Aurora Dress

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Aurora is the Latin word for dawn. She was the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry.

The Aurora dress is knitted seamlessly from the top down. It features minimalistic lace patterns on both the front and back pieces, which join at the centre of the neck. The dress begins with the front and back triangles, which are joined at the underarm. 

The Aurora dress is best suited to cotton, viscose, silk or linen blend yarns with a lot of drape. I recommend choosing solid or slightly tonal colorways.

The Aurora Dress pattern was originally published in my book Summer Knits.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 

Finished bust circumference: 74 (83.5, 92, 101, 110) (120, 128.5, 137.5, 146) cm / 29.25 (32.75, 36.25, 39.75, 43) (47.25, 50.25, 54.25, 57.5) inches, intended to be worn with 0-5 cm / 0-2 inches of negative ease around the bust (choose a size that is closest or slightly smaller than your actual bust).

Circumference at hem: 81 (91, 99, 110, 119) (129, 139, 148, 157) cm / 32 (35.75, 39, 43.25, 46.75) (50.5, 54.75, 58.25, 61.75) inches

Body length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 80 cm / 31.5 inches

Yarn

830 (920, 1010, 1110, 1220) (1340, 1480, 1630, 1790) m / 910 (1000, 1100, 1210, 1330) (1470, 1610, 1770, 1950) yards of DK weight yarn.

Sample: 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15, 17) skeins of Sandnes Garn Line (53% cotton, 33 % viscose, 14 % linen; 110 meters / 120 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway 3161.

Needles

For the straps and hem:

• 3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or a circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the straps

• 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part:

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge

23 sts and 31 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch, on the larger needles in the round, blocked. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions

• stitch markers

• tapestry needle

• waste yarn