Great Harbour Deep
A summer dress harbouring a deep band of Fair Isle, the patterning in which could be a dream of colourful sea creatures playing beneath the sea.
The dress is a drop-shoulder with an A-line shape, and is worked top down from the shoulders to the hem. The upper body is worked flat with the edging at the arms built in to the knitting, then the upper back and front is joined at the underarm and the dress is continued in the round down to the hem. An applied BO finishes the neckline, and an applied lace BO finished the hemline.
May 2025.
A summer dress harbouring a deep band of Fair Isle, the patterning in which could be a dream of colourful sea creatures playing beneath the sea.
The dress is a drop-shoulder with an A-line shape, and is worked top down from the shoulders to the hem. The upper body is worked flat with the edging at the arms built in to the knitting, then the upper back and front is joined at the underarm and the dress is continued in the round down to the hem. An applied BO finishes the neckline, and an applied lace BO finished the hemline.
May 2025.
A summer dress harbouring a deep band of Fair Isle, the patterning in which could be a dream of colourful sea creatures playing beneath the sea.
The dress is a drop-shoulder with an A-line shape, and is worked top down from the shoulders to the hem. The upper body is worked flat with the edging at the arms built in to the knitting, then the upper back and front is joined at the underarm and the dress is continued in the round down to the hem. An applied BO finishes the neckline, and an applied lace BO finished the hemline.
May 2025.
Pattern File
The pattern is 1 PDF file as a digital download.
Sizes
1(2,3,4)(5,6,7) with finished bust circumferences:
76.5(85,94,108)(123.5,139,155)cm /
30(33.5,37,42.5)(48.75,54.75,61)”.
and finished hem circumferences:
104.5(118.5,132,153)(167,188,201.5)cm /
41.25(46.75,52,60.25)(65.75,74,79.25)”.
Intended to be worn with around 0 to 15cm / 0 to 6” positive ease at bust. Sample shown is the size 3 on 87cm / 34.25” bust, corresponding to 7cm / 2.75” of positive ease. A list of measurements is provided on page 4.
Yarn
Lanaknits allhemp3 (100% Long Fiber Hemp; 150 metres / 165 yards in 50 grams) in 1 main colour (MC) and 6 contrast
colours (CC1‐CC6). If using the sample yarn, the colour and number of 50‐gram skeins of allhemp3 is given in brackets.
MC (016 Deep Sea; 4(4,5,6)(7,8,9) skeins):
520(600,695,810)(930,1070,1230) metres /
570(660,760,885)(1020,1170,1345) yards
CC1 (017 Periwinkle; 1 skein):
75(85,100,115)(125,140,150) metres /
85(95,105,125)(140,155,165) yards
CC2 (014 Charcoal; 1(1,2,2)(2,2,2) skein(s)):
120(145,160,185)(205,230,250) metres /
135(160,175,205)(225,255,275) yards
CC3 (026 Lilac; 1 skein):
50(60,70,75)(80,90,100) metres /
55(65,75,85)(90,100,110) yards
CC4 (025 Dusty Rose; 1 skein):
20(25,25,30)(30,35,35) metres /
25(30,30,35)(35,40,40) yards
CC5 (013 Foggy; 1 skein):
40(50,55,65)(70,80,85) metres /
45(55,60,70)(75,90,95) yards
CC6 (009 Chalk; 1 skein):
25(25,30,35)(40,45,45) metres /
30(30,35,40)(45,50,50) yards
Gauges
To find your needle sizes, you need to swatch both in single‐colour stockinette and the stranded colourwork in order to find your needle sizes that will achieve the required gauges.
Stockinette: 23 sts / 33 rows/rnds to 10cm / 4” using size A needles.
Fair Isle: 23 sts / 27 rnds to 10cm / 4” using size B needles.
Needles & Notion
The gauges were achieved with the following needles. To work the pattern as written, you must swatch and use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
Size A: 3.25mm (US 3) circular needles of varying lengths
Size B: 3.75mm (US 5) 80cm / 32” or 100cm / 40” circular needles
You will also need: spare needles or interchangeable cables for holding sts; stitch markers; removable markers.
Techniques
Stockinette worked flat and in the round
Short rows
Applied lace border
Fair Isle work in the round
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Tech edited by Sue Hislop (Ravelry: Sue-Cat)
