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Pink dress with lilac decoration on front:
(Barbie 223)
Yarn: Glitter - pink - lustre or metallic yarn,
pink - 100% cotton 8/4,
lilac ribbon
2 mm knitting needles (Possibly 2 extra when you cast on new sts for sleeve)
Approx. 2 decimeters lilac narrow satin ribbon.
Start at the bottom of the dress:
Cast on 25 sts with glitter-pink and work:
Row 1: Purl stitch
Change to pink:
Row 2: K 2, * slip 1 stitch knit, K 4 *, repeat between *-* across row, end with slip 1 stitch knit, K 2
Row 3: P 2, * slip 1 stitch purl, P 4 *, repeat between *-* across row, end with slip 1 stitch purl, P 2
Continue with stockinette stitich until work measures 4 ½ cm.
Change to glitter-pink:
Row 4: K 2, * slip 1 stitch knit, K 4 *, repeat between *-* across row, end with slip 1 stitch knit, K 2
Row 5: P 2, * slip 1 stitch purl, P 4 *, repeat between *-* across row, end with slip 1 stitch purl, P 2
Row 6: Knit stitch
Row 7: Purl stitch
Row 8: K 10, (cast off 1 st, K 1), work parenthesis 2 times, end with cast off 1 st, K 10
Row 9: P 10, (1 yarn over, K 1), work parenthesis 2 times, end with 1 yarn over, P 10
Row 10: K 5, K 2 tog, K 11, K 2 tog, K 5 = 23 sts
Row 11: Purl stitch
Row 14: K 9, ( cast off 1 st, K 1), work parenthesis 2 times, end with cast off 1 st, K 9
Row 15: P 9, (1 yarn over, K 1), work parenthesis 2 times, end with 1 yarn over, P 9
Row 16: Knit stitch
Row 17: Purl stitch
Cast off for sleeves:
Row 20: K 5, cast off 2 sts, K 9, cast off 2 sts, K 5 = 19 sts
Row 21: P 5, cast on 16 new sts (take, if desired, another needle after 8 sts), P 9,
cast on 16 new sts (take, if desired, another needle after 8 sts), P 5 = 51 sts
Row 22: K 4, K 2 tog, K 14, K 2 tog, K 7, K 2 tog, K 14, K 2 tog, K 4 = 43 sts
Row 23: P 4, P 2 tog, P 12, P 2 tog, P 7, P 2 tog, P 12, P 2 tog, P 4 = 39 sts
Row 24: K 5, ( cast off 2 sts, K 1), work parenthesis 3 times, K 11, (cast off 2 sts, K 1)
work parenthesis 3 times, K 5 = 27 sts
Row 25: Purl stitch
Cast off, not too loosely.
Thread a lilac ribbon up and down, through the holes in front, as in photo.
American English translation by Ariella
Birte 2011Bratz Mönster nr 143