A summery and beautiful summer dress, inspired by Parisian street style mixed with the shaping of a more modern Bridgerton style. This classic and versatile dress features a charming button-up front, making it the perfect choice for any occasion. Worked in an easy to wear bamboo yarn, and finished with a cute button up detail and tie up straps. Embrace a look that's both sophisticated and stylish with the Daphne Button Up Dress, and add to your DIY wardrobe.

The Daphne Button Up Dress is worked from the top down, beginning with the bust cup shaping and then working the body. The dress is worked back and forth in pattern until the desired length is reached, with and i-cord edging for the edges. The straps are picked up and worked in i-cord and tied up in a fashionable style.

Skill Level  Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

This pattern uses techniques such as: knit, pur,l i-cord edges, top-down knitting, seamless knitting, german short rows, picking up stitches, stretchy bind off.

25 sts and 36 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette st on 3.25 mm [US 3] needles, worked flat, blocked.

Suggested Needle

• 3.25 mm [US 3] circular needles 24/40 inches, 60/100 cm for the body
• 2.75 [US 2] circular needles, 40 inches / 100 cm for the i-cord x2.

  
  

Tip: if you work with a plant based fibre (cotton or silk), I suggest cubic or ‘square’ knitting needles to help reduce fatigue when working with these yarns.

Suggested Yarn

Sample made in size XS with Hobbii Rainbow Bamboo (60% Bamboo Viscose 40% Cotton, 250 metres/273 yds, 100g).

4 (5) 6 (7) 7 (8) 10 (10) balls required if you want to use this yarn,

or

995 (1150) 1310 (1550) 1709 (1869) 2154 (2315) metres / 1088 (1258) 1433 (1695) 1869 (2044) 2356 (2532) yards of sport weight yarn.

I suggest a yarn which has bamboo/silk in order to have a lovely drape on the body.

Take note: The yardages shown are for a dress length that sits above the knee. Take into account if you’ll need more or less depending on the customisation of your HIP circumference preference and overall length.

Yarn Alternatives
Debbie Bliss Eco Baby
Hobbii Baby Cotton Organic
Hobbii Soft Bamboo Double
MillaMia Naturally Baby Soft

Notions

• 15-18 buttons; 0.4 inches / 10mm (depends on how close or far you want to place them)
• Yarn Needle to weave in ends and work hem.
  
• Stitch markers
  

• Scrap yarn, a stitch holder or knitting barber to place stitches on hold 
  

• Scissors or cutters to cut yarn.
  

• Measuring Tape