DROPS?BUTTON:?ARCHED?(white),?NO?521:?2?pieces?for?all?sizes?for?dress.

PATTERN:?See?diagrams?A.1?to?A.4.?

DECREASE?TIP:
Dec?as?follows?before?A.3:?K?2?tog.
Dec?as?follows?after?A.3:?Slip?1?st?as?if?to?K,?K?1,?psso

BUTTONHOLES:
Dec?for?buttonholes?on?left?back?piece.?Dec?by?working?second?and?third?st?tog?from?mid?back,?then?make?a?YO.
Dec?for?buttonholes?when?band?measures?2?and?4?cm

GARTER?ST?(back?and?forth):
K?all?rows.?1?ridge?=?2?rows?K.?
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DRESS:
Worked?in?the?round?on?circular?needle?from?bottom?up.
Cast?on?192-192-224-224-256?sts?on?circular?needle?size?3.5?mm?with?Cotton?Merino.?Work?A.1.?Then?work?A.2?(=?6-6-7-7-8?repetitions?in?width).?When?A.2?has?been?worked?1?time?vertically,?work?as?follows?-?beg?1?st?before?first?st?on?round:?*?A.3?(=?3?sts),?29?sts?in?stocking?st?*,?repeat?from?*-*?6-6-7-7-8?times.?AT?THE?SAME?TIME?when?piece?measures?15?cm,?dec?1?st?before?every?A.3?–?READ?DECREASE?TIP?(=?6-6-7-7-8?sts?dec).?Repeat?dec?alternately?before?and?after?A.3?every?every?1-1?-1?-2-2?cm?a?total?of?12-10-12-10-12?times?=?120-132-140-154-160?sts.?Continue?in?stocking?st?and?A.3?until?piece?measures?27-29-32-35-37?cm.?Now?work?A.1?over?all?sts,?on?first?row?in?A.1?adjust?no?of?sts?to?124-132-140-148-160.?Insert?2?markers?in?the?piece;?one?at?the?beg?of?round?and?1?after?62-66-70-74-80?sts?=?sides.?
Continue?in?stocking?st?over?all?sts.?When?piece?measures?34-37-41-45-49?cm,?cast?off?6?sts?in?each?side?for?armholes?(i.e.?3?sts?on?both?sides?of?every?marker)?and?finish?each?piece?separately.?

BACK?PIECE:
=?56-60-64-68-74?sts.?Continue?cast?off?for?armholes?in?each?side?at?beg?of?every?row?as?follows:?2?sts?1?time?and?1?st?2-2-1-1-2?times?=?48-52-58-62-66?sts.?When?piece?measures?38-42-47-52-57?cm,?slip?the?first?22-24-27-29-31?sts?(from?RS)?on?1?stitch?holder?for?right?shoulder?(work?them?first)?and?finish?each?shoulder?separately.?

LEFT?SHOULDER:?
=?26-28-31-33-35?sts.?Continue?in?stocking?st?but?work?the?first?4?sts?on?needle?(towards?middle)?in?garter?st?(=?button?band).?Dec?for?BUTTONHOLES?-?see?explanation?above.?When?piece?measures?44-48-53-58-63?cm,?slip?the?first?4?sts?on?a?stitch?holder?(work?them?first),?then?cast?off?the?next?10-11-12-13-13?sts?for?neck.?Then?cast?off?1?st?on?next?row?towards?the?neck?=?11-12-14-15-17?sts?remain?on?the?shoulder.?Cast?off?when?piece?measures?46-50-55-60-65?cm.?

RIGHT?SHOULDER:
Slip?the?22-24-27-29-31?sts?from?stitch?holder?back?on?needle?and?cast?on?4?new?sts?at?the?end?of?first?row?from?RS?(=?button?band)?=?26-28-31-33-35?sts.?Work?as?left?shoulder?but?reversed,?do?not?dec?for?buttonholes.

FRONT?PIECE:?
=?56-60-64-68-74?sts.?Cast?off?for?armhole?in?the?sides?as?on?back?piece?=?48-52-58-62-66?sts.?When?piece?measures?41-45-50-55-60?cm,?slip?the?middle?18-20-22-24-24?sts?on?a?stitch?holder?for?neck?and?finish?each?shoulder?separately.?Then?cast?off?on?every?row?towards?neck:?2?sts?1?time?and?1?st?2?times?=?11-12-14-15-17?sts?remain?on?shoulder.?Cast?off?when?piece?measures?46-50-55-60-65?cm.

SLEEVE:?
Worked?in?the?round?on?double?pointed?needles.?Cast?on?40-42-44-46-48?sts?on?double?pointed?needles?size?3.5?mm?with?Cotton?Merino.?Work?A.1?over?all?sts,?then?work?in?stocking?st.?Insert?1?marker?at?beg?of?round?=?mid?under?sleeve.?When?piece?measures?6?cm,?inc?1?st?on?each?side?of?marker.?Inc?every?6-3?-3-3-3?cm?2-4-6-7-8?more?times?=?46-52-58-62-66?sts.?When?piece?measures?20-23-26-29-32?cm,?cast?off?6?sts?mid?under?sleeve?for?sleeve?cap.?Then?work?sleeve?back?and?forth?while?AT?THE?SAME?TIME?dec?for?sleeve?cap?in?each?side?as?follows:?Cast?off?2?sts?in?each?side?until?piece?measures?24-27-30-33-36?cm.?Cast?off?3?sts?in?each?side,?then?cast?off?the?remaining?sts.?Piece?measures?approx.?25-28-31-34-37?cm.

ASSEMBLY:?
Sew?the?shoulder?seams.?Sew?in?sleeves.?Sew?the?buttons?on?to?right?band.?Then?place?the?4?sts?from?right?back?piece?behind?the?4?sts?on?the?left?back?piece?and?fasten?with?small?sts.?

NECK?EDGE:?Pick?up?approx.?72?to?88?sts?(incl?sts?on?stitch?holders)?around?the?neck?on?circular?needle?size?3.5?mm.?Work?2?ridges.?Cast?off.
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