American Girl Doll Summer Lace Dress

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Materials: Elann.com Lara 100% cotton sport weight yarn 127 m (138 yds) / 50 g - 1 ball.

Needles:
2 (2.75 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Gauge:16 st x 22 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) for stocking stitch

Patterns:

Stocking Stitch
1 row and all odd rows - knit sts
2 row and all even rows - purl sts

Skirt
Cast on 97 sts (including edge stitches).
Row 1: knit
Row 2 and all even rows: purl
Row 3: k1, *yo, k4, k3tog, k4, yo, k1* repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 5: k1, * k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k3, yo, k2*, repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 7: k1, * k2, yo, k2, k3tog, k2, yo, k3*, repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 9: k1, *k3, yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k4* repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 11: k1, *k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k5* repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 13: k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog-b, k3*, repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 15: k2, k2tog, *yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog*, repeat from * to * 7 times, yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 17: k1, k2tog, *yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog* repeat from * to * 8 times.
Row 19: k6, *k3tog, k5*, repeat from * to * 7 times, k1. There will be 51 sts remaining.
Rows 20-30: stocking stitch.
Row 31-eyelet row: *k2tog, yo*, repeat.
Rows 32-34: stocking stitch.
Row 35: divide the stitches as follows: 1 edge st, 12 sts for the left back, 25 sts for the front, 12 sts for the right back, 1 edge sts. From this row continue to knit front and backs separately.

Left Back
Row 35-48: 1 edge st, k9, p2, 1 edge st.
Row 49: cast off 5 sts, k4, p1.
Row 50, k1, p4.
Rows 51-54: k4, p1. Cast off.

Right Back
Knit as left back.

Front
Row 35: 1 edge st, p2, k19, p2, 1 edge st.
Row 37: p2, k9, yo, k2tog-b, k8, p2.
Row 39: p2, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k7, p2.
Row 41: p2, k6, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog-b, k6, p2.
Row 43: p2, k5, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog-b, k5, p2.
Row 45: p2, k4, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog-b, k4, p2.
Row 47: p2, k3, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k2tog-b, k3, p2.
Row 49: p2, k2, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, k2tog-b, k2, p2.
Row 51: cast off 9 sts in the middle of the front and continue knitting left and right parts separately: k4, p2.
Rows 53-56: k4, p2. Cast off.

Finishing:
Join shoulder seams. Join back seam for 4" (10 cm) from the hem of the skirt.
Pick up 24 sts along the back opening and knit 2 rows of stocking stitch for the left button band. Cast off.
Pick up 40 sts along the neck line and knit picot edge as follows:
Rows 1-2: stocking st
Row 3: yo, k2tog (knit 2 together)
Row 4-6: stocking stitch. Cast off.
Pick up 36 sts along the armhole and knit picot edge as follows:
Rows 1-2: stocking st
Row 3: yo, k2tog (knit 2 together)
Row 4-6: stocking stitch. Cast off.
Sew 3 sew-on snaps to the back opening.

Enjoy!