As promised a little while ago, I have been busy designing another Monster High doll dress pattern. Originally, I just wanted to have a go at designing a jumper. I ended up knitting a few pieces before arriving at the final pattern and whilst working on the design, I got the idea to extend the jumper and made it into a dress, featuring a Picot border instead. Adding the Picot bind-off is optional and my pattern also gives you the option to knit a 2x2 ribbed yoke or work the yoke in plain stockinette stitch.
For this project, I was playing around with different yarn options. The photographs show the dress knitted with both fingering weight mohair (Yeoman's Elsa, modelled by both Frankie and Madeline), 2ply dk weight (also Yeoman's) as well as 4ply sock yarn (Knitglobal). All of these yarn types are suitable without making any alterations to the pattern as such, but will give the finished dress a very different look and feel.
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| Ever After High Cocktail Dress with Picot Border and Stockinette Yoke (Yarn Yeoman's 2 ply DK Weight) |
The dress is designed for Monster High dolls approximately 25cm tall, but the design is also suitable for Ever After High Dolls, as is evidenced by Madeline. Please note the photos of the grey dress below show the dress unblocked. As soon as it's finished blocking, I will post an update with photos of the blocked dress and more in-depth information on my finishing techniques, including options for fastening the dress at the back.
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| Monster High Cocktail Dress with Picot Border and Stockinette Yoke (Yarn Yeoman's 2 ply DK Weight) |
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| Monster High Cocktail Dress with Picot Border (Yarn Yeoman's 2 ply DK Weight) |
Pattern Notes
Materials and Tools
- app 5 - 10g of: 4 ply Sock Yarn or 3 ply Mohair Fingering Weight or 2 ply DK Weight Yarn
- 2 - 3mm Double-Pointed Needles
- Scissors
- Safety Pin x2
- Darning Needle or Sewing Needle (for sewing in ends)
- For fastening the back of the dress: Button(s) / Hook and Eye Clap or Contrast Yarn
Monster High Jumper / Picot Cocktail Dress Knitting Pattern
Ribbed Yoke Option
Cast on 22 stitches.
Row 1: k2, [k2, p2] to last 2sts, k2
Row 2: k2, [p2, k2] to last 2sts, k2
Row 3: repeat Row 1
Row 4: k2, p1, place marker (pm), p5, pm, p6, pm, p5, pm, p1, k2
Stockinette Yoke Option
Cast on 22 stitches.
Row 1: k22
Row 2: p22
Row 3: k22
Row 4: k2, p1, place marker (pm), p5, pm, p6, pm, p5, pm, p1, k2
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| Monster High Cocktail Dress with Picot Border (Yarn Yeoman's Elsa, Fingering Weight Mohair) |
Raglan Increases:
By knitting into the front and back of every stitch immediately before and after all markers as shown below, you will increase the stitch count to 46sts overall:
Row 5: k2, kfb, sm, kfb, k3, kfb, sm, kfb, k4, kfb, sm, kfb, k3, kfb, sm, kfb, k2 (30 sts)
Row 6: k2, p26, k2
Row 7: k3, kfb, sm, kfb, k5, kfb, sm, kfb, k6, kfb, sm, kfb, k5, kfb, sm, kfb, k3 (38 sts)
Row 8: k2, p34, k2
Row 9: k4, kfb, sm, kfb, k7, kfb, sm, kfb, k8, kfb, sm, kfb, k7, kfb, sm, kfb, k4 (46 sts)
Row 10: k2, p42, k2
Binding Off the Armholes:
Row 11: k5, slip stitch (as if to purl) and return stitch to RH (right hand) needle, remove marker, bo 10sts, return slipped stitch to LH (left hand) needle, k2tog, remove marker, k to 1st before next marker, slip stitch (as if to purl) and return stitch to RH needle, remove marker, bo 10sts, return slipped stitch to LH needle, ssk, remove marker, k to end.
Row 12: p all stitches, pick up 1 stitch underneath each armhole, using the m1 increase method. (26 sts)
Row: 13: k26
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| Monster High Cocktail Dress with Picot Border (Yarn Yeoman's Elsa, Fingering Weight Mohair) |
Joining in the round:
Divide sts between 3 double-pointed needles as follows:
needle A – 8 sts, needle B – 10 sts, needle C – 8sts.
Place marker and join in the round.
Row 14: k26
Row 15: k26
Row 16: kfb, k6, kfb x2, k8, kfb x2, k6, kfb (32 sts)
Continue knitting until the jumper / dress has reached the desired length before adding k2, p2 ribbing.
At the beginning of the new round: [k2, p2] to end of round.
Binding off and finishing:
Continue in k2, p2 ribbing until piece has desired length.
Bind off in pattern or proceed to add a picot border before binding off, as follows:
Cast-on 2 sts and bind off 3 sts as you go along to end. Break yarn and sew in ends.
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| Monster High Short Jumper Dress with 2x2 Ribbed Yoke and Border (Yarn Knitglobal, 4ply sock yarn) |
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| Monster High Short Jumper Dress with 2x2 Ribbed Yoke and Border (Yarn Knitglobal, 4ply sock yarn) |
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| Monster High knits blocking |
As mentioned earlier, I will be posting an update on finishing techniques for this pattern and on how to fasten the dress at the back. For more of my Monster High knitting projects and patterns, please follow this link.
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| Monster High Jumper (Prototype blocking) |
Should you require pattern support, please feel free to contact me via Ravelry or leave a comment below.
Very good pattern.
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