Create a magical, timeless piece with this enchanting knitted dress designed for ages 6-8. Featuring a sophisticated high neck, elegant ribbed flared skirt, and cozy long sleeves, this seamless top-down design allows you to customize sleeve and dress length perfectly. The pattern uses beautiful self-striping sock yarn combined with luxurious alpaca boucle accents in blue and pink, creating stunning color transitions that dance like winter frost. With its close-fitting bodice and flowing skirt that sits just below the knees, this versatile pull-on dress brings both comfort and elegance to any young wardrobe.
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β Neckline :
Round 1 :
Using 3.00mm circular needle (length 50cm) and MC, CO 72 sts. Join in the round, being careful not to twist.
Rounds 2-40 :
Work in k2p2 rib for 40 rounds
β Yoke Raglan Setup :
Marking Round :
Place markers as follows: m, starting with k2, rib 10sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2, rib 22sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2, rib 10sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2, rib 22sts, m, p2sts (72sts)
β Yoke Raglan Increases :
Round 1 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 2, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 5, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (80sts)
Round 2 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 2, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 5, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (80sts)
Round 3 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 2, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 5, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (88sts)
Round 4 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 3, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 6, m, p2] x 2 (88sts)
Info :
Join Blue Colour and work as follows
Round 5 (inc) :
[M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 3, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 6, yo, m, p2] x 2 (96sts)
Round 6 :
[M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 3, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 6, k1, m, p2] x 2 (96sts)
Round 7 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 3, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 6, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (104sts)
Round 8 :
MC [M, (k2, p2) x 4, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 7, k2, m, p2] x 2 (104sts)
Round 9 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 4, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 7, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (112sts)
Round 10 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 4, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 7, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (112sts)
Info :
Join Pink Colour and work as follows
Round 11 (inc) :
[M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 4, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 7, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (120sts)
Round 12 :
[M, p2, (k2, p2) x 5, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 8, m, p2] x 2 (120sts)
Round 13 (inc) :
[M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 5, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 8, yo, m, p2] x 2 (128sts)
Round 14 :
[M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 5, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 8, k1, m, p2] x 2 (128sts)
Round 15 (inc) :
[M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 5, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 8, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (136sts)
Round 16 :
[M, (k2, p2) x 6, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 9, k2, m, p2] x 2 (136sts)
Round 17 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 6, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 9, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (144sts)
Round 18 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 6, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 9, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (144sts)
Round 19 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 6, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 9, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (152sts)
Round 20 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 7, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 10, m, p2] x 2 (152sts)
Round 21 (inc) :
[M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 7, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 10, yo, m, p2] x 2 (160sts)
Round 22 :
[M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 7, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 10, k1, m, p2] x 2 (160sts)
Round 23 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 7, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 10, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (168sts)
Round 24 :
MC [M, (k2, p2) x 8, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 11, k2, m, p2] x 2 (168sts)
Round 25 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 8, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 11, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (176sts)
Round 26 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 8, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 11, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (176sts)
Round 27 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 8, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 11, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (184sts)
Round 28 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 9, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 12, m, p2] x 2 (184sts)
Round 29 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 9, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 12, yo, m, p2] x 2 (192sts)
Round 30 :
MC [M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 9, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 12, k1, m, p2] x 2 (192sts)
Round 31 (inc) :
[M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 9, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 12, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (200sts)
Round 32 :
[M, (k2, p2) x 10, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 13, k2, m, p2] x 2 (200sts)
Round 33 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 10, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 13, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (208sts)
Round 34 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 10, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 13, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (208sts)
Round 35 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 10, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 13, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (216sts)
