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MARI LYNN PATRICK has worked exdusively as a knit and crochet designer and writer in the handknit-ting industry sińce 1973. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Flnished Size 32 ( 34, 36'/:, 38¹/:, 40'/₂, 43)" bust circumference. Dress shown measures 32", modeled with 1" negative

ease.

Yarn RYC Silk Wool DK (50% wool,

50% silk; 109 yd (100 m]/50 g): #302 por-celain, 10 (11, 12, 12, 13, 14) balls. Yarn distributed by Westminster Fibers. Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm): straight and 16" circular (cir). Size 6 (4 mm): straight and 24" cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); stitch holder; tapestry needle.

Gauge 22 sts and 30 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles; 20 sts and 24 rows = 4" in ladder rib st on larger needles.

BACK LACE HEM

With larger straight needles, CO 17 sts. Knit 1 row. Work Rows 1-10 of Double Fern Edging chart 21 (22, 23, 24, 25, 26) times—piece measures about 29’4 (31!4, 32’/4, 34, 351/2, 37)" from CO. BO all sts.

BACK SKIRT

With WS facing and larger cir needle, pick up and knit in spaces between garter ridges (see Notes) along straight edge of back lace hem as foli: *pick up and knit 1 st in first space, 2 sts in next space, 1 st in each of next 2 spaces, 2 sts in next space; rep from * to last 10 spaces, pick up and knit 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) st(s) in next space, 2 (2, 2, 2, 1, 2) st(s) in next space, 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) st(s) in next space, 1 st in next space, 2 sts in next space, 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) st(s) in next space,

1 (2, 1, 2, 2, 2) st(s) in next space, 1 (1, 2,

1, 1, 1) st(s) in next space, 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) st(s) in next space, 2 sts in last space—146 (154, 162, 170, 178, 186) sts total. Do not join. Beg with Row 1 of patt, work 12 rows in ladder rib st (see Stitch Guide).

Dec Row 1: (RS) Kl, ssk, k2tog, *ssk, yo 2 times, k2tog; rep from * to last 5 sts, ssk, k2tog, kl—4 sts dec’d.

Row 2: (WS) P3, *pl, (pl, kl) into double yo, pl; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3.

Dec Row 3: (RS) Kl, ssk, *ssk, yo 2 times, k2tog; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2tog, kl—2 sts dec’d.

Dec Row 4: (WS) Pl, p2tog, (pl, kl) into double yo, pl, *pl, (pl, kl) into double yo, pl; rep from * to last 6 sts, pl, (pl, kl) into double yo, p2tog through back loop (tbl), pl—2 sts dec’d.

Work 8 rows even. Rep Dec Rows 1-4 once morę—130(138, 146, 154, 162, 170) sts rem. Work 7 rows in St st. Next row: (WS) P17 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22), place marker

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STITCH GUIDE

Ladder Rib Stitch: (multiple of 4 sts + 2)

Row 1: (RS) KI, *ssk (see Glossary), yo 2 times, k2tog; rep from * to last st, kl.

Row 2: (WS) PI, *pl, (pl, kl) into double yo, pl; rep from * to last st, pl.

Rep Rows 1 and 2 for patt.

NOTES

♦ To pick up two stitches in one space, pick up one stitch in the space, then pick up a second stitch in the purl bump adjacent to the space.

great gatsby dress

MARI LYNN PATRICK

2 (2,2'/., 2'A, 2^j/4, 3)"    8"

5 (5,5.5,5.5,7,7.5) cm 20.5 cm

29^,/4(31'/«. 32^j/4, 34.35'/*, 37)" 75.5 (79.5,83,86.5,90.94) cm