Soul 13 - Cold Shoulder DIY Dress Knitting Patterns for Fashionable Edge

A striped cold shoulder dress that's an easy knit. The hardest part is changing color. Really! There's no shaping, but the fabric has a lot of stretch, so it fits beautifully on everyone, and I'll show you a nifty ribbon trick if you want a waist. It's knit in four pieces that join into the upper body and loose collar, with just two 4-stitch spots to seam. And the 13? Each stripe is 13 rounds. Nine sizes, XS to 5X.

Yarn
Fingering weight, 175 m / 50 grams (191 yd’s / 1.76 ounces) Wool or wool blend.

Sample is size M and uses:
5 skeins of Novita Florica in black, 100% wool, 175 m / 50 grams
2 skeins of Drops Nord in red. 45% Alpaca, 30% Nylon, 25% Wool, 170 m / 50 grams.

*The yardage is calculated using The Knotty Lace’s Yarn Calculator,
See the yardage in the photos.

Needles
One set of double pointed needles and one, at least 80 cm (32 inch) circular needle
OR circular needles for preferred knitting in the round method
Size 4 mm (US 6) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge
18 sts 21 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in Stockinette st, in the round after blocking.
22 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) in k2, p2 rib.

Notions
Latching Stitch Marker
4 regular stitch markers
Ribbon, 100 cm (40 inch) long (optional if you want to make a shaping)
Tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in loose ends.

Sizes
No ease, no shaping, the fabric will stretch a lot.
Size XS [S M L XL 2X 3X 4X 5X]
Bust:
76 84.5, 96.5, 104.5, 115.5, 126.6, 135.5, 146.5, 157.75 cm
30 33.25, 38, 41.25, 45.5, 49.75, 53.25, 57.75, 62inch
Upper arm:
25 26, 28, 30.5, 34.5, 39.5, 43, 47, 49.5 cm
9.75 10.25, 11, 12, 13.5, 15.5, 17, 18.5,19.5 inch

Notes
• The sleeves are identical and may be worked two at a time.
• The sweater has no front or back, it’s the same on both sides until you make the shaping, if you choose to make the shaping.
• For the collar, depending on your gauge, you might need to go down a needle size or two.

Abbreviations
BO = Bind off
BOR = Beginning of the round
CO = Cast on
Inc(‘d) = Increase(d)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit 2 sts together
LLI = Left lifted increase
M = Stitch marker
P = Purl
Pm = Place marker
Rep = Repeat
RLI = Right lifted increase
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sm = Slip marker
Ssk = Slip, slip, knit
St(s) = Stitch(es)

Special Stitches
Left-leaning lifted increase
Work next stitch, then lift stitch 2 rows below the stitch just worked onto left-hand needle and knit it.
Right-leaning lifted increase
Lift stitch below the next stitch to be worked onto left-hand needle and knit it. Then work next stitch.