Round 36 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 11, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 14, m, p2] x 2 (216sts)
Round 37 (inc) :
[M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 11, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 14, yo, m, p2] x 2 (224sts)
Round 38 :
[M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 11, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 14, k1, m, p2] x 2 (224sts)
Round 39 (inc) :
[M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 11, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 14, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (232sts)
Round 40 :
[M, (k2, p2) x 12, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 15, k2, m, p2] x 2 (232sts)
Round 41 (inc) :
[M, yo, (k2, p2) x 12, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 15, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (240sts)
Round 42 :
[M, p1, (k2, p2) x 12, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 15, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (240sts)
Round 43 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 12, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 15, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (248sts)
Round 44 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 13, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 16, m, p2] x 2 (248sts)
Round 45 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 13, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 16, yo, m, p2] x 2 (256sts)
Round 46 :
MC [M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 13, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 16, k1, m, p2] x 2 (256sts)
Round 47 (inc) :
[M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 13, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 16, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (264sts)
Round 48 :
[M, (k2, p2) x 14, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 17, k2, m, p2] x 2 (264sts)
Round 49 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, (k2, p2) x 14, k2, yo, m, p2, m, yo, (k2, p2) x 17, k2, yo, m, p2] x 2 (272sts)
Round 50 :
MC [M, p1, (k2, p2) x 14, k2, p1, m, p2, m, p1, (k2, p2) x 17, k2, p1, m, p2] x 2 (272sts)
Round 51 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 14, k2, p1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p1, (k2, p2) x 17, k2, p1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (280sts)
Round 52 :
MC [M, p2, (k2, p2) x 15, m, p2, m, p2, (k2, p2) x 18, m, p2] x 2 (280sts)
Round 53 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 15, yo, m, p2, m, yo, p2, (k2, p2) x 18, yo, m, p2] x 2 (288sts)
Round 54 :
MC [M, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 15, k1, m, p2, m, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 18, k1, m, p2] x 2 (288sts)
Round 55 (inc) :
MC [M, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 15, k1, yo, m, p2, m, yo, k1, p2, (k2, p2) x 18, k1, yo, m, p2] x 2 (296sts)
Round 56 :
MC [M, (k2, p2) x 16, k2, m, p2, m, (k2, p2) x 19, k2, m, p2] x 2 (296sts)
β Divide for Body and Sleeves :
Next Round :
MC, m, starting with k2 rib 66sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2 rib 78sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2 rib 66sts, m, p2sts, m, starting with k2 rib 78sts, m, p2sts (296sts)
Divide Round :
MC, keeping rib as set, rib 66sts, p1 (67sts). Transfer these 67sts onto a holder for First Sleeve. Work across Front: P1, rib78, p1 (80sts). Continue for Second Sleeve: P1, rib 66, p1 (68sts). Transfer these 68sts onto another holder. Work across Back: P1, rib78, p2, transfer last p1 to holder for first sleeve. You now have 2 Sleeves (68sts each on holders) and 80sts for Back and 80sts for Front on circular needle for Body. Join in the round and place a marker.
β Body :
Rounds 1-10 :
MC *K2, p2* (160sts)
Round 11 (inc) :
MC *K2, m1k, p2, m1p* (240sts)
Rounds 12-36 :
MC *K3, p3* (240sts)
Round 37 (inc) :
MC *M1k, k3, m1p, p3* (320sts)
Rounds 38-62 :
MC *K4, p4* (320sts)
Round 63 (inc) :
MC *K4, m1k, p4, m1p* (400sts)
Rounds 64-88 :
MC *K5, p5* (400sts)
Round 89 (inc) :
MC *M1k, k5, m1p, p5* (480sts)
Rounds 90-91 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 92-95 :
MC *K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 96-101 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 102-105 :
MC *K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 106-107 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 108-115 :
MC *K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 116-117 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 118-121 :
MC *K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 122-127 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 128-131 :
MC *K6, p6* (480sts)
Rounds 132-133 :
*K6, p6* (480sts)
Finishing :
BO in rib as set
β Sleeves :
Setup :
Put live sleeve stitches from holders onto circular needle 3.00mm x 50cm (US 2.5). Reattach MC yarn. Mark the center point of the underarm with a marker.
Rounds 1-9 :
MC *K2, p2* (68sts)
Round 10 (dec) :
MC K2tog, *p2, k2*, p2tog (66sts)
Rounds 11-19 :
MC K1, *p2, k2*, p1 (66sts)
Round 20 (dec) :
MC P2tog, p1, k2, p2, k1, k2tog (64sts)
Rounds 21-25 :
MC P2, k2 (64sts)
Round 26 (dec) :
MC P2tog, k2, p2, k2tog (62sts)
Rounds 27-31 :
MC P1, k2, p2, k1 (62sts)
Round 32 (dec) :
MC K2tog, k1 p2, k2, p1, p2tog (60sts)
Rounds 33-37 :
MC K2, p2 (60sts)
Round 38 (dec) :
K2tog, p2, k2, p2tog (58sts)
Round 39 :
K1, p2, k2, p1 (58sts)
Rounds 40-43 :
MC K1, p2, k2, p1 (58sts)
Round 44 (dec) :
P2tog, p1, k2, p2, k1, k2tog (56sts)
Rounds 45-49 :
P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 50-53 :
MC P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 54-55 :
P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 56-63 :
MC P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 64-65 :
P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 66-69 :
MC P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 70-75 :
P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 76-79 :
MC P2, k2 (56sts)
Rounds 80-81 :
P2, k2 (56sts)
Finishing :
BO in rib as set
Info :
You can knit the dress and sleeves to the length you require. Weave all ends, and you are done!
This enchanting Frozen Dress pattern brings together elegant design and practical construction to create a truly special garment for young ones. The seamless top-down approach means you can customize the fit perfectly, while the combination of sock yarn and luxurious alpaca boucle creates a dress that's both comfortable and beautiful. The evolving rib pattern creates gorgeous texture and drape that flows beautifully with movement. Whether for everyday wear or special occasions, this dress will become a cherished wardrobe favorite. Happy knitting! π§Άβ¨