Free Pattern - 1970s Beribboned Lace Evening Gown #1291

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1970s Beribboned Lace Evening Gown #1291

This esquisite long dress is beautifully bare at top for elegant evenings. The wide-flaring empire skirt is laced with cool green ribbon. Alluring halter top has seed-stitch bands that extend to back for criss-cross straps, leaving the sides bare.

SIZE:
Small [8-10], Medium [12-14] & Large [16].
Directions are for size Small with changes for Medium & Large in brackets.

MATERIALS:
Knitting Worsted, 4 Ply, 4 oz Skeins: 6 [7-8]
1 Pair 14” Knitting Needles #8
1 Circular 29” Knitting Needle #10
16 yds Green Grosgrain Ribbon 2” Wide
2 yds White Grosgrain Ribbon 1 ¼” Wide
2 Pair Heavy Duty Snap Fasteners
1 Hook & Eye
1 Skirt Zipper 6”
Bra Cups
Matching Sewing Thread

MEASUREMENTS:
Body Bust = 31 ½” – 32 ½” [34”-36”; 38”]

GAUGE/TENSION:
Stockinette St [ST ST] on #10 Needle:
4 Sts = 1”; 6 Rows = 1”
Stockinette St [ST ST] on #8 Needle:
5 Sts = 1”; 7 Rows = 1”

NOTE:
Skirt is worked from waistline to lower edge.

DRESS: SKIRT:
With #10 needles, beg at high waistline of back & front, cast on 190 [200-210] sts. DO NOT join.

Work back & forth as follows:
1^ST ROW: [WS]: P.

2^ND ROW: [EYELET ROW]: K1, * wrap yarn once around needle, K2 tog, rep from * around, end K1.

3^RD ROW: P3 [last st is worked in 1^st wrap of prev row], * drop next wrap, P2 [last st is worked in 1^st wrap of prev row], rep from * across, end st rep P1.

Work in ST ST [K1 row, P1 row] for 20 rows, end P row.

Piece should meas 47 ½” [50”-52 ½”] wide.

Rep 2^nd & 3^rd rows.

Work in ST ST for 11 rows, end K row.

Join; put & keep marker on needle bet last & 1^st sts of rnd.

Work around in ST ST for rnds.

PATTERN: EYELET RND:
1^ST RND: * Wrap yarn once around needle, K2 tog, rep from * around.

2^ND RND: K around, drop 2^nd wrap. K 16 rnds.

Rep 1^st & 2^nd eyelet rnds. K 14 rnds.

** Rep 1^st & 2^nd eyelet rnds. K 12 rnds.

Rep 1^st & 2^nd eyelet rnds. K 2 rnds, inc 10 sts evenly spaced around, K 12 rnds.

Rep from ** until piece meas approx 40” from start or ½” less than desired skirt length, end 2^nd eyelet rnd.

Work in ribbing of K1, P1 for 2 rnds.

Bind off in K same tension as sts.

TOP: FRONT [MAKE 2]:
Beg at lower edge with #8 needles, cast on 36 [38-42] sts.

1^ST ROW [RS]: Sl 1, [K1, P1] 3 times [seed st border] K to last 7 sts, [P1, K1] 3 times, P1 [seed st border].

2^ND ROW: Sl 1, [K1, P1] 3 times, P to last 7 sts, [P1, K1] 3 times, P1.

Rep 1^st & 2^nd rows 4 times, end WS.

Piece is 7” [7 ½”-8 ½”] wide.

NEXT ROW [DEC ROW]: Work 1^st 7 sts, K2 tog, K to last 9 sts, K2 tog thru back lps, work last 7 sts = 2 sts dec.

Rep DEC row every 6^th row once, every 4^th row 3 times, every other row 5 [6-8] times = 16 sts.

Work 1 row even, end WS.

NEXT ROW: Work across 6 sts, [K2 tog] twice, work across last 6 sts = 14 sts.

NEXT ROW: Sl 1, [K2 tog, P2 tog] 3 times, P1 = 8 sts.

STRAP: 

NEXT ROW: Sl 1, [P1, K1] 3 times, P1.

NEXT ROW: Sl 1, [K1, P1] 3 times, P1.

Rep last 2 rows until strap meas 19” [20”-22”] from start. Fasten off.

FINISHING:
Cut green & white ribbon ½” longer than high waistline meas.

Thread green ribbon thru 1^st eyelet row & sew ends securely to edge of skirt.

Sew white ribbon to WS of skirt & gather skirt evenly to fit.

Sew zipper in back opening ½” below upper edge.

Sew hook & eye to upper edge.

Face straps with white grosgrain ribbon.

Face seed st border of each top with white grosgrain ribbon.

Tack bra cups in place.

Divide upper edge of skirt in half, with zipper at center back & mark sides.

Weave tops tog for 1” above lower edge.

Pin top to waistline of skirt with edges of top 1” from each side marker.

Weave top to skirt securely, & gathering top to fit.

Sew 2 snaps to each end of straps & inner edge of back waistline.

Thread green ribbon thru every other eyelet rnd.

Make flat green bows & sew 1 bow to each ribbon down center front of skirt as shown.

Sew bow with 2 streamers to back waistline.

ENJOY!

  

HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:

*                                   repeat instructions following  single asterisk as directed

* *                                repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or                                      repeat from a given set of instructions

”                                   inch[es]

Alt                              alternate

Approx                      approximately

Beg                             begin/beginning

Bet                             between

Bl                                back loop[s]

Bo                               bobble

Bp                               back post

Bpdc                          back post double crochet

Bpsc                           back post single crochet

Bptr                           back post treble/triple crochet

Ca                               color A

Cb                               color B

Cc                               contrasting color

Ch                               chain stitch

Ch                               refers to chain or space previously

made: e.g                  ch-1 space

ch-sp                          chain space

Cl                               cluster

Cm                              centimeter[s]

Compl                        complete

Cont                           continue

Dc                               double crochet

Dc2tog                      double crochet 2 stitches together

Dec                             decrease/decreases/decreasing

Dtr/Dtrc                   double treble/triple crochet

fl                                front loop[s]

Foll                            follow/follows/following

Fp                               front post

Fpdc                           front post double crochet

Fpsc                           front post single crochet

Fptr                           front post treble/triple crochet

G                                 gram

Hdc                            half double crochet

Hk                               hook

Inc                               increase/increases/increasing

Incl                             inclusive

K                                 knit

lp[s]                            loop[s]

M                                 meter[s]

M                                 mesh

Mc                               main color

Meas                          measure

Mm                              millimeter[s]

O                                 over [yarn over]

Oz                               ounce[s]

P                                 picot or purl

Pat[s] or patt          pattern[s]

Pc st or Pc              popcorn stitch

Pm                               place marker

Prev                           previous

PSSO                         pass slip stitch over

Rem                            remain/remaining

Rep                             repeat[s]

Rnd[s]                         round[s]

Rs                               right side

Sc                               single crochet

Sc2tog                      single crochet 2 stitches together

Sdc                             short double crochet [half double crochet]

Sk                               skip

Sl st                           slip stitch

Sp[s]                           space[s]

St[s]                           stitch[es]

Tch or t-ch               turning chain

Tbl                              through back loop

Tog                             together

Tr or Trc                  treble/triple crochet

Trtrc or T Trc         triple treble/triple crochet

Ws                              wrong side

YB                               yarn back

Yd[s]                           yard[s]

YF                               yarn forward

Yo                               yarn over

Yoh                             yarn over