at beginning and 1 knot st at end of row. Ch 2, turn.

Make row of knot sts with no decreases.

Pick up Pink and make row of knot sts. No decreases.

Repeat from ** 5 more times. Fasten off. (Last stripe should be Pink.)

With Pink, ch 132, and work the waistband same as back. Then alternate knot sts and sc's across band and continue back and forth for 38 rows. Underarm measurement should correspond with that of back.

Attach White. Decrease 1 knot st at beginning and 1 knot st at end of row.

No decreases.

Pick up Pink, and work across. No decreases.

Pick up White and work across.

Pick up Pink. Divide front of blouse in half, to find center front for opening, and work back and forth to center front only, alternating colors every two rows as done for back. Depth of opening will be about 2¾ inches, with 3 stripes of Pink and 3 stripes of White.

Take up Pink, and work to within 3 inches of opening, alternating colors for stripes as before. Last stripe made should be of White. Break off thread. Attach Pink to other side front of blouse at armhole side and work same as other side of front. (Follow directions for rows 45 to 64 incl.)

With Pink, ch 97, turn. Same as for waistband of blouse.

* 1 knot st, skip ch-1 of previous row, 1 sc in next sc, and repeat from * to end of row (48 knot sts in row). Ch 2, turn.

Increase 1 knot st every 7th st by putting 2 knot sts in 1 loop. Ch 2, turn.

Increase 1 knot st every 8th st. Ch 2, turn.

Work across with no increases.

Decrease 2 knot sts at beginning and 2 knot sts at end of each row.

Attach White. Decrease 1 knot st at beginning and 1 knot st at end of row.

No decreases.

Pick up Pink. Decrease 1 knot st at beginning and 1 knot st at end of every first row of new stripe. Alternate stripes. There should be 3 White stripes and 2 Pink stripes.

Pick up Pink and decrease 1 knot st at beginning and 1 knot st at end of row. Make second sleeve to correspond. Sew up shoulder seams and side seams from waistband to armholes. Fit in sleeves, having the contrasting stripes in sleeves match those in back and front of blouse. Whip in place. Finish neck edge with row of knot sts, and down front opening, make 3 loops of ch-5 each on right side, and sc up left side. Make 4 loops of ch-5 each on front waistband. Sew 4 buttons on back waistband to correspond. These may be crocheted to match blouse.

Ch 100 (or slightly more than half your waist measurement).

Work same as 1st row of body of blouse. (50 knot sts). Ch 2, turn.

Work evenly.

Increase 1 knot st and sc every 3rd row, placing increases so they do not come over each other, and distributing them evenly. (To increase, work into one loop, 1 knot st, sc, 1 knot st, sc). If hip measurement is larger than this gradual increase takes care of, make additional increases as felt necessary.

Work evenly. Fasten off when skirt is desired length.

Work same as back, but start with a ch one-inch longer than for back. Sew side seams. Make tr sps across top and insert elastic.