Barcarolle Dress
Barcarolle is a floor-length dress with a deep v-neck and I-cord edging along the neckline. The dress is worked in two pieces and seamed in from the sides, leaving side lace ruffles. Both charted and written instructions are included for the lace pattern.
Depending on preference, the dress can be worn with positive or negative ease. The pattern includes some guidance on how to select a size. Length can easily be modified to create a shorter or longer garment.
Suggested yarn: The Wool Kitchen Merino Silk Fingering
Yarn weight: Fingering (14 wpi)
Gauge: 25 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Needle size: US 4 - 3.5 mm
Yardage: 2625 - 3937 yards (2400 - 3600 m) depending on size
Languages: English
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Materials: 2625 (2843, 3062, 3281, 3500, 3718, 3937) yards / 2400 (2600, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3400, 3600) meters of fingering weight yarn. Pictured in the Wool Kitchen Merino Silk 4-Ply (50% Merino wool, 50% silk, 437 yards / 400 meters per 3.5 ounce / 100 gram skein) in Iridium.
US Size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” (60 cm) circular.
Two stitch markers.
Two US Size 4 (3.5 mm) double-pointed needles.
Stitch holders or scrap yarn.
Finished Garment Measurements:
Body Circumference (seam to seam): 32 (37.75, 43.5, 49.25, 55, 60.75, 68.5) / 81.5 (96, 110.5, 125, 139.5, 154.5, 174) cm.
Front Neckline Depth: 8.5 (8.5, 9, 9, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75) inches / 21.5 (21.5, 22.75, 22.75, 24.75, 24.75, 24.75) cm
Length (shoulder to hemline): 52.75 (52.75, 53.5, 53.5, 54, 54, 54) inches / 134 (134, 136, 136, 137, 137, 137) cm
Back Neck Width: 7.25 (7.25, 7.25, 7.75, 8, 8, 8) inches / 18.5 (18.5, 18.5, 19.5, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5) cm
Side Lace: 9 inches / 23 cm (all sizes)
Body Width (total including side lace): 33.25 (36, 39, 41.75, 44.75, 47.5, 51.5) inches / 84.5 (91.5, 99, 106, 113.5, 120.5, 131) cm
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Skills Needed:
Knit, purl, basic lace stitches (yarn overs, k2tog, ssk, slipped stitches), I-cords, seaming.